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OCR: CHRONOLOGY NOVEMBER 25, 1881 Bom Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, in Sotto il Monte, Italy. 1904 Ordained Catholic priest. 1925 Appointed apostolic representative to Bulgaria. 1925-43 Papal nuncio in Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, and France. JANUARY 1953 Created a cardinal and patriarch of Venice. OCTOBER 28, 1958 Elected pope, taking the name of John XXIII. DECEMBER 20, 1960 Becomes first pope to receive an Anglican primate (Archbishop Fisher of Canterbury) in the Vatican. 1961 Issues encyclical "Mater et Magistra," calling for greater emphasis by Catholics on social welfare and human rights. 1962-63 Presides over the second Vatican Council. JUNE 3, 1963 Dies in Vatican City, Italy.