Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. Following his resignation, he chose to be... Wikipedia

• Church:  Catholic Church
• Papacy began:  19 April 2005
• Papacy ended:  28 February 2013
• Predecessor:  John Paul II
• Successor:  Francis
• Ordination:  29 June 1951, by Michael von Faulhaber
• Consecration:  28 May 1977, by Josef Stangl
• Created Cardinal:  27 June 1977, by Paul VI
• Rank:  Cardinal priest (19771993), Cardinal bishop (19932005)
• Birth name:  Joseph Alois Ratzinger
• Born:  April 16, 1927, Marktl, Germany
• Age at death:  95 years
• Died:  December 31, 2022, Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, Vatican City
• Buried:  Vatican Grottoes, St. Peter's Basilica
• Education:  Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
• Motto:  Cooperatores veritatis for Cooperators of the truth
• Signature:  class
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