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Pope John Paul the Great

Pope Saint
John Paul II
Bishop of Rome
John Paul II on 12 August 1993 in Denver, Colorado
John Paul II in 1993
Papacy began 16 October 1978
Papacy ended 2 April 2005
Predecessor John Paul I
Successor Benedict XVI
Orders
Ordination 1 November 1946
by Adam Stefan Sapieha
Consecration 28 September 1958
by Eugeniusz Baziak
Created Cardinal 26 June 1967
by Paul VI
Personal details
Birth name Karol Józef Wojtyła
Born (1920-05-18)18 May 1920
Wadowice, Republic of Poland
Died 2 April 2005(2005-04-02) (aged 84)
Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Nationality Polish (with Vatican citizenship)
Denomination Roman Catholic (Latin Church)
Previous post
Motto Totus Tuus
(Totally yours)
Signature John Paul II's signature
Coat of arms John Paul II's coat of arms
Sainthood
Feast day 22 October
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Beatified 1 May 2011
St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
by Pope Benedict XVI
Canonized 27 April 2014
St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
by Pope Francis
Attributes
Patronage
Papal styles of
Pope John Paul II
John paul 2 coa.svg
Reference style His Holiness
Spoken style Your Holiness
Religious style Holy Father
Posthumous style Saint
Ordination history of
Pope John Paul II
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by Stefan Card Sapieha (Kraków)
Date of ordination 20 October 1946
Priestly ordination
Ordained by Adam Stefan Sapieha (Kraków)
Date of ordination 1 November 1946
Place of ordination Chapel of the Kraków Archbishop's residence
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Eugeniusz Baziak (Kraków AA)
Co-consecrators Franciszek Jop (Sandomierz aux)
Bolesław Kominek
Date of consecration 28 September 1958
Place of consecration Wawel Cathedral, Kraków
Cardinalate
Elevated by Paul VI
Date of elevation 26 June 1967
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Pope John Paul II as principal consecrator
Piotr Bednarczyk 21 April 1968
Józef Rozwadowski 24 November 1968
Stanislaw Smolenski 5 April 1970
Albin Małysiak CM 5 April 1970
Paweł Socha CM 26 December 1973
Józef Marek 27 December 1973
Franciszek Macharski 6 January 1979
Justo Mullor García 27 May 1979
Alfio Rapisarda 27 May 1979
Achille Silvestrini 27 May 1979
Samuel Seraphimov Djoundrine AA 27 May 1979
Rubén López Ardón 27 May 1979
Paulino Lukudu Loro FSCJ 27 May 1979
Vincent Mojwok Nyiker 27 May 1979
Armido Gasparini FSCJ 27 May 1979
Michael Hughes Kenny 27 May 1979
William Russell Houck 27 May 1979
José Cardoso Sobrinho OCarm 27 May 1979
Gerhard Ludwig Goebel MSF 27 May 1979
Décio Pereira 27 May 1979
Fernando José Penteado 27 May 1979
Girolamo Grillo 27 May 1979
Paciano Basilio Aniceto 27 May 1979
Alan Basil de Lastic 27 May 1979
William Thomas Larkin 27 May 1979
John Joseph O'Connor 27 May 1979
Jean-Marie Lafontaine 27 May 1979
Ladislau Biernaski CM 27 May 1979
Newton Holanda Gurgel 27 May 1979
Matthew Harvey Clark 27 May 1979
Alejandro Goic Karmelic 27 May 1979
Pedro G. Magugat MSC 27 May 1979
Ramón López Carrozas OdeM 27 May 1979
Jozef Tomko 15 September 1979
Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky 12 November 1979
Giovanni Coppa 6 January 1980
Carlo Maria Cardinal Martini SJ 6 January 1980
