Pope John Paul II was the pope immediately before Benedict XVI.
In August 2013 the pope is Pope Francis and his predecessor was Pope Benedict XVI who retired in February of 2013.
Pope John Paul II was the immediate predecessor of Benedict XVI.
Pope John Paul II was the predecessor of Pope Benedict XVI.
The pope previous to the current Pope Francis was Pope Benedict XVI who retired in 2013.
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Pope Benedict XVI, his predecessor was John Paul II.
The current pope is Pope Francis. His papacy began on 13th March 2013. His predecessor, Benedict XVI's papacy ended on 28th February 2013.
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 predecessor of Pope Benedict XVI.
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The job of Pope Bendict-XVII is to follow the path of Lord Jesus Christ and the principles of Holy Bible and spread the truth all over the world. Pope Benedict XVI, being head of the christian community should believe Internaional equality. I do not know, Why Pope Bendict-XVII fails to submit a proposal for equalisation of the value of all the currencies into a single monetary unit. Perhaps he fears to speak. If, he fears the administrators, I may tell him anti-christ.
Pope Benedict XVI was the 265th pope.