Pope Benedict XVI
Birthday
1927/04/16
Day of death
2022/12/31 (95 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Marktl, Bavaria, Germany
Also know as
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, Bishop of Rome, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger
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 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 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" u...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)
(2013) Propaganda
as Self (archive footage)
(2011) Francesco und der Papst
as Himself
(2016) Hostage to the Devil
as Self (archive footage)
(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