For the 15th-century Pisan antipope, see Antipope John XXIII.
PopeSaint
John XXIII
Official portrait, 1958–1963
Church
Catholic Church
Papacy began
28 October 1958
Papacy ended
3 June 1963
Predecessor
Pius XII
Successor
Paul VI
Previous post(s)
Titular Archbishop of Areopolis (1925–1934)
Official to Bulgaria (1925–1931)
Apostolic Delegate to Bulgaria (1931–1934)
Titular Archbishop of Mesembria (1934–1953)
Apostolic Delegate to Turkey (1934–1944)
Apostolic Delegate to Greece (1934–1944)
Apostolic Nuncio to France (1944–1953)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca (1953–1958)
Patriarch of Venice (1953–1958)
Ordination
10 August 1904 by Giuseppe Ceppetelli
Consecration
19 March 1925 by Giovanni Tacci Porcelli
Created cardinal
12 January 1953 by Pius XII
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Born
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
(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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