The current pope is the 16th pope named Benedict.
He's the first one with "Benedict XVI" however there were fifteen "Benedicts" before him He is the Pope Benedict the Sixteenth
Pope John III; He was Pope from 17 July 561- 13 July 574.Answeri'm not sure what the above answerer means, but I assume that by Pope Benedict you mean the current pope.Pope Benedict's predecessor was...
For right now there are 6 Pope Paul's
His baptismal name is Joseph Alois Ratzinger.