Answer: Pope John XXIII succeeded Pope Pius XII as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was elected Pope and the sovereign of the Vatican State on October 28,1958 at age 76. He served as Pope until his death on June 3, 1963. Pope John XXIII was canonized a Saint on April 27, 2014 by Pope Francis. Today, he is affectionately known as the "Good Pope", and in Italian, "il Papa buono".

  
Pope John XXIII Coronation
250 (1959)