Pope Benedict XVI
Former head of the Catholic Church
Pope Benedict XVI 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... Wikipedia
Born: April 16, 1927, Marktl, Germany
Died: December 31, 2022 (age 95 years), Monastero Mater Ecclesiæ, Vatican City
Buried: January 5, 2023, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Parents: Maria Ratzinger and Joseph Ratzinger, Sr.
Siblings: Georg Ratzinger and Maria Ratzinger
Co-consecrators: Rudolf Graber; Ernst Tewes;
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He served as the 265th Pope from 2005 to 2013. In that position, he was both the leader of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Vatican City State. Benedict was ...