- Sergio Guerri
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cardinal name=Sergio Cardinal Guerri
dipstyle=His Eminence
offstyle=Your Eminence
See=none |Sergio Cardinal Guerri (
December 25 ,1905 —March 15 ,1992 ) was an Italianprelate of theRoman Catholic Church . He served as personal theologian to fivepope s from 1955 to 1989, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1977.Biography
Sergio Guerri was born in
Tarquinia , and studied at the InterdiocesanSeminary ofMontefiascone , Seminary ofViterbo ,Pontifical Roman Seminary ,Pontifical Lateran University , and the Pontifical Roman Athenaeum "S. Apollinare". Ordained to the priesthood onMarch 30 ,1929 , he finished his studies in 1931, when he began pastoral work in Tarquinia. Guerri then served as Administrator of thePontifical Urbaniana University from 1937 to 1941. He was raised to the rank of a Privy Chamberlain of His Holiness onApril 11 ,1940 , and later a Domestic Prelate of His HolinessJune 19 ,1949 .He was also an official (1941-1946) and substitute
secretary (1946-1948) of the Institute for Works of Religion in theRoman Curia . OnMarch 9 ,1948 , Guerri was named Pro-Secretary of theAdministration of the Patrimony of the Holy See , becoming its full Secretary onJanuary 1 ,1951 . He was later made a canon ofSt. Peter's Basilica onApril 25 ,1952 . Named Secretary of theCentral Preparatory Commission onJune 22 ,1960 , Guerri was administrative secretary of theSecond Vatican Council from 1960 to 1965. He was made Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of Holy See (May 7 ,1968 ) before becoming Pro-President of thePontifical Commission for Vatican City State onNovember 6 ,1968 .On
April 11 ,1969 , in advance of his cardinalatial promotion, Guerri was appointed Titular Archbishop of "Trebia". He received his episcopal consecration on the followingApril 27 from Amleto Cardinal Cicognani, with Bishops Joseph McShea andPlinio Pascoli , serving as co-consecrators, in thechapel of theLateran Seminary . Shortly afterwards,Pope Paul VI created him Cardinal Deacon of "SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Troiano" in theconsistory ofApril 28 ,1969 .Guerri was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the conclaves of August and October 1978, which selected Popes John Paul I and John Paul II respectfully. After ten year's standing as a Cardinal Deacon, he opted to become a Cardinal Priest, with the same titular church, on
June 30 ,1979 . He resigned as Pro-President of Vatican City State onSeptember 26 ,1981 , following almost fourteen years of service.The Cardinal died in
Vatican City , at age 86. He is buried in his family's chapel at thecemetery of Tarquinia.External links
* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-g.htm#Guerri Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bguerri.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
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