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Following is a summary of the main events in the life of Pope
John XX111:
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NOW 25, 1881 Born at Sotto il Monte, in the Diocese of Berg
amo, Northern Italy, the third of 13 children born to Giovanni
Battista and Marianna Roncalli, owners of a small farm.
AUG. 10, 1904 Ordained in Rome at the church of Santa Maria
in Monte Santo.
JAN. 31, 1905 Returned to Bergamo as secretary' to Bishop
Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi. Held this post for ten years, serving
also as a professor in the diocesan seminary'.
1915-18 Military service as sergeant in the Italian Army
Medical Corps, and as a chaplain (lieutenant) in Bergamo.
MAR. 12, 1921 Appointed by Pope Benedict XV as president
of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in Italy.
MAY 7, 1921 Made a Domestic Prelate (Monsignor) by Pope
Pius XL
MAR. 3, 1925 Named Titular Archbishop of Areopolis.
MAR. 19, 1925 Appointed Apostolic Visitor to Bulgaria.
OCT. 16, 1931 Named first Apostolic Delegate to Bulgaria.
NOV, 30, 1934 Transferred to Titular Archdiocese of Me-
membria and named Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece
and Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Vicariate apostolicof
Istanbul (Constantinople).
DLC. 22,1944 Appointed by Pope Pius XII as Papal Nuncio
to France.
JAN. 12, 1953 Created cardinal by Pope Pius XIL
NOV. 17, 1958 Appointed Msgr. Domenico Tardini as Vatican
Secretary of State, a post vacant since the death of Luigi Card
inal Maglione in 1944.
JAN. 15, 1953 Appointed Patriarch of Venice.
OCT. 28, 1958 Elected Supreme Pontiff on the 11th ballot of
the conclave of Cardinals
NOV. 4, 1958 Solemnly crowned in St. Peter’s Basilica.
NOV. 26, 1962 Gave private audience to Jerzy Zawiejski,
State Councillor in Communist Poland.
NOV. 17, 1958 Appointed Msgr. Domenico Tardini as Vatican
Cardinal Maglone in 1944.
DEC. 15, 1958 Created 23 new cardinals, increasing mem
bership in Sacred College to 74.
DEC. 23, 1958 In first Christmas message to world, urged
all men of goodwill to join in efforts for world peace.
JAN. 25, 1959 Announced plans to convoke an Ecumenical
Council — the first since the First Vatican Council of 1869-70.
FEB. 22, 1959 Issued Motu Proprio (Boni Pastores) def
ining duties of the Pontifical Commission for Movies, Radio
and Television and making it a permanent agency of the Holy
See.
MAR. 28, 1959 In first Easter Message, renewed appeal for
world peace and voiced friendship for people of the Balkan
states.
APRIL 1959 Officiated at canonization of St. Charles of Sezze,
an Italian Franciscan (1613-70), and St Joaquina de Vedruna de
Mass, foundress of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity (1783-1854).
JUNE 27, 1959 Received President Charles de Gaulle of
France in private audience.
JUNE 29 1959 In first encyclical. Ad Petri Cathedram, ap
pealed to separated Christians to reunite with Rome.
AUG. 1, 1959 Issued encyclical, Sacerdotii Nostri Primordia,
to commemorate the centenary of St. John Vianncy, the Cure
of Ars, patron of the diocesan clergy.
NOV. 16, 1959 Named eight new cardinals, including the first
Scotsman ever appointed to the Sacred College.
NOV. 28, 1959 The encyclical, Princeps Pastorum, called
for high priority in all mission countries to the development of
a native clergy and hierarchy.
DEC. 6, 1959 Received President Eisenhower in private audience.
MAR. 3, 1960 Named seven new cardinals including the first
Negro, the first Japanese and the first Filipino elevated to the
Sacred College.
APR. 24, 1960 Praised the United Nations for its Declaration
on the Rights of the Child during audience to delegates attend
ing the World Union of Organizations for the Protection of Child
ren and Youth.
MAY 26, 1960 Canonized St. Gregory Barbigo (1625-97), a
bishop of his own native Diocese of Bergamo.
JUNE 5, 1960 In Motu Proprio (Supemo Dei Nutu) established
preparatory commissions for Second Vatican Council. Also set
up Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity.
