Pope Benedict XVI is the only pope with the name of Josef Ratzinger.
None, Benedict XVI is the first.
Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th pope.
There has only been one pope by that name - Pope Benedict XVI.
There were 38 popes before Anastasius I.
There were 264 popes before Benedict XVI.
There were 264 popes before Pope Benedict XVI.
There were 264 popes before Benedict XVI.
There were 257 popes before Pius X.
The Ratzinger Report has 197 pages.
Pope John Paul II was the 264th pope so there were 263 popes before him.
yes there were many popes before Benedict but there can only be one pope at a time. before Pope Benedict the pope was Pope John Paul II.
Prior to Benedict XVI there were 14 other popes with that name. Pope Benedict X was an antipope and does not count.