Alberto di Jorio


Alberto di Jorio
Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed14 August 1961
Term ended4 November 1968
SuccessorSergio Guerri
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1967–1979)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination18 April 1908
Consecration19 April 1962
by Pope John XXIII
Created cardinal15 December 1958
by Pope John XXIII
RankCardinal-Deacon (1958–1967)
Cardinal-Bishop (1967–1979)
Personal details
Born
Alberto di Jorio

18 July 1884
Died5 September 1979(1979-09-05) (aged 95)
Rome, Italy
BuriedSanta Pudenziana
Alma materPontifical Roman Seminary
MottoInnova
Coat of armsAlberto di Jorio's coat of arms
Styles of
Alberto di Jorio
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Alberto di Jorio (18 July 1884 – 5 September 1979) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church and for many years along with the layman Bernardino Nogara the powerhouse behind the growing wealth of the Vatican and the Istituto per le Opere di Religione (popularly known as the "Vatican Bank").

Tomb of Cardinal di Jorio in Santa Pudenziana, Rome

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