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Print. On October 16, 1978, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, Archbishop of Krakow, was elected the 263rd successor to Saint Peter and chose the name John Paul II in honor of the late John Paul I. Pope John Paul II was the first ever Slavic pope elected, and at 58-years-old, he was youngest pope in over a century. During his twenty-six-year pontificate ...
JOHN PAUL II(1920-2005) JOHN PAUL II. (1920-2005) KAROL J Ó ZEF WOJTY Ł A, elected Pope on 16 October 1978, was born in Wadowice, Poland, on 18 May 1920. He was the third of three children born to Karol Wojty ł a and Emilia Kaczorowska, who died in 1929. His elder brother Edmund, a physician, died in 1932, and his father, Karol, a non ...
John Paul II became Pope on 16 October 1978. John Paul II was the first non- Italian pope in 455 years. He was pope for 26 years, making him the second longest serving pope after Pope Pius IX who held the office for 31 years and seven months. [21] He was also the first and only Slavic pope.
Apr 2, 2005 · Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Pope John Paul II. Karol J. Wojtyla, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometres from Cracow, on May 18, 1920. He was the second of two sons born to Karol Wojtyla and Emilia Kaczorowska.
S. Ioannes Paulus PP. II Karol Wojtyla 16.X.1978 - 2.IV.2005. John Paul II. Angelus / Regina Caeli. 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984
The Holy See Pontiffs John Paul II ... 264th Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 16,22.X.1978: End Pontificate: 2.IV.2005: Secular Name:
As pope, John Paul II remembered that, "Day after day I was able to observe the austere way in which he lived. By profession he was a soldier and, after my mother's death, his life became one of ...
