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| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Benedict XVI · Benedict al XVI-lea · Benedicto XVI · Benedictus XVI · Benedikt 16. · | [sources] | |||
| Other name | Benedetto XVI · Benedictus PP. XVI · Benedikti XVI · Benedittu XVI · Benoit XVI · | [sources] | |||
| Weak alias | 拉青格 · 教宗本笃十六世 · 本尼狄克十六世 · 本尼迪克十六世 · 本笃十六世 · | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | [sources] | ||||
| Place of birth | Birth house of Benedict XVI · Marktl | [sources] | |||
| Death date | [sources] | ||||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | not available | [sources] | |||
| Country | Holy See | [sources] | |||
| Citizenship | Germany · Italy · Holy See | [sources] | |||
| Classification | National government (past) | [sources] | |||
| First name | Benedictus · Josef · Joseph | [sources] | |||
| Last name | Ratzinger | [sources] | |||
| Title | His Holiness | [sources] | |||
| Website | www.vatican.va · www.vatican.va | [sources] | |||
| Wikidata ID | Q2494 | [sources] | |||
| Position | Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni (1993-2005) · Dean of the College of Cardinals (2002-2005) · Pope emeritus (2013-2023) · Roman Catholic Archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977-1982) · cardinal (1977-) · | [sources] | |||
| Education | Doctor of Divinity · Ducal Georgianum (1949-1951) · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · doctorate · professor | [sources] | |||
| Religion | Catholic Church · Catholicism | [sources] | |||
| Ethnicity | Germans | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
265 pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)
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