[Latest] How old would Pope_Benedict_XVI be? (If still alive)

Pope_Benedict_XVI
is

As of April 14, 2026
If still alive

98 years old
11 months!

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Accuracy is not guaranteed.

Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop of Rome
Benedict in 2010
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	19 April 2005
Papacy ended	28 February 2013
Predecessor	John Paul II
Successor	Francis
Previous posts Previous posts Archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977‍–‍1982) Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino (1977‍–‍1993) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1981‍–‍2005) President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission (1981‍–‍2005) President of the International Theological Commission (1981‍–‍2005) Cardinal Bishop of Velletri–Segni (1993‍–‍2005) Cardinal Bishop of Ostia (2002‍–‍2005) Dean of the College of Cardinals (2002‍–‍2005)
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1951 by Michael von Faulhaber
Consecration	28 May 1977 by Josef Stangl
Created cardinal	27 June 1977 by Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal priest (1977‍–‍1993) Cardinal bishop (1993‍–‍2005)
Personal details
Born	Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-04-16)16 April 1927 Marktl, Germany
Died	31 December 2022(2022-12-31) (aged 95) Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, Vatican City
Buried	Vatican Grottoes, St. Peter's Basilica
Education	LMU Munich
Motto	Cooperatores veritatis (Latin for 'Cooperators of the truth')
Signature
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Philosophical work
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Augustinianism Nouvelle théologie
Main interests	Christian theology Ecclesiology
Notable works	Jesus of Nazareth Introduction to Christianity Eschatology Deus caritas est
Notable ideas	Rejection of dehellenization Hermeneutic of continuity
Ordination history
History Diaconal ordination Ordained by Johannes Neuhäusler Date 29 October 1950 Place Freising Cathedral, Freising Priestly ordination Ordained by Michael von Faulhaber Date 29 June 1951 Place Freising Cathedral, Freising Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Josef Stangl Co-consecrators Rudolf Graber [de] Ernst Tewes [de] Date 28 May 1977 Place Frauenkirche, Munich Cardinalate Elevated by Pope Paul VI Date 27 June 1977
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI as principal consecrator Alberto Bovone 12 May 1984 Zygmunt Zimowski 25 May 2002 Josef Clemens 6 January 2004 Bruno Forte 8 September 2004 Mieczysław Mokrzycki 29 September 2007 Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro 29 September 2007 Gianfranco Ravasi 29 September 2007 Tommaso Caputo 29 September 2007 Sergio Pagano 29 September 2007 Vincenzo Di Mauro 29 September 2007 Gabriele Giordano Caccia 12 September 2009 Franco Coppola 12 September 2009 Pietro Parolin 12 September 2009 Raffaello Martinelli 12 September 2009 Giorgio Corbellini 12 September 2009 Savio Hon 5 February 2011 Marcello Bartolucci 5 February 2011 Celso Morga Iruzubieta 5 February 2011 Antonio Guido Filipazzi 5 February 2011 Edgar Peña Parra 5 February 2011 Charles John Brown 6 January 2012 Marek Solczyński 6 January 2012 Angelo Vincenzo Zani 6 January 2013 Fortunatus Nwachukwu 6 January 2013 Georg Gänswein 6 January 2013 Nicolas Thévenin 6 January 2013
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