Benedict XVI

Belonged to

• Belonged to

  Catholic Church

  largest Christian Church, made up of 24 autonomous Churches in communion with the Pope, part of the Latin Church aka Latin Christianity a.k.a. western Christianity
• Belonged to

  Catholicism

  Christian doctrine professed by the Catholic Church

Offices held 9

1. 
   from 27 June 1977 CE cardinal Has references
2. 
   27 June 1977 CE – 5 April 1993 CE cardinal priest Has references
3. 24 March 1977 CE – 15 February 1982 CE Roman Catholic Archbishop of Munich and Freising Has references
4. 25 November 1981 CE – 13 May 2005 CE prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
5. 5 April 1993 CE – 19 April 2005 CE Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni Has references
6. 30 November 2002 CE – 19 April 2005 CE cardinal-bishop of Ostia Succeeded Bernardin Gantin · Succeeded by Angelo Sodano Has references
7. 27 November 2002 CE – 19 April 2005 CE Dean of the College of Cardinals Succeeded Bernardin Gantin · Succeeded by Angelo Sodano
8. 
   19 April 2005 CE – 28 February 2013 CE Pope Number 265 in the sequence Succeeded John Paul II · Succeeded by Pope Francis Has references