Christian Wiyghan Tumi 6 January 1980
Marcel Bam'ba Gongoa 4 May 1980
Louis Nkinga Bondala CICM 4 May 1980
Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya 4 May 1980
Paride Taban 4 May 1980
Roger Mpungu 4 May 1980
Michel-Joseph-Gérard Gagnon MAfr 4 May 1980
Dominique Kimpinde Amando 4 May 1980
Joseph Nduhirubusa 4 May 1980
Vicente Joaquim Zico CM 6 January 1981
Sergio Goretti 6 January 1981
Giulio Sanguineti 6 January 1981
Francesco Voto 6 January 1981
Gregory Obinna Ochiagha 6 January 1981
Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga OFM Cap 6 January 1981
Lucas Luis Dónnelly Carey OdeM 6 January 1981
Filippo Giannini 6 January 1981
Ennio Appignanesi 6 January 1981
Martino Scarafile 6 January 1981
Alessandro Plotti 6 January 1981
Stanisław Szymecki 12 April 1981
Charles Louis Joseph Vandame SJ 6 January 1982
John Bulaitis 6 January 1982
Traian Crişan 6 January 1982
Charles Kweku Sam 6 January 1982
Thomas Joseph O'Brien 6 January 1982
Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende CSS 6 January 1982
Francis George Adeodatus Micallef OCD 6 January 1982
Anthony Michael Milone 6 January 1982
Salim Sayegh 6 January 1982
Virgilio Noè 6 March 1982
Antonio Vitale Bommarco OFM Conv 6 January 1983
José Sebastián Laboa Gallego 6 January 1983
Karl-Josef Rauber 6 January 1983
Francesco Monterisi 6 January 1983
Kevin Joseph Aje 6 January 1983
John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan 6 January 1983
Pietro Rossano 6 January 1983
Anacleto Sima Ngua 6 January 1983
Ildefonso Obama Obono 6 January 1983
Jaroslav Škarvada 6 January 1983
Dominik Hrušovský 6 January 1983
Luigi del Gallo Roccagiovine 6 January 1983
Zenon Grocholewski 6 January 1983
Juliusz Paetz 6 January 1983
Alfons Maria Stickler SDB 1 November 1983
Paolo Romeo 6 January 1984
Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol 6 January 1984
Polycarp Pengo 6 January 1984
Nicolas Okioh 6 January 1984
Eugenio Binini 6 January 1984
Ernest Kombo SJ 6 January 1984
Jan Pieter Schotte CICM 6 January 1984
Mathai Kochuparampil SDB 6 January 1984
Domenico Pecile 6 January 1984
Bernard Patrick Devlin 6 January 1985
Kazimierz Górny 6 January 1985
Aloysius Balina 6 January 1985
Afonso Nteka OFM Cap 6 January 1985
Pellegrino Tomaso Ronchi OFM Cap 6 January 1985
Fernando Sáenz Lacalle 6 January 1985
Jorge Medina Estévez 6 January 1985
Justin Francis Rigali 14 September 1985
Pier Luigi Celata 6 January 1986
Franjo Komarica 6 January 1986
Walmir Alberto Valle IMC 6 January 1986
Norbert Wendelin Mtega 6 January 1986
John Bosco Manat Chuabsamai 6 January 1986
Donald William Wuerl 6 January 1986
Felipe González González OFM Cap 6 January 1986
Józef Michalik 16 October 1986
Gilberto Agustoni 6 January 1987
Franc Perko 6 January 1987
Dino Monduzzi 6 January 1987
Joseph Sangval Surasarang 6 January 1987
George Biguzzi SX 6 January 1987
Benedict Dotu Sekey 6 January 1987
Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle 6 January 1987
William Jerome McCormack 6 January 1987
Emmanuel A. Mapunda 6 January 1987
Dominic Su Haw Chiu 6 January 1987
John Magee SPS 17 March 1987
Beniamino Stella 5 September 1987
René Pierre Louis Joseph Séjourné 5 September 1987
Giulio Nicolini 5 September 1987
Giovanni Battista Re 7 November 1987
Michel Sabbah 6 January 1988
