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John Kennedy ,on November 9, 1960, became the only Roman Catholic to be elected US President so far. Other Catholics have run for President before Kennedy, most notably Al Smith in 1928 , but lost. Current VP Joe Biden is Catholic, as is the losing candidate in 2004, Senator John Kerry.

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Who was the first catholic president?

John F. Kennedy was the first and only Roman Catholic to be US President.


Who was an American president who was a Catholic?

John F. Kennedy is currently the only Catholic US President. It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church.


Who was the only Roman Catholic to ever serve as president?

President John F. Kennedy


What is a unique fact about John F. Kennedy?

JFK was the only Roman Catholic to be president.


Was President Nixon a Roman Catholic?

No, Nixon was not a Catholic.


Can you be president if you are Catholic?

Yes, President John F. Kennedy was certainly a Roman Catholic!


Which US president was the first Roman Catholic to hold office?

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic president of the United States.


Who was the only Roman Catholic US President?

John Kennedy ,on November 9, 1960, became the only Roman Catholic to be elected US President so far. Other Catholics have run for President before Kennedy, most notably Al Smith in 1928 , but lost. Current VP Joe Biden is Catholic, as is the losing candidate in 2004, Senator John Kerry.


Who was the first Roman Cathiloic President?

John F Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President.


JFK was the first what kind a president?

he was the first Roman Catholic President.


Can there be a Catholic head of state?

Yes, Kennedy was Catholic He is the only practicing Roman Catholic to be president http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy


Why was jfk's becoming president unusual?

He was the first president who recognized himself as a Roman Catholic.