Pope
Pope Saint John XXIII
Pope from 1958 to 1963
Pope Saint John XXIII, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1958–1963.
Background
Pope Saint John XXIII, called 'the Good Pope,' convened the Second Vatican Council (1962) and wrote the encyclicals Mater et Magistra and Pacem in Terris. Canonized in 2014.
Summary
Pope Saint John XXIII, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1958–1963.
Papacy began
1958
Papacy ended
1963
Birth name
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli