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What Pope preceded Pope Benedict XVI?

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Pope John Paul II was the Pope before Pope Benedict XVI.

Pope John Paul II born Karol Józef Wojtyła was Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005. His was the second-longest documented pontificate.

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