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Roman Catholic Church (Vatican)


Vatican City, Religious Org    (0325 to present)
• The Church of Rome (See: Vatican website)
• List of all the Popes from the Catholic Encyclopedia (See: List of Popes)
• 0325 : Council of Nicea called by Roman Emperor Constanine to settle theological disputes and establish the official ("catholic") doctrine of the Roman Church (See: Nazarene Way summary) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1545 : Council of Trent refutes the Protestant reforms, condemns the reformers as "anathema" (1545-63) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1869 : Vatican Council I declares the Pope to be "infallible" with respect to church doctrine (1869-70) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1917 : Apparitions of the Virgin Mary appear to believers in Fatima, Portugal (May-Oct) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1929 : Vatican signs Lateran Treaty of mutual recognition with Mussolini's Fascist government in Italy. -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1954 : Pope Pius XII proclaims Mary to be the "Queen of Heaven" and co-equal with Jesus Christ
• 1962 : Vatican Council II issues several "liberal" reforms of church practices (1962-65) (See: American Catholic article) -- Duck | Google | Bing
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Pope Francis I   (Officer of, 1969 to 2025-04-21) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1969-12-13 : Priest
• 1992-05-20 : Bishop
• 2001-02-21 : Cardinal
• 2005-11 : President, Bishops Conference of Argentina
• 2013-03-13 : Pope (See: Vatican bio)
Pope Benedict XVI   (Officer of, 1951 to 2013-02-28) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1951-06 : Priest
• 1962 : Participant in Vatican II council (1962-65)
• 1977-03 : Archbishop
• 1977-06 : Cardinal
• 1981-11 : Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1986 : President, Preparatory Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1986-92) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2002 : Dean, College of Cardinals
• 2005-04-19 : Pope (See: Vatican bio)
• 2013-02-28 : Resigned as Pope due to failing health
Pope John Paul II   (Officer of, 1946 to 2005-04-02) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Devoted promoter of "Mother Mary" and inter-faith dialog.
• 1946 : Priest, chaplain at Lublin University
• 1958 : Bishop
• 1964 : Archbishop of Krakow, Poland
• 1967 : Cardinal
• 1978-10-16 : Pope (See: Vatican bio)
• 1981-05-13 : Shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Agca in a failed assassination attempt at St. Peter's square. -- Duck | Google | Bing
Pope John Paul I   (Officer of, 1935 to 1978-09-29) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Background of the death of John Paul I
• 1935 : Priest
• 1958 : Bishop
• 1962 : Participated in Vatican Council II (1962-65)
• 1973 : Cardinal
• 1978-08-27 : Pope for only 33 days before his death (See: Vatican bio)
• 1978-09-28 : Died under mysterious circumstances. Had promised to root out corruption involving the Vatican Bank
Pope Paul VI   (Officer of, 1920 to 1978-08-06) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1920 : Priest
• 1955 : Archbishop
• 1958 : Cardinal
• 1963 : Presided over Vatican Council II (1963-65)
• 1963-06-21 : Pope
Pope John XXIII   (Officer of, 1904 to 1963-06-03) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1904 : Priest, Franciscan Order
• 1921 : President, Society for the Propagation of the Faith
• 1925 : Bishop
• 1953 : Cardinal
• 1958-10-28 : Pope (See: Vatican bio)
Pope Pius XII   (Officer of, 1899 to 1958-10-09) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1899 : Priest
• 1917-05 : Bishop
• 1929-12 : Cardinal
• 1933-07-20 : Signed "concordat" treaty between the Vatican and Nazi Germany -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1939-03-02 : Pope (See: Vatican profile)
Society of Saint Pius X   (Affiliate of, 1970 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Catholic Campaign for Human Development   (Division of, 1969 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Focolare Movement   (Division of, 1962 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1962 : Approved by Pope John XXIII
Vatican Bank   (Division of, 1942 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Opus Dei Society   (Affiliate of, 1928 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Catholic University of America   (Affiliate of, 1887 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• CUA operates under "pontifical status" with the Vatican
Knights of Columbus   (Division of, 1882 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Gregorian Pontifical University   (Division of, 1551 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Founded by Ignatio Loyola as a school for Jesuit priests
Council of Trent   (Sponsor of, 1545 to 1563) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Society of Jesus (Jesuits)   (Division of, 1534 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Knights of Malta   (Division of, 1100 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing