Jusztinián György Serédi
| Styles of Jusztinian Györg Cardinal Seredi | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Esztergom |
His Most Reverend Eminence Jusztinián György Cardinal Serédi OSB (23 April 1884 - 29 March 1945) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was former Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and Primate of Hungary.
Jusztinián György Serédi was born in Deáki, Hungary (now Diakovce,Slovakia). He joined the order of Saint Benedict on 6 August 1901, Pannonhalma. He was professed on July 10 1905. He was ordained on 14 July 1908. He was a member of the community of the abbey of Pannonhalma and faculty member of the International College S. Anselmo, Rome. He was procurator general of his order in Rome.
Episcopate
Pope Pius XI appointed him Archbishop of Esztergom on 30 November 1927. He was consecrated on 8 January 1928 in the Sistine chapel by Pope Pius.
Cardinalate
He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio in the consistory of December 19 1927. He was a senator of Hungary in the parliament by his own right. He participated in the conclave of 1939 that elected Pope Pius XII. He died in 1945 while still in office.