Pope
Pope Pius XI
Pope from 1922 to 1939
Pope Pius XI, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1922–1939.
Background
Pope Pius XI signed the Lateran Treaty (1929) establishing Vatican City, instituted the feast of Christ the King, and issued landmark encyclicals on marriage, social order, and against the totalitarian ideologies of his day.
Summary
Pope Pius XI, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1922–1939.
Papacy began
1922
Papacy ended
1939
Birth name
Achille Ratti