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    resignation as pope (Bishop of Rome) on 28 February 2013, Benedict XVI became Supreme Pontiff Emeritus (or, colloquially, Pope Emeritus). The sole holder...
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    election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known as "Pope emeritus" upon his...
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  • Japan) Diocesan bishop (bishop emeritus in the Catholic Church) Pope Emeritus List of academic ranks feminine emerita or emeritus; plural emeriti (masc.) or...
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    (UTC+1), former Pope Benedict XVI died at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City at the age of 95. He had been pope emeritus since his resignation...
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    Argentina, who took the name of Francis. Benedict chose to be known as "Pope emeritus" upon his resignation, and he retained this title until his death in...
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    Become Pope Emeritus". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2017. "The 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict...
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    oldest pope, whose age can be validated, holding office (Benedict XVI became older (95) as Pope Emeritus), and had the fourth-longest reign of any pope, behind...
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    'new singer': originally Papa Emeritus I through to III—a demonic anti-pope—and then Cardinal Copia, who became Papa Emeritus IV in March 2020. Peter Hällje...
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  • cardinal at the consistory were: Pope emeritus Benedict XVI attended the consistory. He doffed his zucchetto when Pope Francis came down the nave of St...
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    The New Pope is a satirical drama television series created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino for Sky Atlantic, HBO and Canal+. It is a continuation of...
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  • A collection of popes have had violent deaths through the centuries. The circumstances have ranged from martyrdom (Pope Stephen I) to war (Lucius II)...
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    holiness, including a handwritten card from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The testimony of a Pope or former Pope in considering a candidate for sainthood is...
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  • Castel Gandolfo, Lazio, Italy – the pope's summer residence prior to 2016, temporary residence of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Quirinal Palace, Rome, Italy...
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    celebrated by Pope Francis (with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI concelebrating), on 27 April 2014 (Divine Mercy Sunday), in St. Peter's Square (Pope John Paul...
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    XXIII and Paul VI. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI did not do this during his eight-year reign from 2005 to 2013; his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, married...
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    Avignon Papacy (redirect from Avignon Pope)
    d'Avignon) was the period from 1309 to 1376 during which seven successive popes resided in Avignon (at the time within the Kingdom of Arles, part of the...
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  • Emeriti of Taipei. The same suffix was applied to the Bishop of Rome, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, on his retirement. Archiereus (Ancient Greek: ἀρχιερεύς...
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    Georg Ratzinger (category Pope Benedict XVI)
    My Brother the Pope. Ignatius Press. ISBN 978-1-68149-345-9. Retrieved 28 January 2020. "Georg Ratzinger, brother of Pope emeritus Benedict, dies in...
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  • country. February 28 – Pope Benedict XVI resigns, becoming the first pope to do so since 1415. Benedict takes the title pope emeritus. At the subsequent papal...
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    sports facilities, Easter Monday horse parade, and connections with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, contribute to the town's profile as a tourist destination...
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    (abbreviation HH), oral address Your Holiness, or Holy Father – the Pope and the Pope Emeritus, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Patriarch of Peć and...
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    The pope (Latin: papa, from Ancient Greek: πάππας, romanized: páppas, lit. 'father'), also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff or sovereign pontiff...
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    performed incognito under the persona of "Papa Emeritus", a character known for its "demonic anti-pope" imagery. This theatrical element has been a hallmark...
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    Sunday. The canonisation Mass for Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII, was celebrated by Pope Francis (with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI), on 27 April 2014...
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    State Legislature. A deceased pope customarily lies in state in the chapel of the Apostolic Palace (except for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI) where members...
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  • Vatican leaks scandal (category Pope Benedict XVI)
    blackmail scandal as well. Although the dossier was available only to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and the investigators themselves, the latter were free...
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    metropolitan archdiocese. The pope appoints all archbishops and bishops, who must be at least ordained priests. The pope chooses from a list of candidates...
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  • Pope Donus (died on 11 April 678) was the bishop of Rome from 676 to his death. Few details survive about him or his achievements beyond what is recorded...
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    Counter-Reformation. Pope Martin V (1417–1431) Pope Eugene IV (1431–1447) Pope Nicholas V (1447–1455) Pope Callixtus III (1455–1458) Pope Pius II (1458–1464) Pope Paul...
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  • would retain the style "His Holiness" after resigning and becoming pope emeritus. The term is sometimes abbreviated as "HH" or "H.H." when confusion...
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