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Events on Friday 21 June 1963 1
1963Pope Paul VI electedGiovanni Battista Montini succeeds John XXIIICardinal Giovanni Battista Montini was elected pope, taking the name Paul VI, following the death of John XXIII. He continued the Second Vatican Council and would go on to reshape Catholic liturgy and ecumenical relations. His papacy lasted until 1978.