He was preceded by Pope Leo IV. Pope Nicholas I was the pope following Benedict III.
Pope John Paul II was the predecessor of Pope Benedict XVI.
John Paul II
If you refer to Pope Benedict XVI, his immediate predecessor was Pope John Paul II. He also had 264 other predecessors dating back to St. Peter.
Pope John Paul II was the immediate predecessor of Benedict XVI.
In August 2013 the pope is Pope Francis and his predecessor was Pope Benedict XVI who retired in February of 2013.
Pope Benedict XVI, his predecessor was John Paul II.
The pope previous to the current Pope Francis was Pope Benedict XVI who retired in 2013.
The current pope is Pope Francis. His papacy began on 13th March 2013. His predecessor, Benedict XVI's papacy ended on 28th February 2013.
Pope John Paul II was the pope immediately before Benedict XVI.
Pope John Paul II was the predecessor of Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Clement XIII was pope in 1767 and his predecessor was Benedict XIV.
The current pope, Francis, is from Argentina. Pope Benedict, his predecessor, was German. Pope John Paul II was Polish.