Joseph Ratzinger was 24 years old in 1951.
Pope Benedict was 78 years old when elected.
Benedict XVI was ordained on June 29, 1951.
Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict) was ordained a priest on June 29, 1951.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected pope April 19, 2005.On 19 April 2005, Cardinal Ratzinger was elected as the successor to Pope John Paul II.
As of April 16, 2014, Pope Benedict XVI is 87 years old.
He was 78 years old when elected.
On June 29th of that year he was ordained a priest.
Pope Benedict XVI was born on April 16, 1927.
He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1951.
Pope Benedict XIII was born on February 2, 1649 and died on February 21, 1730. Pope Benedict XIII would have been 81 years old at the time of death or 366 years old today.
As of April 16, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI is 86 years old.
Pope Benedict XIII died on February 21, 1730 at the age of 81.