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Saint John XXIII

Pope Saint
John XXIII
Bishop of Rome
Pope John XXIII - 1959 (cropped).jpg
John XXIII in 1959
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
Motto Oboedientia et Pax (Obedience and Peace)
Signature John XXIII's signature
Coat of arms John XXIII's coat of arms
Sainthood
Feast day
Venerated in
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
Patronage
Papal styles of
Pope John XXIII
John 23 coa.svg
Reference style His Holiness
Spoken style Your Holiness
Religious style Holy Father
Posthumous style Saint
Ordination history of
Pope John XXIII
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by Giuseppe Ceppetelli
Date of ordination 10 August 1904
Place of ordination Santa Maria in Monte Santo in Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Giovanni Tacci Card. Porcelli
Co-consecrators Giuseppe Palica
Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
Date of consecration 19 March 1925
Place of consecration San Carlo alla Corso, Rome, Italy
Cardinalate
Elevated by Pope Pius XII
Date of elevation 12 January 1953
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Pope John XXIII as principal consecrator
Antonio Gregorio Vuccino 25 July 1937
Alfredo Pacini 11 June 1946
Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi 27 September 1953
Angelo Dell'Acqua 27 December 1958
Pope John Paul I 27 December 1958
Domenico Tardini 27 December 1958
James Hagan 8 May 1960
Pericle Felici 28 October 1960
Alfredo Ottaviani 19 April 1962
Alberto di Jorio 19 April 1962
Augustin Bea 19 April 1962
Enrico Dante 21 September 1962
Pietro Palazzini 21 September 1962
Paul-Pierre Philippe 21 September 1962
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by Giuseppe Ceppetelli
Date of ordination 10 August 1904
Place of ordination Santa Maria in Monte Santo in Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Giovanni Tacci Card. Porcelli
Co-consecrators Giuseppe Palica
Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
Date of consecration 19 March 1925
Place of consecration San Carlo alla Corso, Rome, Italy
Cardinalate
Elevated by Pope Pius XII
Date of elevation 12 January 1953
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Pope John XXIII as principal consecrator
Antonio Gregorio Vuccino 25 July 1937
Alfredo Pacini 11 June 1946
Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi 27 September 1953
Angelo Dell'Acqua 27 December 1958
Pope John Paul I 27 December 1958
Domenico Tardini 27 December 1958
James Hagan 8 May 1960
Pericle Felici 28 October 1960
Alfredo Ottaviani 19 April 1962
Alberto di Jorio 19 April 1962
Augustin Bea 19 April 1962
Enrico Dante 21 September 1962
Pietro Palazzini 21 September 1962
Paul-Pierre Philippe 21 September 1962

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!"


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