Benedict XVI
Birthday
1927/04/16
Day of death
2022/12/31 (95 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Marktl, Weimar Republic [now Germany]
Also know as
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, Bishop of Rome, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger, Papež Benedikt XVI.
Biography
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, German: [ˈjoːzɛf ʔaˈlɔʏzi̯ʊs ˈʁatsɪŋɐ]; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) 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. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known by the title "pope emeritus"...Read more
Acting
(2017) Der Unbequeme - Joseph Ratzinger, der Glaube und die Welt von heute
as Himself
(2006) Deliver Us from Evil
as Himself (archive footage)
(2012) Die Lage
as Himself
(2010) Con Artist
as Self
(1985) Joseph Ratzinger: The Courage to Believe
as Himself
(2019) Drawn This Way
as Self - Pope Emeritus (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2016) Hostage to the Devil
as Self (archive footage)
(2011) Francesco und der Papst
as Himself
(2012) Love Alien
as Himself (archive footage)
(2019) The Two Popes
as Himself (archive footage)
(2020) The Accused: Damned or Devoted?
as ---
(2020) Francesco
as Self
(2007) Pope Benedict XVI
as Self
(2011) The Pink Wall
as Self
(2003) Franz Josef Strauß - Ein deutsches Leben
as (archive footage)
(2014) Francis: One Year of Pontificate
as Self (archive footage)
(2020) Benedicto XVI: el Papa Emérito
as Himself
(2019) Defender of the Faith
as Self (archive footage)
(2007) In God's Name
as ---
(2025) A Farewell to Francis
as Self (archive footage)
(2015) In Their Own Words
as Self (archive footage)