Blessed John XXIII

Pope Saint John XXIII
Bishop of Rome
Papacy began	28 October 1958
Papacy ended	3 June 1963
Predecessor	Pius XII
Successor	Paul VI
Orders
Ordination	10 August 1904 by Giuseppe Ceppetelli
Consecration	19 March 1925 by Giovanni Tacci Porcelli
Created Cardinal	12 January 1953 by Pius XII
Personal details
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
Previous post	Titular Archbishop of Areopolis (1925–34) Official to Bulgaria (1925–31) Apostolic Delegate to Bulgaria (1931–34) Titular Archbishop of Mesembria (1934–53) Apostolic Delegate to Turkey (1934–44) Apostolic Delegate to Greece (1934–44) Apostolic Nuncio to France (1944–53) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca (1953–58) Patriarch of Venice (1953–58)
Motto	Oboedientia et Pax (Obedience and Peace)
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Coat of arms
Sainthood
Feast day	11 October (Roman Catholic Church) 3 June (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) 4 June (Anglican Church of Canada and Episcopal Church)
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Anglican Church of Canada Episcopal Church of the United States
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
Attributes	Papal vestments Papal tiara Camauro
Patronage	Papal delegates Patriarchy of Venice Second Vatican Council Christian unity Diocese of Bergamo Sotto il Monte Valsamoggia Italian Army

Papal styles of Pope John XXIII
Reference style	His Holiness
Spoken style	Your Holiness
Religious style	Holy Father
Posthumous style	Saint

Pope John XXIII (Latin: Ioannes; Italian: Giovanni; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, Italian pronunciation: [ˈandʒelo dʒuˈzɛppe roŋˈkalli]; 25 November 1881 – 3 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 to his death in 1963 and was canonized on 27 April 2014. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was the fourth of fourteen children born to a family of sharecroppers who lived in a village in Lombardy. He was ordained to the priesthood on 10 August 1904 and served in a number of posts, as nuncio in France and a delegate to Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. In a consistory on 12 January 1953 Pope Pius XII made Roncalli a cardinal as the Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca in addition to naming him as the Patriarch of Venice.

Roncalli was elected pope on 28 October 1958 at age 76 after 11 ballots. His selection was unexpected, and Roncalli himself had come to Rome with a return train ticket to Venice. He was the first pope to take the pontifical name of "John" upon election in more than 500 years, and his choice settled the complicated question of official numbering attached to this papal name. Pope John XXIII surprised those who expected him to be a caretaker pope by calling the historic Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), the first session opening on 11 October 1962. His passionate views on equality were summed up in his famous statement, "We were all made in God's image, and thus, we are all Godly alike." John XXIII made many passionate speeches during his pontificate, one of which was on the day that he opened the Second Vatican Council in the middle of the night to the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square: "Dear children, returning home, you will find children: give your children a hug and say: This is a hug from the Pope!"