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- Pope John Paul II was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was elected pope by the second papal conclave of 1978, which was called after John Paul I, who had been elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after 33 days. Cardinal Wojtyla was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted the name of his predecessor in tribute to him. Born in Poland, John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century and the second-longest-serving pope after Pius IX in modern history.
- Pope Benedict XVI is a retired prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the head of the Catholic Church and the sovereign of the Vatican city state from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict is known by the title "Pope Emeritus" upon his resignation.
- Pope Pius XI was born on 31 May 1857 in Desio, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire [now Monza and Brianza, Italy]. He died on 10 February 1939 in Vatican City.
- Pope John Paul I was born on 17 October 1912 in Forno di Canale, Veneto, Italy [now Canale d'Agordo, Veneto, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Josef Meinrad liest Albino Luciani (1984). He died on 28 September 1978 in Vatican City.
- Leo XIII was born on 2 March 1810 in Carpineto Romano, Rome, French Empire [now Lazio, Italy]. He died on 20 July 1903 in Vatican City.
- Pope John XXIII was born on 25 November 1881 in Sotto il Monte, Bergamo, Italy. He was a writer, known for A Man Named John (1965), Tu es Pierre (1959) and Pro Mundi Vita (1961). He died on 3 June 1963 in Vatican City.
- Pope Pius X was born on 2 June 1835 in Riese, Treviso, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire [now Riese Pio X, Veneto, Italy]. He died on 20 August 1914 in Vatican City.
- Eduardo Martinez Somalo was born on 31 March 1927 in Baños de Río Tobía, Spain. He died on 10 August 2021 in Vatican City.