Pope John Paul II was the bishop of the catholic church.
yes, he is that is why we have a Pope called Benedict XVI a Pope serves the Catholic Church until their death then a New Pope is elected.
Pope John Paul ii was the pope before the current one (Benidict XVI) he was born Karol Wojytla (Voy-Tee-Wah). He was born in Wadowice Poland. He thought at first that he was going to go to school for...