Marian Oles 6 January 1988
Emery Kabongo Kanundowi 6 January 1988
Luís d'Andrea OFM Conv 6 January 1988
Victor Adibe Chikwe 6 January 1988
Athanasius Atule Usuh 6 January 1988
Srecko Badurina T.O.R 6 January 1988
José Raúl Vera López, O.P. 6 January 1988
Luigi Belloli 6 January 1988
John Gavin Nolan 6 January 1988
Audrys Bačkis 4 October 1988
Pasquale Macchi 6 January 1989
Francesco Marchisano 6 January 1989
Justin Tetmu Samba 6 January 1989
John Mendes 6 January 1989
Leon Augustine Tharmaraj 6 January 1989
Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa 6 January 1989
Raffaele Calabro 6 January 1989
Francisco José Arnáiz Zarandona S.J. 6 January 1989
Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio 6 January 1989
Cipriano Calderón Polo 6 January 1989
Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri 6 January 1989
Andrea Maria Erba 6 January 1989
Józef Kowalczyk 6 January 1989
Edmond Farhat 6 January 1989
Edmond Farhat 6 January 1989
Janusz Bolonek 6 January 1989
Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz 6 January 1989
Giovanni Tonucci 6 January 1990
Ignazio Bedini S.D.B. 6 January 1990
Mario Milano 6 January 1990
Giovanni Ceirano 6 January 1990
Oscar Rizzato 6 January 1990
Antonio Ignacio Velasco Garcia S.D.B 6 January 1990
Paul R. Ruzoka 6 January 1990
Marian Błażej Kruszyłowicz O.F.M. Conv. 6 January 1990
Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey 6 January 1990
Domenico Umberto D'Ambrosio 6 January 1990
Edward Dajczak 6 January 1990
Benjamin J. Almoneda 6 January 1990
Francesco Gioia O.F.M. Cap. 5 April 1990
Edward Nowak 5 April 1990
Giacinto Berloco 5 April 1990
Erwin Josef Ender 5 April 1990
Jean-Louis Tauran 6 January 1991
Vinko Puljic 6 January 1991
Marcello Costalunga 6 January 1991
Osvaldo Padilla 6 January 1991
Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa 6 January 1991
Bruno Pius Ngonyani 6 January 1991
Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo 6 January 1991
Andrea Gemma F.D.P 6 January 1991
Joseph Habib Hitti 6 January 1991
Jacinto Guerrero Torres 6 January 1991
Álvaro del Portillo 6 January 1991
Julián Herranz Casado 6 January 1991
Bruno Bertagna 6 January 1991
Source(s):
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by Stefan Card Sapieha (Kraków)
Date of ordination 20 October 1946
Priestly ordination
Ordained by Adam Stefan Sapieha (Kraków)
Date of ordination 1 November 1946
Place of ordination Chapel of the Kraków Archbishop's residence
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Eugeniusz Baziak (Kraków AA)
Co-consecrators Franciszek Jop (Sandomierz aux)
Bolesław Kominek
Date of consecration 28 September 1958
Place of consecration Wawel Cathedral, Kraków
Cardinalate
Elevated by Paul VI
Date of elevation 26 June 1967
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Pope John Paul II as principal consecrator
Piotr Bednarczyk 21 April 1968
Józef Rozwadowski 24 November 1968
Stanislaw Smolenski 5 April 1970
Albin Małysiak CM 5 April 1970
Paweł Socha CM 26 December 1973
Józef Marek 27 December 1973
Franciszek Macharski 6 January 1979
Justo Mullor García 27 May 1979
Alfio Rapisarda 27 May 1979
Achille Silvestrini 27 May 1979
Samuel Seraphimov Djoundrine AA 27 May 1979
Rubén López Ardón 27 May 1979
Paulino Lukudu Loro FSCJ 27 May 1979
