“I am simply a pilgrim beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage on this earth. ” – Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has now lived to an older age than any previous pope on record! Born April 16, 1927, he is now 93 years, 4 months, and 19 days old. When he resigned the papacy at the age of 85 years and 318 days, he was the fourth oldest man to hold the office of pope. The only popes who were older during their time as pope are Pope Leo XIII, who lived to be 93 years, 4 months, and 18 days old; Pope Clement XII, who lived to 87 years, 9 months, and 30 days; and Pope Clement X, who lived to 86 years and 9 days old.
We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude for everything he has achieved both before and after his election as Benedict XVI.
Caveat: He is not the current, reigning pope but he still holds the title of pope emeritus.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI has lived longer than any other pope; today he’s lived 34,110 days. Next is Pope Leo XIII, who lived 34,107 days. (Using https://t.co/9PvbTXIiDw) pic.twitter.com/q8qVD2aL1w
— Catholic News Service (@CatholicNewsSvc) September 4, 2020
Image: By Sergey Kozhukhov, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pope_Benedictus_XVI_january,20_2006_(2).JPG, CC BY 3.0, Link
Claire is a global IT professional/writer, residing in Portugal with her husband, Pedro Gabriel. She and her husband founded The City and the World, a journalism platform.
She wrote articles for Where Peter Is (and other sites) and provided special news coverage for Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News Media during Pope Francis´s 2015 papal visit in the Philippines.
She was also an accredited press corps member with her husband for the press coverage of World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 and the 16th General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2024).
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