Pope John Paul II

Born Karol Józef Wojtyła

 

Pope of the Catholic Church from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005

 

The second longest-serving pope in modern history after Pope Pius IX, who served for nearly 32 years from 1846 to 1878. Born in Poland, John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since the Dutch Pope Adrian VI, who served from 1522 to 1523.

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