When was Pope Benedict a pope?

Answer 1

There have been 16 Popes called Benedict (or Benedictus in Latin) (and a couple of anti-popes to make it interesting). The most recent is Pope Benedict XVI.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave and took the name Pope Benedict XVI. He celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral, the Basilica of St. John Lateran, on 7 May 2005.

Pope Benedict XVI's biography on the official Vatican site:

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/biography/documents/hf_ben-xvi_bio_20050419_short-biography_en.html

For a more complete biography of Pope Benedict XVI see this Wikipedia article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI

For more information on each of the popes see the Wikipedia article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_benedict

Answer 2

If you are referring to Pope Benedict XVI, he was pope from April 19 of 2005 until February 28, 2013.

Answer 3

Pope Benedict XVI was elected in April of 2005.

Answer 4

Benedict XVI was elected in 2005 following the death of Pope John Paul II.

Answer 5

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected Pope on the 19th of April in 2005, and took the name Benedict XVI.

Answer 6

April 19, 2005.

Answer 7

2005