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Sergio Guerri | |
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| Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 6 November 1968 |
| Term ended | 26 September 1981 |
| Predecessor | Alberto di Jorio |
| Successor | Paul Casimir Marcinkus |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano (1979–92) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 March 1929 by Basilio Pompili |
| Consecration | 27 April 1969 by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani |
| Created cardinal | 30 April 1969 byPope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon (1969–79) Cardinal-Priest (1979–92) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sergio Guerri 25 December 1905 |
| Died | 15 March 1992(1992-03-15) (aged 86) Vatican City |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare |
| Motto | Fides et labor |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Sergio Guerri | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | none |
Sergio Guerri (25 December 1905 – 15 March 1992) was an ItalianCardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as personaltheologian to five popes from 1955 to 1989, and was elevated to thecardinalate in 1969.
Guerri was born inTarquinia, and studied at the inter-diocesan Seminary ofMontefiascone, Seminary ofViterbo,Pontifical Roman Seminary,Pontifical Lateran University, and thePontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare.Ordained to the priesthood on 30 March 1929, he finished his studies in 1931, when he beganpastoral work in Tarquinia. Guerri then served as Administrator of thePontifical Urbaniana University from 1937 to 1941. He was raised to the rank of aPrivy Chamberlain of His Holiness on 11 April 1940, and later aDomestic Prelate of His Holiness 19 June 1949.
He was also an official (1941–1946) and substitute secretary (1946–1948) of theInstitute for Works of Religion in theRoman Curia. On 9 March 1948, Guerri was namedPro-Secretary of theAdministration of the Patrimony of the Holy See, becoming its full Secretary on 1 January 1951.
He was later made acanon ofSt. Peter's Basilica on 25 April 1952. Named Secretary of theCentral Preparatory Commission on 22 June 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 (7 May 1968) before becoming Pro-President of thePontifical Commission for Vatican City State on 6 November 1968. A close friend ofPaolo Bertoli andUmberto Mozzoni, he remained in this post until he was succeeded in 1969 byGiuseppe Caprio.[1]
On 11 April 1969, in advance of hiscardinalatial promotion, Guerri was appointedTitular Archbishop ofTrebia. He received hisepiscopal consecration on the following 27 April from CardinalAmleto Giovanni Cicognani, with BishopsJoseph Mark McShea andPlinio Pascoli, serving asco-consecrators, in the chapel of theLateran Seminary. Shortly afterwards,Pope Paul VI created him Cardinal-Deacon ofSS. Nome di Maria al Foro Troiano in theconsistory of 28 April 1969.
Cardinal Guerri was one of thecardinal electors who participated in theconclaves ofAugust andOctober 1978, which selectedPopes John Paul I andJohn Paul II respectively. After ten-years' standing as a Cardinal Deacon, he opted to become a Cardinal Priest, with the sametitular church, on 30 June 1979. He resigned as Pro-President of Vatican City State on 26 September 1981, following almost fourteen years of service.
Cardinal Guerri died inVatican City, at age 86. He is buried in his family's chapel at the cemetery of Tarquinia.
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| Preceded by | Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See 1951–1969 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State 1969–1981 | Succeeded by |
