Giuseppe Siri
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Giuseppe Siri was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Genoa from 1946 to 1987, and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1953. A protégé of Pope Pius XII, he took
Cardinal Siri in the 1970s
Siri (first on the right, back row) in 1930
Pope Pius XII bestows the red biretta upon Siri in 1953.
Siri in 1958
August 1978 conclave
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A conclave was held on 25 and 26 August 1978 to elect a new pope to succeed Paul VI, who had died on 6 August 1978. Of the 114 eligible cardinal electors, all but three attended. On the fourth ballot,
Giuseppe Siri
…A protégé of Pope Pius XII, he took part in the Second Vatican Council and was considered a papabile for 20 years, during the conclaves of 1958, 1963, August 1978 and October 1978. Siri was born in Genoa to Nicolò and Giulia (née Bellavista) Siri. He entered the minor seminary of Genoa on 16 October 1916, and…
Paus Johannes Paulus I
Newly elected Pope John Paul I (on the left) with Monsignor Virgilio Noè, then papal master of ceremonies