20th Century · 264th pope in the Annuario Pontificio list
John Paul II
Saint
- Pontificate
- 16/10/1978 – 02/04/2005
- Birth name
- Karol Józef Wojtyła
- Nationality
- Poland
- Born – died
- 1920 – 2005
- Predecessor
- John Paul I
- Successor
- Benedict XVI
Important events
- First non-Italian pope since 1523
- Survived an assassination attempt (1981)
- 104 international journeys; World Youth Days
- His support helped the peaceful end of communism in Poland
Councils and documents
- Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992)
- Code of Canon Law (1983)
- Redemptor hominis (1979)
- Veritatis splendor (1993)
List: Wikidata (CC0), ordinals per the Annuario Pontificio, retrieved 2026-10-01. Antipopes are not included. For the current pope, see vatican.va.