April 19, 2005, until February 28, 2013, - 7 years, 315 days.
Pope Benedict XVI was pope from 2005 and retired in 2013. (7 years, 315 days)
He was elected on the 2nd day of the conclave.
yes there were many popes before Benedict but there can only be one pope at a time. before Pope Benedict the pope was Pope John Paul II.
Prior to Benedict XVI there were 14 other popes with that name. Pope Benedict X was an antipope and does not count.
Pope Benedict XVI was born on April 16, 1927.
Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th pope.
There have been 15 popes named Benedict. Benedict X does not count as he was an antipope.
Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th pope.
No, he is not a pedophile. Many people are angry with Pope Benedict because they feel he should have given a harsher punishment to priests who were found to be pedophiles.No, the pope is not a pedophile.
There have been 15 popes named Benedict. There was no pope named Benedict X. That name was chosen by an anti-pope who was not a true pope. Pope Benedict XI should have taken the name Benedict X but, due to some confusion, he did not. At the time of Benedict's election, however, this status was not recognized, thus the man the Roman Catholic Church officially considers the tenth true Pope Benedict took the official number XI rather than X. This has advanced the numbering of all subsequent Popes Benedict by one. Popes Benedict XI-XVI are, from an official point of view, the tenth through fifteenth popes by that name.
Pope Benedict XVI is recognized as the 265th pope in the history of the Church. Therefore, 264 popes have preceded him in the papal office.