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Pope Benedict XVI
 
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Papacy: 19th April 2005 - 28th February 2013
Pope Benedict XVI

Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger

Age

91

Born

Saturday 16 Apr 1927

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Bio Details

Full name

Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger

Also known as

Bishop of Rome

His Holiness Benedict XVI

Archbishop Of Munich

Gender

Male

Age

91

Date of birth

Saturday 16 Apr 1927

Birth place

Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany

Occupations

Writer

German Infantry (1943 - 1945)

Priest (1951)

Professor of Theology (1952)

Pope (2005)

Education

Munich University, Germany (Finished 1951) 

Joseph grew up in Germany during Nazism and Hitler was chancellor. He studied priesthood when he was 12, but this was cut short as he was forced to join the Hitler Youth in 1941 as it was mandatory. In 1945 as a foot soldier just before Germany surrendered, Joseph deserted the army and was briefly held in a US prisoner of war camp. 
When Pope John Paul II died in 2005, Joseph, a cardinal was elected almost unanimously by 115 cardinals as part of the voting process.

Pope Benedict XVI Siblings

Georg Ratzinger

Brother

Georg Ratzinger

Maria Ratzinger

Sister

Maria Ratzinger

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Pope Benedict XVI's parents:

Pope Benedict XVI's father is Joseph Ratzinger Pope Benedict XVI's mother is Maria Ratzinger


Pope Benedict XVI's siblings:

Pope Benedict XVI's brother is Georg Ratzinger Pope Benedict XVI's sister is Maria Ratzinger


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