Vincent Mojwok Nyiker 27 May 1979
Armido Gasparini FSCJ 27 May 1979
Michael Hughes Kenny 27 May 1979
William Russell Houck 27 May 1979
José Cardoso Sobrinho OCarm 27 May 1979
Gerhard Ludwig Goebel MSF 27 May 1979
Décio Pereira 27 May 1979
Fernando José Penteado 27 May 1979
Girolamo Grillo 27 May 1979
Paciano Basilio Aniceto 27 May 1979
Alan Basil de Lastic 27 May 1979
William Thomas Larkin 27 May 1979
John Joseph O'Connor 27 May 1979
Jean-Marie Lafontaine 27 May 1979
Ladislau Biernaski CM 27 May 1979
Newton Holanda Gurgel 27 May 1979
Matthew Harvey Clark 27 May 1979
Alejandro Goic Karmelic 27 May 1979
Pedro G. Magugat MSC 27 May 1979
Ramón López Carrozas OdeM 27 May 1979
Jozef Tomko 15 September 1979
Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky 12 November 1979
Giovanni Coppa 6 January 1980
Carlo Maria Cardinal Martini SJ 6 January 1980
Christian Wiyghan Tumi 6 January 1980
Marcel Bam'ba Gongoa 4 May 1980
Louis Nkinga Bondala CICM 4 May 1980
Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya 4 May 1980
Paride Taban 4 May 1980
Roger Mpungu 4 May 1980
Michel-Joseph-Gérard Gagnon MAfr 4 May 1980
Dominique Kimpinde Amando 4 May 1980
Joseph Nduhirubusa 4 May 1980
Vicente Joaquim Zico CM 6 January 1981
Sergio Goretti 6 January 1981
Giulio Sanguineti 6 January 1981
Francesco Voto 6 January 1981
Gregory Obinna Ochiagha 6 January 1981
Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga OFM Cap 6 January 1981
Lucas Luis Dónnelly Carey OdeM 6 January 1981
Filippo Giannini 6 January 1981
Ennio Appignanesi 6 January 1981
Martino Scarafile 6 January 1981
Alessandro Plotti 6 January 1981
Stanisław Szymecki 12 April 1981
Charles Louis Joseph Vandame SJ 6 January 1982
John Bulaitis 6 January 1982
Traian Crişan 6 January 1982
Charles Kweku Sam 6 January 1982
Thomas Joseph O'Brien 6 January 1982
Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende CSS 6 January 1982
Francis George Adeodatus Micallef OCD 6 January 1982
Anthony Michael Milone 6 January 1982
Salim Sayegh 6 January 1982
Virgilio Noè 6 March 1982
Antonio Vitale Bommarco OFM Conv 6 January 1983
José Sebastián Laboa Gallego 6 January 1983
Karl-Josef Rauber 6 January 1983
Francesco Monterisi 6 January 1983
Kevin Joseph Aje 6 January 1983
John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan 6 January 1983
Pietro Rossano 6 January 1983
Anacleto Sima Ngua 6 January 1983
Ildefonso Obama Obono 6 January 1983
Jaroslav Škarvada 6 January 1983
Dominik Hrušovský 6 January 1983
Luigi del Gallo Roccagiovine 6 January 1983
Zenon Grocholewski 6 January 1983
Juliusz Paetz 6 January 1983
Alfons Maria Stickler SDB 1 November 1983
Paolo Romeo 6 January 1984
Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol 6 January 1984
Polycarp Pengo 6 January 1984
Nicolas Okioh 6 January 1984
Eugenio Binini 6 January 1984
Ernest Kombo SJ 6 January 1984
Jan Pieter Schotte CICM 6 January 1984
Mathai Kochuparampil SDB 6 January 1984
Domenico Pecile 6 January 1984
Bernard Patrick Devlin 6 January 1985
Kazimierz Górny 6 January 1985
Aloysius Balina 6 January 1985
Afonso Nteka OFM Cap 6 January 1985
Pellegrino Tomaso Ronchi OFM Cap 6 January 1985
Fernando Sáenz Lacalle 6 January 1985
Jorge Medina Estévez 6 January 1985
Justin Francis Rigali 14 September 1985
Pier Luigi Celata 6 January 1986
