# Pope John XXIII - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-xxiii
Pontificate: 28 October 1958 – 3 June 1963
Number in the papal list: 261
Born-Died: 1881-11-25 - 1963-06-03
Papal era: Modern Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_XXIII

Italian citizen. Opened the Second Vatican Council (1962).

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Pius XII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-pius-xii)
- Next in list: [Pope Paul VI](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-paul-vi)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1958 - [Yoido Full Gospel Church](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1958-yoido-full-gospel-church)
- 1962 - [Second Vatican Council opens](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1962-second-vatican-council-opens)
- 1963 - [Pacem in terris](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1963-pacem-in-terris)
- 1963 - [Letter from Birmingham Jail](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1963-letter-from-birmingham-jail)