Pope John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963 (1881-1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint Pope John XXIII (Latin: Ioannes PP. XXIII; Italian: Giovanni XXIII), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (25 November 1881 - 3 June 1963), was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 262nd Pope from 1958 to 1963.[6]
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Papacy began | 28 October 1958 |
Papacy ended | 3 June 1963 |
Predecessor | Pius XII |
Successor | Paul VI |
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Ordination | 10 August 1904 by Giuseppe Ceppetelli |
Consecration | 19 March 1925 by Giovanni Tacci Porcelli |
Created cardinal | 12 January 1953 by Pius XII |
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Birth name | Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli |
Born | (1881-11-25)25 November 1881 Sotto il Monte, Bergamo, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 3 June 1963(1963-06-03) (aged 81) Apostolic Palace, Vatican City |
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Motto | Oboedientia et Pax (Obedience and Peace) |
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Beatified | 3 September 2000 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 27 April 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis |
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