Pope Benedict XVI

Picture of Pope Benedict XVI, Pope emeritus
D.O.B
Died
Saturday April 16, 1927
Saturday December 31, 2022
Next unlived
birthday in
 
 
Age in day of death
 
95
years
8
months
15
days
Age if still alive
97
years
8
months
7
days

Basic information

AKA
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger
Category
Others
Country
Germany
Birth place
Marktl, Bavaria, German Reich

Known as "Pope emeritus" upon his resignation, and he retained this title until his death in 2022

Prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2005 until his resignation in 2013.

His election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave after the death of Pope John Paul II.

He is the first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415.

He was succeeded by Francis on 13 March 2013

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Generation: The Greatest Generation (1901-1927), 1 year to The Silent Generation (1928-1945)
Zodiac sign: Aries ♈ (March 21 - April 19)
Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit
Nr. of Heartbeats: 4,110,451,200
Nr. of Breaths: 834,935,400
Nr. of blinks (with 8 hours of sleep every day): 578,032,200
Hair length (if it was never cut): 1,487 cm or 14.87 meters (48 feet 9.3 inches)
Nail length (if it was never cut): 4,163 mm or 4.16 meters (13 feet 7.9 inches)

Animal Age

How old Pope Benedict XVI would be if they were an animal.
Dog
16.51 years
Cat
20.64 years
Turtle
243.54 years
Horse
37.15 years
Cow
27.52 years
Elephant
66.04 years

Planet Age

How old Pope Benedict XVI would be if they were born on a different planet
Mercury
405.61 years
Venus
158.79 years
Mars
51.94 years
Jupiter
8.23 years
Saturn
3.32 years
 
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