Franjo Komarica 6 January 1986
Walmir Alberto Valle IMC 6 January 1986
Norbert Wendelin Mtega 6 January 1986
John Bosco Manat Chuabsamai 6 January 1986
Donald William Wuerl 6 January 1986
Felipe González González OFM Cap 6 January 1986
Józef Michalik 16 October 1986
Gilberto Agustoni 6 January 1987
Franc Perko 6 January 1987
Dino Monduzzi 6 January 1987
Joseph Sangval Surasarang 6 January 1987
George Biguzzi SX 6 January 1987
Benedict Dotu Sekey 6 January 1987
Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle 6 January 1987
William Jerome McCormack 6 January 1987
Emmanuel A. Mapunda 6 January 1987
Dominic Su Haw Chiu 6 January 1987
John Magee SPS 17 March 1987
Beniamino Stella 5 September 1987
René Pierre Louis Joseph Séjourné 5 September 1987
Giulio Nicolini 5 September 1987
Giovanni Battista Re 7 November 1987
Michel Sabbah 6 January 1988
Marian Oles 6 January 1988
Emery Kabongo Kanundowi 6 January 1988
Luís d'Andrea OFM Conv 6 January 1988
Victor Adibe Chikwe 6 January 1988
Athanasius Atule Usuh 6 January 1988
Srecko Badurina T.O.R 6 January 1988
José Raúl Vera López, O.P. 6 January 1988
Luigi Belloli 6 January 1988
John Gavin Nolan 6 January 1988
Audrys Bačkis 4 October 1988
Pasquale Macchi 6 January 1989
Francesco Marchisano 6 January 1989
Justin Tetmu Samba 6 January 1989
John Mendes 6 January 1989
Leon Augustine Tharmaraj 6 January 1989
Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa 6 January 1989
Raffaele Calabro 6 January 1989
Francisco José Arnáiz Zarandona S.J. 6 January 1989
Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio 6 January 1989
Cipriano Calderón Polo 6 January 1989
Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri 6 January 1989
Andrea Maria Erba 6 January 1989
Józef Kowalczyk 6 January 1989
Edmond Farhat 6 January 1989
Edmond Farhat 6 January 1989
Janusz Bolonek 6 January 1989
Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz 6 January 1989
Giovanni Tonucci 6 January 1990
Ignazio Bedini S.D.B. 6 January 1990
Mario Milano 6 January 1990
Giovanni Ceirano 6 January 1990
Oscar Rizzato 6 January 1990
Antonio Ignacio Velasco Garcia S.D.B 6 January 1990
Paul R. Ruzoka 6 January 1990
Marian Błażej Kruszyłowicz O.F.M. Conv. 6 January 1990
Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey 6 January 1990
Domenico Umberto D'Ambrosio 6 January 1990
Edward Dajczak 6 January 1990
Benjamin J. Almoneda 6 January 1990
Francesco Gioia O.F.M. Cap. 5 April 1990
Edward Nowak 5 April 1990
Giacinto Berloco 5 April 1990
Erwin Josef Ender 5 April 1990
Jean-Louis Tauran 6 January 1991
Vinko Puljic 6 January 1991
Marcello Costalunga 6 January 1991
Osvaldo Padilla 6 January 1991
Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa 6 January 1991
Bruno Pius Ngonyani 6 January 1991
Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo 6 January 1991
Andrea Gemma F.D.P 6 January 1991
Joseph Habib Hitti 6 January 1991
Jacinto Guerrero Torres 6 January 1991
Álvaro del Portillo 6 January 1991
Julián Herranz Casado 6 January 1991
Bruno Bertagna 6 January 1991
John Paul II
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Pope and Saint
Born 18 May 1920
Wadowice, Poland
Died 2 April 2005 (aged 84)
Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
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