JUNE 12, 1960 Canonized St. Juan de Ribera (1532-1611),
Spanish bishop and nobleman.
affecting the celebration of Mass, recitation of the Divine Of
fice, and the observance of feasts, effective Jan. 1, 1961.
OCTOBER 1960 Approved special decree of the Sacred Con
gregation of Rites adding an invocation of the Precious Blood
to the Divine Praises.
NON'. 13, 1960 In message to First Inter- American Marian
Congress in Buenos Aires, called for just solution to Latin
America's social problems.
NON’. 23, 1960 Received in special audiences British Prime
Minister Harold Macmillan; British Foreign Secretary, the Earl
of Home; and Mayor Willy Brandt of West Berlin.
DEC. 2, 1960 Gave hour-long audience to Dr. Geoffrey Francis
Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury. This was the first personal
encounter in more than 400 years between a Pope and the top
spiritual leader of the Anglican Church.
DECEMBER 1960 Announced creation of a new hierarchy
in Vietnam, where 17 of 19 newly-appointed bishops were mem
bers of the native clergy.
JANUARY 1961 Established hierarchy in Indonesia by creating
six archdioceses and 12 dioceses.
JAN. 26. 1961 In talk to delegates to European parliamentary
assembly praised goal of economic cooperation beteen nations.
MAY 5, 1961 Received Queen Elizabeth 11 of England and
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in special audience. This
was the first visit ever made to the Vatican by a ruling Queen
of England.
MARK OF POPE JOHN'S REIGN
rules governing the conclave of cardinals for the election of
a Pope.
SEPT. 7, 1962 Gave 40-minute private audience to U. S.
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
OCT. 4, 1962 Went on 400-mile pilgrimage by rail to famed
shrine of Our Lady of Loreto in Central Italy and that of St.
Francis in Assisi to pray for success of Second Vatican Coun
cil, At stations along the route crowds estimated at 2,000,000
cheered him. His journey marked the first time in the century
that a reigning Pope had gone to Loreto.
OCT. 11, 1962 Formally opened Second Vatican Council in
St. Peter's Basilica in presence of 2,600 Council Fathers. Said
aim of the Council was to "consolidate the path” toward a unity-
of all mankind, "with truth, charity and peace forever.”
OCT. 13, 1962 Reveived in special audience 39 Protestant and
Eastern Orthodox delegate-observers to the Vatican Council.
OCT. 15, 1962 Gave private audience to Dr. Fred Pierce
Corson, Methodist Bishop of Philadelphia and President of the
NNorld Methodist Council, one of the delegate-observers to the
Vatican Council.
NON'. 28, 1962 Illness — later described as anemia and a
stomach disorder — forced Pope to cancel customary midweek
general audience.
DEC. 2, 1962 Appeared at window of his private apartments
for first time since illness to bless crowd in St. Peter’s Square;
on E)ec. 7 paid surprise visit to Second Vatican Council and was
greeted with tumultuous applause.
DEC. 8, 1962 Officiated at closing of first session of Second
Vatican Council.
Canon law provides that the council is ended.
Normally, although there is no legal coercion, the Pope’s
successor would be expected to reconvene it if the assembly
had not finished its work.
If reconvened, the council almost certainly will have the same
name. It will be considered the same council. The Council of
Trent, for example, had three popes presiding over it, being
reconvened two times.
AUG. 6, 1962 Called for coordination of efforts by individuals
and organizations providing material and spiritual assistance
to refugees. Occasion was special celebration marking the tenth
anniversary of the Apostolic Constitution of Pope Pius XII, Exul
Familia, which treated of the Church’s concern over the well
being of those seeking new homes and opportunities in other
countries.
AUG. 8, 1962 In letter to general assembly of the Conference
of International Catholic Organizations (CICO) in Buenos Aires,
called for more extensive cooperation in Catholic activities,
not only from country to country but from continent to continent.
SEPT. 5, 1962 In Motu Proprio, decreed several changes in
MAY 14, 1963 In letter to Richard Cardinal Cushing, Arch
bishop of Boston, praised American Catholics for their generous
aid to the Church in Latin America.
MAY 14, 1963 Signed Apostolic Letter commemorating the 1,
100th anniversary of the arrival on Moravia of SS. Cyril and
Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs.
