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For other uses, see Pope John Paul II (disambiguation).
Blessed John Paul II
Pope John Paul II on 12 August 1993 in Denver, Colorado
John Paul II in 1993
Papacy began 16 October 1978
Papacyended 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 Cardinal26 June 1967
Personal details
Birth name Karol Józef Wojtyła
Born 18 May 1920
Wadowice, Republic of Poland
Died 2 April 2005 (aged 84)
Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Nationality Polish(with Vatican citizenship)
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Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków, Poland (1958–1964)
Titular Bishop of Ombi (1958–1964)
Archbishop of Kraków, Poland (1964–1978)Cardinal-Priest of San Cesareo in Palatio (1967–1978)

Motto Totus Tuus meaning "totally yours"
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Sainthood
Feast day 22 October
Beatified1 May 2011
Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
by Pope Benedict XVI
Patronage World Youth Day (Co- Patron)

Other popes named John Paul

John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian:Giovanni Paolo II), sometimes called Blessed John Paul, born Karol Józef Wojtyła (Polish: [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛf vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005), reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1978until his death in 2005. He was the second-longest serving Pope in history and the first non-Italian since 1523.

A very charismatic figure, John Paul II was acclaimed as one of the most influentialleaders of the 20th century. He is credited with helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe.[1] John Paul II significantly improved the Catholic Church's relationswith Judaism, Islam, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. Though criticised by progressives for upholding the Church's teachings against artificial contraception and the...