Giovanni Canestri

His Eminence Giovanni Canestri
Cardinal, Archbishop of Genoa
Archdiocese	Genoa
Appointed	6 July 1987
Term ended	20 April 1995
Predecessor	Giuseppe Siri
Successor	Dionigi Tettamanzi
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea della Valle
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Cagliari (1984–1987) Titular Archbishop of Forum Clodii (1975–1984) Vicegerent of Rome (1975–1984) Bishop of Tortona (1971–1975) Titular Bishop of Tenedus (1961–1971) Auxiliary Bishop of Rome (1961–1971)
Orders
Ordination	12 April 1941 by Luigi Traglia
Consecration	30 July 1961 by Luigi Traglia
Created cardinal	28 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Giovanni Canestri 30 September 1918 Castelspina, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy
Died	29 April 2015 (aged 96) Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Opus Tuum Nos O Maria
Coat of arms

Styles of Giovanni Canestri
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Giovanni Canestri (30 September 1918 – 29 April 2015) was an Italian Catholic cardinal, who served as Archbishop of Cagliari from 1984 until 1987 and as Archbishop of Genoa from 1987 until 1995.