POPE
Pope Pius XI
Pope, Bishop of Rome
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 Start
1922
papacy End
1939
birth Name
Achille Ratti