Sunday, July 8, 2012

SG. Pope John Paul I


Called as “The Smiling Pope “
John Paul I, was the first time a pope had used a double name
Born
17th  October1912
Birth name
Albino Luciani
Died
28 September 1978 @ the age 65
Servant Of GOD
23 November 2003
Papacy began
26 August 1978
Papacy ended
28September 1978 (Only 33 Days )
Predecessor
Paul VI
Successor
John Paul II

Motto
Humilitas (humility)






























Ø  1912 Born on 17 October in Forno d'Canale (Belluno Italy) later called Forno d'Agordo, son of  Giovanni and Bortola Luciani. was baptized the same day at home, by the midwife, as he was in danger of death.

Ø  1923 Albino entered the  minor seminary at Feltre on October 1

Ø  1935 Ordained Priest in St Peters Church Belluno on 7 July

Ø  1935 Appointed curate in Forno di Canale on 8 July

Ø  1935-1937 Chaplain and teacher at Technical Institute for Miners in Agordo.

Ø  1937-1947  Appointed Vice Rector in Seminary at Belluno

Ø  1947 Appointed Pro Vicar General of the Diocese

Ø  1950 Received a Doctorate in Theology

Ø  1958 Consecrated Bishop of Vittorio Veneto on 27 December

Ø  1969 Patriarch of Venice on the 15 December

Ø  1973 He was made a Cardinal on 5 March

Ø  1978 Elected Pope on 26 August and uses the name Pope John Paul 1

Ø  1978 Pope John Paul 1 died on 28 September after only 33 days in office



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