Alberto di Jorio

His Eminence

Alberto di Jorio
His Eminence; Alberto di Jorio
Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	14 August 1961
Term ended	4 November 1968
Successor	Sergio Guerri
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1967–1979)
Orders
Ordination	18 April 1908
Consecration	19 April 1962; by Pope John XXIII
Created cardinal	15 December 1958; by Pope John XXIII
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1958–1967); Cardinal-Bishop (1967–1979)
Personal details
Born	Alberto di Jorio; 18 July 1884; Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died	5 September 1979 (aged 95); Rome, Italy
Buried	Santa Pudenziana
Previous post(s)	Secretary General of the Administrative Office of the Institute for Works of Religion (1942–1944); Secretary of the College of Cardinals (1947–1958); Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Pudenziana pro illa vice (1958–1967); Titular Archbishop of Castra Nova (1962);
Alma mater	Pontifical Roman Seminary
Motto	Innova
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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").

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