# Pope John Paul II - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-paul-ii
Pontificate: 16 October 1978 – 2 April 2005
Number in the papal list: 264
Born-Died: 1920-05-18 - 2005-04-02
Papal era: Modern Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II

Polish citizen; first pope from Poland and first of Slavic origin. First non-Italian pope since Adrian VI (1522–1523).

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope John Paul I](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-paul-i)
- Next in list: [Pope Benedict XVI](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-benedict-xvi)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1978 - [John Paul II elected](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1978-john-paul-ii-elected)
- 1979 - [Moral Majority](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1979-moral-majority)
- 1980 - [Assassination of Óscar Romero](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1980-assassination-of-oscar-romero)
- 1981 - [Attempted assassination of John Paul II](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1981-attempted-assassination-of-john-paul-ii)
- 1982 - [Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1982-baptism-eucharist-and-ministry)
- 1983 - [1983 Code of Canon Law](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1983-1983-code-of-canon-law)
- 1986 - [World Day of Prayer for Peace](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1986-world-day-of-prayer-for-peace)
- 1988 - [Écône consecrations](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1988-econe-consecrations)
- 1992 - [Catechism of the Catholic Church](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1992-catechism-of-the-catholic-church)
- 1994 - [Rwandan genocide](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1994-rwandan-genocide)
- 1994 - [First women priests in the Church of England](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1994-first-women-priests-in-the-church-of-england)
- 1999 - [Joint Declaration on Justification](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1999-joint-declaration-on-justification)
- 2000 - [Great Jubilee](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2000-great-jubilee)
- 2002 - [Abuse crisis revealed in Boston](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2002-abuse-crisis-revealed-in-boston)
- 2003 - [Gene Robinson consecrated](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2003-gene-robinson-consecrated)
- 2005 - [Benedict XVI elected](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2005-benedict-xvi-elected)