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Pope Paul VI was appointed a priest on May 29, 1920. Also, Appointed Archbishop of Milan by Pope Pius XII in 1954. He was then elevated to cardinal in 1958 by Pope John XXIII. Was elected Pope on June 21, 1963, succeeding Pope John XXIII. Was the most traveled pope at the time of his papacy. He was the 262nd Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Was succeeded by Pope John Paul I. He was the last pope to accept the three tiered papal crown. His coronation in 1963 was the last for a Pope. In 1965 he became the first Pontiff to visit the U.S. where he was met by Lyndon Johnson. The pope later celebrated Mass in Yankee Stadium.