Yes, of the 117 cardinals who are eligible to take part in the conclave in March of 2013, Benedict appointed 67 of them.
Pope Benedict XVI was the 265th pope.
The Holy Spirit acting through the College of Cardinals.
His Holiness Benedict XVI was, like the majority of his predecessors, elected by the college of cardinals (voting-age cardinals) in a papal conclave in 2005.
Pope Benedict XVI was the 265th pope.
Pope Benedict XVI was the 265th pope.
Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th pope.
John Paul II
Pope Benedict XVI is German.
Pope Benedict XVI was the 265th pope.
Pope Benedict XVI was pope number 265.
He was elected on April 19, 2005, on the 4th ballot of the conclave.
He was the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and dean of the College of Cardinals.