Pius XII

head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958

• Born: 1876-03-02 (Rome) (country: Kingdom of Italy)
• Died: 1958-10-09 (Castel Gandolfo)
• Country of citizenship: Italy (period: 1946-06-18 through 1958-10-09); Kingdom of Italy (period: 1876-03-02 through 1946-06-18)
• Occupation: Latin Catholic priest (since: 1899-04-02)
• Member of: Pontifical Academy of Sciences
• Participant in: 1939 papal conclave
• Significant person: Adolf Hitler
• Position held: Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria (period: 1917-04-20 through 1925-06-08); Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano (period: 1930-03-25 through 1939-03-02; replaced by: Federico Tedeschini; replaces: Rafael Merry del Val); Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (period: 1937-01-01 through 1939-01-01; replaces: Lorenzo Lauri); Cardinal Secretary of State (period: 1930-02-07 through 1939-03-02; replaced by: Luigi Maglione; replaces: Pietro Gasparri); Catholic bishop (since: 1917-05-13); Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber (period: 1935-04-01 through 1939-03-02; replaced by: Lorenzo Lauri; replaces: Pietro Gasparri); apostolic nuncio to Germany (of: Germany; period: 1920-06-23 through 1929-12-16; replaced by: Cesare Orsenigo; replaces: Leo XII); cardinal (since: 1929-12-16); pope (period: 1939-03-02 through 1958-10-09; replaced by: John XXIII; replaces: Pius XI; series ordinal: 260); titular archbishop (diocese: See of Sardis; since: 1917-04-23)
• Educated at: Pontifical Gregorian University; Sapienza University of Rome
• VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/63987052
• ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000083374067
• WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79046189
• Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046189; https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046190