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John XXIII
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli · 28 Oct 1958 – 3 Jun 1963 · 5 yrs · died
Elected as a caretaker at 76. Called the Second Vatican Council instead.
Did
- Convened Vatican II (1962), which changed the Mass, the Church's posture to other faiths, and much else.
- Issued Pacem in Terris during the Cuban missile crisis.
Didn't
- See the council finish; he died in 1963 after its first session.
From the record
Pope John XXIII was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 28 October 1958 until his death on 3 June 1963.
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