Benno Gut


Benno Gut

Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed8 May 1969
Term ended8 December 1970
Other post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1967–70)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination10 July 1921
Consecration18 June 1967
by Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant
Created cardinal26 June 1967
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-deacon
Personal details
Born
Walter Gut

1 April 1897
Died8 December 1970(1970-12-08) (aged 73)
Rome, Italy
BuriedArchabbey of Maria Einsiedeln
Alma materUniversity of Basel
Pontificio Sant'Anselmo
Pontifical Biblical Institute
MottoGaudete in Domino semper
Coat of armsBenno Gut's coat of arms

Benno Gut OSB (1 April 1897 – 8 December 1970) was a Benedictine monk of the Archabbey of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland, and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship in the Roman Curia from 1969 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967.


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