Gustavo Testa

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His Eminence Gustavo Testa
Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati
Appointed	14 December 1959
Term ended	28 February 1969
Predecessor	Santiago Luis Copello
Successor	Paolo Bertoli
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Amasea (1934–1959) Apostolic Delegate to Egypt, Arabia, Eritrea, Abyssinia and Palestine (1934–1948) Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem, Palestine, Transjordania, and Cyprus (1948–1953) Nuncio to Switzerland (1953–1959) Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches (1962–1968)
Orders
Ordination	28 October 1910
Consecration	1 November 1934 by Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster
Created cardinal	14 December 1959 by Pope John XXIII
Personal details
Born	(1886-07-28)28 July 1886 Boltiere, Bergamo, Kingdom of Italy
Died	28 February 1969(1969-02-28) (aged 82) Rome, Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Et patria et cor (The country and the heart)
Coat of arms

Styles of Gustavo Testa
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	none

Gustavo Testa (28 July 1886 – 28 February 1969) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, who was made a cardinal in 1959. He spent his career in the Roman Curia. He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1920 and held several appointments as papal nuncio from 1934 to 1959. He headed the Congregation for the Oriental Churches from 1962 to 1968.