- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAmbrogio Damiano Achille Ratti
- Height5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
- Pope Pius XI was born on May 31, 1857 in Desio, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire [now Monza and Brianza, Italy]. He died on February 10, 1939 in Vatican City.
- Elected pope on February 6, 1922, succeeding Benedict XV.
- Ordained a priest on December 20, 1879.
- Consecrated a bishop on October 28, 1919.
- Elevated to cardinal on June 13, 1921.
- Succeeded by Pope Pius XII
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