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If you are referring to Pope Francis, he was the Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, before being elected as pope.
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Who was the Bishop of Rome and later became head of the Catholic Church?
The pope is the bishop of Rome and pope, the earthly head of the Catholic Church.
When Rome became the capital of Italy in 1871the pope of the Roman Catholic Church did what?
When Rome became the capital of Italy in 1871 the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church became very hostile and he tried to discipline those who were in favor of Rome being capital. Pope Pius IX was the pope of the church at that time.
Who was the last pope of the Roman Catholic Church before beniedict?
If you are talking about Pope Benedict XVI, then the pope before him was Pope John Paul II
What did Pope Benedict do before he became pope?
Before he became pope, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was the head of the Sacred Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith. He was the church's foremost theologian.
Who led the Roman Catholic Church before Pope Gregory I?
Pope Pelagius II was the predecessor of Pope Gregory I, the Great.
The pope was the bishop of where?
Pope Benedict was bishop of Velletri-Segni before he became pope and Bishop of Rome.
When will the Catholic church elect a Jew as the new pope?
The requirements to be considered for the position of pope - one must be a male Catholic. That pretty much eliminates a Jew from consideration. The only way it could happen would be if the person was an ethnic Jew who had converted to Catholicism. Saint Peter was a Jew before he became a Catholic. Does that count?
Did any Catholic pope visit the US before 1963?
The first reigning pope to visit the U.S. was Pope Paul VI in 1965. Pope Pius XII did visit before he was elected as pope, however.
What was Pope John Paul 2nd name before he became Pope?
Karol Wojtyla
Who and when was the last retired pope?
Prior to Benedict XVI in 2013, it was the year 1415, when Pope Gregory XII resigned..AnswerNever. A Catholic (It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church.) Pope can not retire. The few pope that have renounced the papacy have RENOUNCED it, not retired. Pope Gregory XII, above was the last pope to renounce the papacy, before that it was Pope St. Celestine V who renounced the papacy in 1294.
What sect of what church is the pope the head of?
The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. There is only one Catholic Church and it is not a sect. To be a Catholic Church, a church must be in union with the pope. If they are not in union with the pope, they are not Catholic.
Where was Pope Francis a cardinal before he became pope?
He was the Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
