resignation as pope (Bishop of Rome) on 28 February 2013, Benedict XVI became Supreme Pontiff Emeritus (or, colloquially, Pope Emeritus). The sole holder...

election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known as "Pope emeritus" upon his...

Japan) Diocesan bishop (bishop emeritus in the Catholic Church) Pope Emeritus List of academic ranks feminine emerita or emeritus; plural emeriti (masc.) or...

(UTC+1), former Pope Benedict XVI died at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City at the age of 95. He had been pope emeritus since his resignation...

Argentina, who took the name of Francis. Benedict chose to be known as "Pope emeritus" upon his resignation, and he retained this title until his death in...

Become Pope Emeritus". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2017. "The 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict...

oldest pope, whose age can be validated, holding office (Benedict XVI became older (95) as Pope Emeritus), and had the fourth-longest reign of any pope, behind...

cardinal at the consistory were: Pope emeritus Benedict XVI attended the consistory. He doffed his zucchetto when Pope Francis came down the nave of St...

holiness, including a handwritten card from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The testimony of a Pope or former Pope in considering a candidate for sainthood is...

A collection of popes have had violent deaths through the centuries. The circumstances have ranged from martyrdom (Pope Stephen I) to war (Lucius II)...