Trivia

Succeeded by Pope Paul VI

Cardinal-Patriarch of Venice, Italy (1953-1958)

He succeeded Pope Pius XII on 28 October 1958.

On September 3, 2000, Pope John XXIII was beatified (declared "Blessed") by Pope John Paul II, making him eligible for canonization (sainthood) if it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and the Pope that he has interceded with God to perform a miracle.

When Pope John Paul II ordered John XXIII's remains exhumed from their initial resting place in the catacombs below St. Peter's Basilica in March 2001, the face and body were found to be perfectly preserved despite almost 40 years of internment.

Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Lyndon B. Johnson in December 1963.

Portrayed by Rod Steiger in A Man Named John (1965) and Raymond Burr in Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John (1973).

Head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State - Pope (28 October 1958 to 3 June 1963).

Apostolic Delegate to Greece & Turkey (1934-1944).

Official and Apostolic Delegate to Bulgaria (1925-1934).

Apostolic Nuncio to France (1944-1953).