Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Roman Catholic Church

The Papacy

Pope
Pius XII

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1876; d. October 9 1958

1939 – 1958

John Paul II

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 18 1920; d. April 2 2005.

1978 – 2005




The Holy See

Sacred College of Cardinals

Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1876; d. October 9 1958

1937 – 1939


Secretariat of State

Cardinal Secretary of State
Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1876; d. October 9 1958

1930 – 1939


Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria
Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1876; d. October 9 1958

1917 – 1925


Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1876; d. October 9 1958

1920 – 1930


Apostolic Nuncio to Prussia
Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1876; d. October 9 1958

1926 – 1929




Archbishoprics

Archbishop of Halifax
Thomas-Louis Connolly

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1814; d. 1876.

1859 – 1876


Archbishop of Kraków
Karol Józef Wojtyła

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 18 1920; d. April 2 2005.

1964 – 1978


Archbishop of Montreal
Louis Joseph Napoléon Paul Bruchési

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1855; d. September 20 1939.

1897 – 1939

Paul-Émile Léger

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1904; d. November 13 1991

1950 – 1967


Archbishop of Quebec
Marc Armand Ouellet

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 8 1944.

2002 – 2010