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Benedict XVI 

pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)

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  • Benedictus PP. XVI
Date of birth16 April 1927
Birth house of Benedict XVI (Weimar Republic), Marktl (Bavaria, Weimar Republic)
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger
Date of death31 December 2022 (95 years old, Central European Time, 09:34)
Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, Vatican City
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  • natural causes
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  • Michael Schmaus
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  • Hub Schnackers
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  • prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1981–2005)
  • pope (2005–2013)
  • Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni (1993–2005)
  • cardinal-bishop of Ostia (2002–2005)
  • Dean of the College of Cardinals (2002–2005)
  • cardinal priest (Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino, 1977–1993)
  • Roman Catholic Archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977–1982)
  • Pope emeritus (2013–2022)
  • Cardinal (1977–)
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  • Joseph Ratzinger, Sr.
Mother
  • Maria Peintner
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  • Commander of the Legion of Honour (1998)
  • Bavarian Order of Merit (1977)
  • Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in Gold
  • Stephanus Award
  • honorary doctorate (2015)
  • honorary doctorate (2015)
  • Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1995)
  • honorary doctor of Babeș-Bolyai University
  • honorary citizenship (2018)
  • honorary citizenship (2006)
  • honorary citizenship (2005)
  • honorary citizenship (2010)
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  • honorary citizenship (2009)
  • honorary citizenship (2008)
  • honorary citizenship (2011)
  • Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1994)
  • honorary doctorate from the Catholic University of Lublin (1988)
  • Order of Karl Valentin (1989)
  • honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (1987)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Navarre
  • honorary doctorate from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (1986)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław (2000)
  • honorary doctor of Babeș-Bolyai University (2005)
  • Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Sovereign Military Order of Malta
  • Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • National Order of Merit
  • Order of the Southern Cross
  • Order of Minerva (1988)
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Deutsch: Papst Benedikt XVI., geboren Joseph Alois Ratzinger (* 16. April 1927 in Marktl, Landkreis Altötting, Bayern) ist der 265. Papst in der Geschichte der Römisch-Katholischen Kirche.

English: Pope Benedict XVI, officially in Latin Benedictus PP. XVI, born Joseph Alois Ratzinger, (April 16, 1927 – December 31, 2022) was elected Pope of the Catholic Church on April 19, 2005.

Italiano: Papa Benedetto XVI (Benedictus PP. XVI, nato Joseph Alois Ratzinger a Marktl am Inn, Germania, il 16 aprile 1927) è stato il 265° Papa della Chiesa cattolica, eletto al soglio pontificio il 19 aprile 2005.

Français : Pape Benoît XVI, né Joseph Alois Ratzinger, (Marktl am Inn, Allemagne, 16 avril 1927 —), 265e pape sous le nom de Benoît XVI.

Galego: Papa Bieito XVI, nacido como Joseph Alois Ratzinger.

한국어: 교황 베네딕토 16세 (Benedictus PP. XVI, 본명은 요제프 알로이스 라칭거) 1927년 4월 16일, 독일 바이에른 주 마르크틀 암 인에서 태어나 2005년 4월 19일, 가톨릭 교회의 제265대 교황으로 선출되었다.

Latina: Papa Benedictus XVI, baptizatus Ioseph Aloisius Ratzinger (natus die XVI mensis Aprilis AD MCMXXVII in Marktl, regio Altötting in Bavaria) Papa ducentesimus sexagesimus quintus Sanctae Catholicae Ecclesiae.

Lëtzebuergesch: Poopst Benoît XVI, gebuer als Joseph Alois Ratzinger zu Marktl am Inn, Däitschland, den 16. Abrëll 1927, 265. Poopst vun der réimesch-kathoulescher Kierch.

Español: Papa Benedicto XVI, nacido Joseph Alois Ratzinger (Marktl am Inn, Alemania, 16 de abril de 1927), electo Papa el 19 de abril de 2005.

Português: Papa Bento XVI, nascido Joseph Alois Ratzinger (Marktl am Inn, Alemanha, 16 de Abril de 1927), eleito Papa em 19 de Abril de 2005.

Русский: Папа Римский Бенедикт XVI, официальное имя на латыни Benedictus PP. XVI, урождённый Йозеф Ратцингер, род. 16 апреля 1927 года, избран главной Католической церкви 19 апреля 2005 года.