MAY 21, 1963 Suffered "weak spell/’ causing him to cancel
all private audiences until the Feast of Pentecost.
MAY 26, 1963 Catholics around the world prayed for recovery'
of Pope John following announcement that blood transfusions had
been administered because erf internal hemorrhages.
OCT. 25, 1962 In broadcast over Vatican Radio alluded to the
Cuban crisis by appealing to all rulers to do everything in their
power to preserve peace and to continue to negotiate to that
end. Plea came after the United States had imposed a quarantine
on Cuba until Sovietbuilt nuclear missile sites there were dis
mantled.
OCT. 31, 1962 In message marking groundbreaking ceremonies
for the Vatican Pavilion at the 1964 New York World’s Fair,
conveyed best wishes for the success of the event.
NON. 13, 1962 Decreed that name of St. Joseph be inserted
in the Canon of the Mass, after that of the Blessed Virgin.
Announcement was made during the 18th General Congregation
of the Second Vatican Council.
^ON. 19, 1962 Received in audience 28 Japanese Buddhist
monks. Said "both Buddhists and Catholics honor God and work
for peace and the good of mankind.”
DEC. 9, 1962 Canonized St. Peter Julian Eymard, French-
born founder of the Congregation of Blessed Sacrament; and two
Italians — St. Francis Mary Croese of Camporosso, a Capuchin
Brother; and St. Anthony' Mary' Pucci, a Servite priest.
DEC. 23, 1962 In Christmas message declared that respect
by all for international law based on natural law is necessary
for preservation of peace.
One hallmark of the pontifical leign ol His Holiness Pope John XXIII w’as his unexpected visits to areas both inside and
outside the Vatican. At left, the Pontiff is shown during an inspection tour of the Polygot Press where the Vatican daily
newspaper. L’Osservatore Romano, is published. In center photo, the Holy Father watches as Eugene Cardinal Tisserant,
dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals and protector of the Vatican library, replaces a book the Pope had asked to see!
Between them is Abbot Anselmo Albareda. O.S.B., now a Cardinal, who was prefect of the library. At right, Pope John
receives an insight into the workings of the Vatican observatory from its Jesuit custodians. '
POPE JOHN CONSECRATES 14 BISHOPS FOR MISSION POSTS
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Fourteen new missionary bishops representing all five continents surround His Holiness Pope John XXIII before the altar
in St. Peter s Basilica on May 8, 1960. r l he Holy Father personally consecrated the new prelates who will serve in Africa.
Asia, Oceania and Australia. Auxiliary Bishop Fulton J. Sheen of New York (right) served as one of the co-consecrators.
MAY 11, 1961 Canonized St. Bertilla Boscardin, Italian nun
who died in 1922.
MAY 30, 1961 In letter to Archbishop Josef Beran of Prague,
Czechoslovakia, noted his 50th anniversary as a priest and de
plored the prelate's imprisonment by the Communist government.
JULN 14, 1961 Issued 20,000-word social encyclical, Mater
et Magistra, which was hailed as a monumental contribution to
the development of the Church’s social doctrine.
SEPT. 10, 1961 In radio message to the world made strong
plea for justice and peace based on reason rather than force.
This produced unprecedented comment by Soviet Premier Khrus
hchev, who declared that the Pope was “talking common sense”
and called his appeal “a good sign.”
SEPT. 20, 1961 Deplored lack of religious freedom in Cuba
and expulsion of priests by Castro regime.
CX2T. 21, 1961 Authorized decree of Sacred Congregation of
the Holy Office libeializing rules for distribution of Holy Com
munion to the sick in their homes.
NOV. 6, 1961 Inaugurated new Vatican Radio transmitter for
daily broadcasts to Africa.
NOV. 11, 1961 In encyclical letter, Aeterna Dei, praised
achievements of Pope Leo the Great, outstanding-defender of the
primacy of the Holy See.
NOV. 12, 1961 Presided at the-beatification of Blessed El
ena Guerra, foundress of the Sisters of St. Zita (Oblates of the
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Holy Ghost); Blessed Marie Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian
Founders of the Congregation of Grey Nuns of the Sacred
Heart; and Blessed Innocent of Berzo, an Italian Capuchin.
NOV. 15, 1961 Received visit from Presiding Bishop Arthur
Lichtenberger of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United
States.
