He was born in 1927 after the First World War ended and before the Second World War began.
Pope Benedict's real name is Joseph Ratzinger.
He was born and raised in Germany.
Pope Benedict was born Josef Alois Ratzinger.
Popes do not choose a surname when elected to the papacy. Before elected, though, Benedict XVI's name was Joseph Ratzinger.
I assume you mean the current pope. His birth name was Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger.
His father Joseph Ratzinger was born March 6, 1877, (probably in Bavaria)
Pope Benedict XVI was born Joseph Alois Ratzinger
He was born Josef Alois Ratzinger.
Formerly Cardinal Josef Ratzinger., he was born in Bavaria to Josef[ Sr ] and Maria Ratzinger in Bavaria. His brother is also a priest. Fr. Georg Ratzzinger was choirmaster at Regensburg Cathedral , also in Germany. Pope Benedict VI's parents are Joseph Ratzinger, Sr. and Maria Ratzinger.
Joseph Aloysius Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) was born on April 16, 1927 to Joseph and Maria Ratzinger, in Marktl am Inn, a small village in the state of Bavaria, Germany. Read more: Pope Benedict XVI Biography - life, childhood, children, name, story, death, history, mother, young, old, information, born link below
Pope Benedict XVI was born Joseph Alois Ratzinger in Bavaria, Germany on April 16 1927.
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI) was born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger on April 16, 1927, in Marktl, Germany.