He was named archbishop of Munich and Freising
On May 28, 1977, Josef Ratzinger was consecrated Archbishop of Munich and Freising, Germany. A month later he wasa elevated to a cardinal.
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger is the birth name of Pope Benedict XVI.
Joseph Alois Ratzinger was the third and youngest child of Joseph Ratzinger, Sr., a police officer, and Maria Ratzinger (née Peintner).
Pope Benedict XVI, who is now retired, was named Joseph Alois Ratzinger.
If you are referring to Joseph Ratzinger, the father of Benedict, he was a police officer. If you are referring to Benedict, before he was pope he was a cardinal and member of the Roman Curia.
Yes, Georg Ratzinger is still alive as of January 2015.
He was named Josef Alois Ratzinger at birth.
Popes do not choose a surname when elected to the papacy. Before elected, though, Benedict XVI's name was Joseph Ratzinger.
Joseph Ratzinger, Sr.and Maria Ratzinger (née Peintner)
Joseph - Archbishop of Braga - was born in 1703.
Joseph - Archbishop of Braga - died in 1756.
The cast of Joseph Ratzinger - Die Jugend des Papstes - 2005 includes: Pope Benedict XVI as himself Georg Ratzinger as himself