DEC. 8, 1961 In letter to Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music
said Latin must remain the language of the solemn liturgy.
DEC. 25, 1961 In Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis,
formally announced convocation of Second Vatican Council and
outlined its agenda.
FEB. 19, 1962 Named ten new cardinals, bringing member
ship in Sacred College to a record 87, representing 32 countries.
FEB. 22, 1962 In Apostolic Constitution, Veterum Sapientia,
reaffirmed primacy of Latin as the official language of the Ch
urch and stiffened requirements for its use in seminaries.
MAR. 20, 1962 In letter to First International Missionary
Congress at Lyons, France, warned missionaries must keep
free of political ties and work only to fulfill the aims of the
Church.
APR. 9, 1962 Received in private audience Dr. Mervyn Stock-
wood, Anglican Bishop of Southwark, England.
MAY 6, 1962. Canonized St. Martin de Porres, 17th century
half-caste Peruvian lay brother, long recognized as the patron
of interracial justice.
MAY 22, 1962 Received in 30-minute private audience, Greek
Orthodox Metropolitan Damaskinos of Volos, Greece.
JUNE 26, 1962 Gave audience to Canon Albert J. de Bois of
New York, executive director of the American Church Union,
Anglo-Catholic wing within the Protestant Episcopal Church.
JULY 1, 1962 Issued encyclical, Paenitentium Agere, urging
Catholics to do penance as a worthy preparation for the Second
Vatican Council.
JULY 17, 1962 In special message to 49th French Social Week
in Strabourg, gave approval to the concept of a United Europe
and urged Catholics to be in the front-rank of this "eminently
peaceful work.”
JAN. 21, 1963 Canonized St. Vincent Pallotti, founder of the
Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottine Fathers).
FEB. 8, 1963 Received the Rev. Leslie Davison, president
of the Methodist General Conference of Great Britain.
FEB. 11, 1963 Lengthy private audience with Ukrainian Rite
Archbishop Josyf Slipyi of Lwow. Known as the "greatest liv
ing martyr of the Catholic Church, the 71-year-old prelate
had just arrived in Rome after having been released from 18
years of Communist imprisonment.
MAR. 1, 1963 Named recipient of the 1963 Peace Prize of the
Eugenio Balzan International Foundation.
MAR. 7, 1963 Granted private audience to Alexei I. Adzhubei,
athiest son-in-law of Soviet Premier Khrushchev. Audience fol
lowed ceremony in Vatican Library at which Pope was offic
ially notified of his nomination to receive the Balzan prize.
MAIL 14, 1963 In talk to scientists and sociologists, urged-
coordinated efforts to banish hunger from the world. Occasion
was special assembly in Rome on "The Human Right to Freedom
from Hunger” sponsored by the United Nations Food and Agri
culture Organization.
Mar. 17, 1963 Attended first public veneration of Mother
Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, foundress of the Sisters of Charity
in the United States. She was the first native U. S. citizen to be
proclaimed a Blessed.
MAR. 29, 1963 Announced establishment of a pontifical Com
mission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law.
APR. 10, 1963 Issued historic 22,000-word peace encyclical,
Pacem in Terris, it was the first papal encyclical addressed
not only to Catholics but to "all men of goodwill.” It brought an
unprecedented world reaction with commentators in both the Com
munist and free worlds joining in praise of it.
APR. 18, 1963 In message to Catholic-sponsored World Con
gress on theRights of the Child, declared Catholics "have the task
to day of making concrete in various national legislative systems
the principles embodied in the Declaration on the Rights of the
Child adopted by the United Nations in 1959."
MAY 3, 1963 In letter to the fifth conference of the Inter
national Conference of Catholic Engineers, Agronomists and Econ
omists at Barcelona, Spain, urged delegates "not to forget
to deal with problems of developing countries, a field which
offers glorious opportunities for apostolic work.”
MAY 7, 1963 Had second physical relapse and then rallied.
MAY 10, 1963 Received Balzan Pace Prize at ceremony in
Vatican attended by many statesmen, scientists and ecclesia
stical dignitaries.
MAY 11, 1963 Paid an unprecedented call upon Italian Presi
dent Antonio Segni at the Quirinal Palace in Rome.
MONDAY JUNE 3, 1963
GEORGIA BULLETIN
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