What job did Pope Benedict XVI have before pope?

Answer 1

Before his election to the papacy, he was Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger. He had been an archbishop in Germany, and His Holiness, John Paul II appointed him to head the Holy Office where he served for many years in Rome.

Answer 2

Pope Benedict XVI was born Joseph Alois Ratzinger in 1927. Pope Benedict XVI was elected pope at the age of 78. He is the oldest person to have been elected pope since Clement XII in 1730. The Pope earned doctorate degrees in divinity and theology and he was a university professor. Along with his native German, Benedict speaks fluent Italian, French, English, Spanish and Latin. He can read ancient Greek and biblical Hebrew. Benedict plays the piano and has a preference for Mozart and Beethoven. Pope Benedict XVI is the first pope to own an iPod.

Answer 3

Archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977-1982)

Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino (1977-1993)

President of the International Theological Commission (1981-2005)

Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1981-2005)

President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission (1981-2005)

Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni (1993-2005)

Dean of the College of Cardinals (2002-2005)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (2002-2005)

Answer 4

He was a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church

Answer 5

Yes, he was a priest, then a bishop, archbishop and finally a cardinal before he was elected as pope.

Answer 6

He was the Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Answer 7

He was dean of the College of Cardinals and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith before he was elected as pope.

Answer 8

He was the Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 1981 until 2005 when he became the pope.