Pope Francis is fluent in Spanish, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, Latin, and Ukrainian.
Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) is fluent in Spanish, Italian, German, French, English, Portuguese, and Latin. He is able to understand and communicate proficiently in these languages.
The term is Polylinguists.There is no known individual. The parameters are too hard to define as languages can be derivatives or dialects.The pope can speak quite a lot, but I'm guessing someone out there can speak about 30.The person who claims to be able to speak the most languages is Ziad Fazah. He claims to be able to speak 59 different languages.
David Becham. his name is Beckham....and I would say it would be impossible to know how many "famous" people speak another language, as most would not need to advertise the fact, most famous people, are actually quite modest about that sort of thing
Yes, Georg Ganswein is known to speak English in addition to his native language, which is German. He has served as a private secretary to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and has participated in various international events where English is the common language.
No country speaks Latin any longer as it is a dead language. However, a small number of people in northern Italy, eastern Switzerland and western Austria speak Helvetian, which is a mixture of languages including Latin. The military in Switzerland (if you can call it that) and in Austria speak German, but different dialects.
Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) is fluent in Spanish, Italian, German, French, English, Portuguese, and Latin. He is able to understand and communicate proficiently in these languages.
Pope Benedict XVI was formerly known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Being a German, he does speak German, as well as several other languages.
Pope Benedict XVI is fluent in German, English, Italian, French, and Spanish and has knowledge of Portuguese. Pope Benedict XVI can also speak classical Latin. (found at link below)
It depends on what country the priest lives in. It also depends one what religion you are talking about.
yes, he did speak English. However, he was very talented not only he spoke English but he also spoked other 13 languages including his national language which is polish.
The term is Polylinguists.There is no known individual. The parameters are too hard to define as languages can be derivatives or dialects.The pope can speak quite a lot, but I'm guessing someone out there can speak about 30.The person who claims to be able to speak the most languages is Ziad Fazah. He claims to be able to speak 59 different languages.
There's no formal requirement, but hard to do the things a pope needs to do without Latin and Italian. Most modern popes know English, and also the language where they were born. So technically none, but most know 3-4 or more.
Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is fluent in Spanish, Italian, and German. He also has some knowledge of English, French, and Portuguese.
Pope Benedict XVI is fluent in: German Italian French English Spanish Portuguese Latin additionally he reads and understands Ancient Greek Biblical Hebrew
No, his secretary does not speak English.
The first Pope was St. Peter the Apostle. The current Pope is Josef Ratzinger, who took the name Benedict XVI when he became Pope. He is the 265th Pope. The word "Pope" is derived from the Greek word pápas (which could refer to any Bishop). This word is itself derived from páppas, which means "father." Many languages use the word "papa" instead of "pope."
The pope can speak Latin, but his native language is German. He only really uses Latin in very formal written works and in Latin Masses.