John Paul I, born Albino Luciani, was an Italian prelate who served as pope for only thirty-three days in 1978. Born in Canale d'Agordo, he was ordained a priest in 1935 and later served as the Bishop of Vittorio Veneto. His ecclesiastical career included participation in the Second Vatican Council and a tenure as the Patriarch of Venice. He was the first pontiff to adopt a double name upon his election on August 26, 1978.