Pope John Paul II
Former head of the Catholic Church
Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005.
In his youth, Wojtyła dabbled in stage acting. He graduated with excellent grades from an all-boys high school in... Wikipedia
Born: May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland
Died: April 2, 2005 (age 84 years), Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Buried: April 8, 2005, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Parents: Emilia Kaczorowska and Karol Wojtyła
Siblings: Olga Wojtyła and Edmund Wojtyła
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Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. Pope Saint. John Paul II.
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Cardinal Wojtyła was elected Pope on October 16, 1978, and took the name John Paul II. He was the 263rd successor to Peter, and was to have one of the longest ...