Pius XII Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Pius XII, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Italy.

7 records1917–19546 events3 places

Chronological biography

1917

Pope1917

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Bavaria

Appointed Nuncio in Bavaria & Germany, 1917-1929

1929

Cardinal1929

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Cardinal · Vatican

Appointed Cardinal

Secretary of State1929

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Secretary State

Appointed Secretary of State to the Holy See

1933

Concordat1933

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Berlin

Signs the Concordat with Germany to allow freedom of Catholic worship in Germany

1939

Neutrality1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Pope

Maintained neutrality during World War II

Pope1939

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Vatican

Appointed Pope

1954

Encyclical5 June 1954

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope

Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ecclesiae fastos

Titles and roles

Cardinal · Pope · Secretary State

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.