Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1927-04-16
Deathday: 2022-12-31 (95 years old)

Biography

Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, German: [ˈjoːzɛf ʔaˈlɔʏzi̯ʊs ˈʁatsɪŋɐ]; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known by the title "pope emeritus" upon his resignation.


Ordained as a priest in 1951 in his native Bavaria, Ratzinger embarked on an academic career and established himself as a highly regarded theologian by the late 1950s. He was appointed a full professor in 1958 at the age of 31. After a long career as a professor of theology at several German universities, he was appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising and created a cardinal by Pope Paul VI in 1977, an unusual promotion for someone with little pastoral experience. In 1981, he was appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, one of the most important dicasteries of the Roman Curia. From 2002 until his election as pope, he was also Dean of the College of Cardinals. Prior to becoming pope, he was "a major figure on the Vatican stage for a quarter of a century"; he had an influence "second to none when it came to setting church priorities and directions" as one of John Paul II's closest confidants. He lived in Rome from 1981 until his death in 2022.


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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1927-04-16

Deathday
2022-12-31 (95 years old)

Birth Name
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger

Birth Place
Marktl, Bavaria, Germany

Religion
Catholic Church

Height

Father
Joseph Ratzinger, Sr.

Mother
Maria Peintner

Siblings
Georg Ratzinger

Relatives
Georg Ratzinger

Citizenships
Italy, Germany, Vatican City

Residences
Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, Vatican City

Also Known As
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, Bishop of Rome, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger

Awards
Order of Karl Valentin, Stephanus Award, honorary citizenship, National Order of Merit, Bavarian Order of Merit, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Order of the Southern Cross, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, honorary doctorate, Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in Gold, honorary doctorate of the University of Navarre, honorary doctor of Babeș-Bolyai University, Order of Minerva, honorary doctorate from the Catholic University of Lublin, honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, honorary doctorate from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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