Pope Benedict XVI
| First Name | Pope |
| Last Name | Benedict XVI |
| Full Name at Birth | Joseph Alois Ratzinger |
| Other Names | Pope |
| Age | 84 |
| Date of Birth | April 16, 1927 |
| Birthplace | Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany |
| Height | 5' 7" (170 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Hair Color | Grey |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation Category | Personality |
| Claim to Fame | Pope |
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: ; Italian: ; German: ; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the head of the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave, celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral, the Basilica of St. John Lateran, on 7 May 2005. A native of Bavaria, Pope Benedict XVI has both German and Vatican citizenship.
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