Giuseppe Pizzardo

His Eminence

Giuseppe Pizzardo
His Eminence; Giuseppe Pizzardo
Prefect of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
Appointed	14 March 1939
Term ended	13 January 1968
Predecessor	Gaetano Bisleti
Successor	Gabriel-Marie Garrone
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Orders
Ordination	19 September 1903
Consecration	27 April 1930; by Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli
Created cardinal	13 December 1937
Rank	Cardinal-bishop
Personal details
Born	13 July 1877; Savona, Italy
Died	1 August 1970 (aged 93)
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	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);

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.