Giuseppe Pizzardo
Giuseppe Pizzardo (13 July 1877 – 1 August 1970) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as prefect of the Congregation for Seminaries and Universities from 1939 to 1968, and secretary of the Holy Office from 1951 to 1959. Pizzardo was elevated to the cardinalate in 1937.
His Eminence
Giuseppe Pizzardo
14 March 1939
13 January 1968
19 September 1903
27 April 1930
by Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli
13 December 1937
Cardinal-bishop
1 August 1970 (aged 93)
- Secretary of the Roman Curia (1929–1930)
- Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus (1930)
- President of the Roman Curia (1930–1939)
- Titular Archbishop of Nicaea (1930–1937)
- Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1937–1948)
- Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office (1951–1959)
His Eminence
Your Eminence
Other roles[edit]
He was also involved in Azione Cattolica, serving on its Central Committee as ecclesiastical assistant in 1923 and president in 1938.
Appointed sub-dean of the College of Cardinals on 29 March 1965, Cardinal Pizzardo was one of the cardinal electors in the conclaves of 1939, 1958, and 1963.