Pope Benedict VI died in 974.
John Paul II
Pope Benedict VI was the 134th pope.
Pope Paul VI named him a cardinal in 1977.
Pope Paul VI on June 27, 1977.
Pope Benedict I died on 579-07-30.
Pope Benedict XI died in 1304.
He was made a cardinal in 1977 by Pope Paul VI.
In 2005, John Paul II died and Benedict XVI was elected pope.
No pope has ever been a member of the Masons. Being a member incurs automatic excommunication. Benedict VI was pope in the years 973 and 974 and could not have been a Mason since that group was not formed until the 15th century.
He died on April 5, 2005, and his replacement, Pope Benedict XVI, became pope on April 19, 2005.
Pope Gregory VI died in 1048.
Pope Boniface VI died in 896.