Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: John XXIII mere ya Cardinal-Deacon nke "Sant'Eugenio" na consistory nke 28 Machị 1960. E mechara kpọọ Kadịnal Bacci onye isi bishọp nke "Colonia na Cappadocia" na 5 Eprel 1962, wee nata ntinye aka ya na 19 Eprel site n'aka John XXIII, ya na ndị Kadịnal Giuseppe Pizzardo na Benedetto Aloisi Masella na-eje ozi dị ka ndị na-enye onyinye. Ọ gara Nzukọ Vatican nke Abụọ site na 1962 ruo 1965, ma sonye na
N'afọ 1963, e nwere nnọkọ ndị isi chọọchị nke họpụtara Popu Paul nke Isii.