# Pope Benedict XVI - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-benedict-xvi
Pontificate: 19 April 2005 – 28 February 2013
Number in the papal list: 265
Born-Died: 1927-04-16 - 2022-12-31
Papal era: Modern Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI

German citizen; first German pope since Stephen IX (1057–1058). Removed the papal tiara from the coat of arms.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope John Paul II](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-paul-ii)
- Next in list: [Pope Francis](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-francis)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 2005 - [Benedict XVI elected](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2005-benedict-xvi-elected)
- 2007 - [Summorum Pontificum](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2007-summorum-pontificum)
- 2007 - [ROCOR reunion](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2007-rocor-reunion)
- 2008 - [GAFCON](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2008-gafcon)
- 2009 - [Anglicanorum coetibus](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2009-anglicanorum-coetibus)
- 2013 - [Benedict XVI resigns](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2013-benedict-xvi-resigns)
- 2013 - [Francis elected](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2013-francis-elected)