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| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
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| Name | Benedict XVI · Benedicto XVI · Benedictus XVI · Benedikt 16. · Benedikt XVI · 40 more... | [sources] | |||
| Other name | Benedetto XVI · Benedict XVI · Benedict al XVI-lea · Benedictus PP. XVI · Benedictus XVI · 41 more... | [sources] | |||
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| Place of birth | Birth house of Benedict XVI · Marktl | [sources] | |||
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| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | Germany · Italy · Vatican City | [sources] | |||
| Country | Vatican City | [sources] | |||
| First name | Aloisius · Benedictus · Josef · Joseph | [sources] | |||
| Keywords | International organization · National government | [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 (2013-2022) · Roman Catholic Archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977-1982) · cardinal (1977-) · 4 more... | [sources] | |||
| Education | Doctor of Divinity · Ducal Georgianum (1949-1951) · Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich · doctorate · professor | [sources] | |||
| Religion | Catholic Church · Catholicism | [sources] | |||
| Ethnicity | Germans | [sources] | |||
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pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)
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| Associate | Relationship | Start date | End date | |
| Ioann Pavel II | significant person | - | - | |
| Georg Ganswein | significant person | - | - | |
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| Relative | Relationship | Start date | End date | |
| Georg Ratzinger | elder brother · sibling | - | - | |
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| Dean of the College of Cardinals | |||
| Pope | |||