Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

John Paul I Biography and Timeline

Follow John Paul I through 5 dated historical records for Italy.

John Paul I, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1912–1978Years on this page

1912

Birth of John Paul I

Pope · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Birth of John Paul I, an Italian (b. Canale dAgordo) named Albino Luciani

Role range: 1978-1978

1969

Patriarch

Patriarch of Venice · Venice · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Patriarch of Venice (1969-78)

Role range: 1978-1978

1973

Patriarch

Cardinal · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Cardinal

1978

Death of John Paul I

Pope · Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Death of John Paul I, after being Pope for 34 days

Role range: 1978-1978

Pope

Pope · Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Pope

Role range: 1978-1978

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.