Gregorio Pietro Agagianian
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Gregorio Pietro XV Agagianian was an Armenian Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of Cilicia from 1937 to 1962 and as Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith from 1958 to 197
Photograph by David Lees, 1965
Cardinal Agagianian (center) in Rome, 1958
The tomb of Agagianian at San Nicola da Tolentino, Rome
1963 conclave
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A conclave was held from 19 to 21 June 1963 to elect a new pope to succeed John XXIII, who had died on 3 June 1963. It was the last conclave before the introduction of the current 80-year-old age limi
Gregorio Pietro Agagianian
…1962 and as Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith from 1958 to 1970. He was considered papabile on two occasions, in 1958 and 1963. He was made a cardinal in 1946 by Pope Pius XII. Educated in Tiflis and Rome, Agagianian first served as leader of the Armenian Catholic community of…
Paulus VI, from University of Urbino
White smoke from the Sistine Chapel following Paul VI's election
Pope Paul VI appearing on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica following his election on 21 June 1963