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Pope Leo XIII was elected in 1878 at the age of 67 and died at the age of 93 years 140 days. He was the oldest pope at the end of his reign.
Pope Clement X was 79 years and 290 days old when elected in 1670. He is the oldest person to be elected pope going back as far as 1295. Prior to that date there are few reliable records.
Pope Clement X
Pope Benedict XVI was one of the oldest popes in history, serving until he abdicated in 2013 at the age of 85. However, Pope Leo XIII holds the record for the oldest pope, serving until he died in 1903 at the age of 93.
Currently (March 2013) the oldest pope in the Vatican is Pope Francis at 76 years of age. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is 86 years old. There is only one pope at a time and that is Pope Francis.
The pope is protected by the oldest standing army in the world, the Pontifical Swiss Guard (who number about 110.)The Vatican City State is also protected by a police force, known as the Gendarmerie Corps of the Vatican City-State.
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The pope in Rome is the pope for the entire world. Each country does not have its own pope.
Pope Francis was the eldest of the five children in the family. Only one sister, Maria Elena, survives of his siblings.
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As of March 2013 the pope of the worldwide Catholic Church is Pope Francis.
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The age of the oldest woman in the world is 114.