Pope Benedict XVI Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 7 in |
Weight | 72 kg |
Date of Birth | April 16, 1927 |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Date of Death | December 31, 2022 |
Pope Benedict XVI was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from April 19, 2005, until his resignation on February 28, 2013.
Born Name
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger
Other Names
Pope Benedict XVI, The Enforcer, God’s Rottweiler, Bene, The German Shepherd, Benny 16, Emeritus Pope, Roman Pontifex Emeritus, Father, PP, Pope Emeritus
Age
He was born on April 16, 1927.
Died
On December 31, 2022, Pope Benedict XVI died at 9:34 am Central European Time following a long illness at the age of 95 in Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, Vatican City.
Sun Sign
Aries
Born Place
Marktl, Bavaria, German Reich
Residence
He resided in Vatican City.
Nationality
Education
Pope Benedict XVI studied at an elementary school in Aschau am Inn, which was renamed in his honor in 2009. Afterward, he enrolled in a minor seminary in Traunstein in 1939 at the age of 12. However, the seminary was closed for military use in 1942 and Ratzinger returned to Traunstein.
Occupation
Former Head of the Catholic Church
Family
- Father – Joseph Ratzinger Sr. (Police Officer)
- Mother – Maria Ratzinger (née Peintner)
- Siblings – Georg Ratzinger PA (January 15, 1924 – July 1, 2020) (Older Brother) (Catholic Priest, Musician), Maria (Older Sister) (Managed her brother Joseph’s household until she died in 1991)
- Others – Georg Ratzinger (April 3, 1844 – December 3, 1899) (Grand-Uncle) (Catholic Priest, Political Economist, Social Reformer, Author, Politician), Josef Ratzinger (Paternal Grandfather), Katharina Schmied (Paternal Grandmother), Isidor Rieger (Maternal Grandfather), Maria Tauber-Peintner (Maternal Grandmother)
Manager
Pope Benedict XVI was managed by his longtime secretary Georg Gänswein.
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 7 in or 170 cm
Weight
72 kg or 158.5 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
White
He was of German descent.
Hair Color
Gray
Eye Color
Gray
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
His image as a shy, textbook introvert
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Pope Benedict XVI Favorite Things
- Composer – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Works Of Music – Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and Clarinet Quintet
Source – Wikipedia
Pope Benedict XVI Facts
Following his resignation, the official style of the former pope in English was “His Holiness Benedict XVI, Supreme Pontiff emeritus or Pope emeritus”.
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