He was made a cardinal in 1977 by Pope Paul VI.
He was elevated to cardinal by Pope Paul VI on June 27, 1977.
Pope Francis was elevated to cardinal on February 21, 2001, by Pope John Paul II.
Benedict was canonized in the year 1220 by Pope Honorius III.
He was elevated to cardinal on February 21, 2001, by Pope John Paul II.
Pope Francis became a Cardinal in the year 2001
He was appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising in 1977 by Pope Paul VI, and created a Cardinal that same year.
Pope Benedict XVI became pope in 2005.
Benedict was canonized in the year 1220 by Pope Honorius III. --
She was canonized May 16, 1920, by Pope Benedict XV
Pope Valentine (Valentinus) was the 100th pope and ruled for one month in the year 827.
Joan was canonized on May 16, 1920, by Pope Benedict XV.
There is only one pope named Benedict who has been declared a saint and that is Pope Saint Benedict II who died in the year 685. There was no canonization process in place at the time so he would have been declared a saint by an early Church bishop at the request of the local Church.