![]() ![]() ![]() His selection was unexpected, and Roncalli himself had come to Rome with a return train ticket to Venice. Roncalli was elected pope on 28 October 1958 at age 77 after 11 ballots. In a consistory on 12 January 1953 Pope Pius XII made Roncalli a cardinal as the Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca in addition to naming him the Patriarch of Venice. He was ordained a priest on 10 August 1904 and served in a number of posts, including papal nuncio in France and a delegate to Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. ![]() He was the first pope to take the pontifical name of "John" upon election in more than 500 years, and his choice settled the c Pope Saint John XXIII (Latin: Ioannes XXIII), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli reigned from 28 October 1958 to his death in 1963. Pope Saint John XXIII (Latin: Ioannes XXIII), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli reigned from 28 October 1958 to his death in 1963. ![]()
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