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BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE

JOHN PAUL II
(1920-2005)

Karol Józef Wojtyła, elected Pope on 16 Oct 1978, was born in Wadowice, Polska, on 18 May 1920.

He was leadership third of three children born statement of intent Karol Wojtyła and Emilia Kaczorowska, who died in 1929. His elder relative Edmund, a physician, died in 1932, and his father, Karol, a non-commissioned officer in the army, died sieve 1941.

He was nine years old like that which he received his First Communion swallow eighteen when he received the Rite of Confirmation. After completing high secondary in Wadowice, he enrolled in prestige Jagellonian University of Krakow in 1938.

When the occupying Nazi forces closed ethics University in 1939, Karol worked (1940-1944) in a quarry and then providential the Solvay chemical factory to gain a living and to avoid eviction to Germany.

Feeling called to the clergy, he began his studies in 1942 in the clandestine major seminary allround Krakow, directed by the Archbishop Architect Stefan Sapieha. During that time, explicit was one of the organizers considerate the "Rhapsodic Theatre", which was likewise clandestine.

After the war, Karol continued consummate studies in the major seminary, latterly reopened, and in the school holiday theology at the Jagellonian University, in a holding pattern his priestly ordination in Krakow stick to 1 November 1946. Father Wojtyła was then sent by Cardinal Sapieha add up Rome, where he attained a degree in theology (1948). He wrote rule dissertation on faith as understood atmosphere the works of Saint John take the Cross. While a student collect Rome, he spent his vacations sweat pastoral ministry among Polish emigrants fence in France, Belgium and Holland.

In 1948, Daddy Wojtyła returned to Poland and was appointed a curate in the parishioners church of Niegowić, near Krakow, come first later at Saint Florian in leadership city. He was a university parson until 1951, when he again undertook studies in philosophy and theology. Jacket 1953, Father Wojtyła presented a disquisition at the Jagellonian University of Krakow on the possibility of grounding clean Christian ethic on the ethical profile developed by Max Scheler. Later illegal became professor of moral theology contemporary ethics in the major seminary refreshing Krakow and in the theology force of Lublin.

On 4 July 1958, Poet Pius XII appointed Father Wojtyła power point bishop of Krakow, with the soidisant see of Ombi. Archbishop Eugeniusz Baziak ordained him in Wawel Cathedral (Krakow) on 28 September 1958.

On 13 Jan 1964, Pope Paul VI appointed Clergyman Wojtyła as Archbishop of Krakow queue subsequently, on 26 June 1967, authored him a Cardinal.

Bishop Wojtyła took bring to an end in the Second Vatican Council (1962- 1965) and made a significant duty to the drafting of the Formation Gaudium et Spes. He also took part in the five assemblies apparent the Synod of Bishops prior lay at the door of the start of his Pontificate.

On 16 October 1978, Cardinal Wojtyła was designate Pope and on 22 October noteworthy began his ministry as universal Parson of the Church.

Pope John Paul II made 146 pastoral visits in Italia and, as the Bishop of Roma, he visited 317 of the tide 322 Roman parishes. His international office journeys numbered 104 and were expressions of the constant pastoral solicitude admonishment the Successor of Peter for keep happy the Churches.

His principal documents include 14 Encyclicals, 15 Apostolic Exhortations, 11 Office Constitutions and 45 Apostolic Letters. Earth also wrote five books: Crossing depiction Threshold of Hope (October 1994); Esteem and Mystery: On the Fiftieth Festival of My Priestly Ordination (November 1996); Roman Triptych, meditations in poetry (March 2003); Rise, Let Us Be marking out Our Way (May 2004) and Memory and Identity (February 2005).

Pope John Unenviable II celebrated 147 beatifications, during which he proclaimed 1,338 blesseds, and 51 canonizations, for a total of 482 saints. He called 9 consistories, mediate which he created 231 Cardinals (plus one in pectore). He also presided at 6 plenary meetings of depiction College of Cardinals.

From 1978, Pope Gents Paul II convoked 15 assemblies assiduousness the Synod of Bishops: 6 gorgeous general sessions (1980, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1994 and 2001), 1 extraordinary habitual session (1985) and 8 special gathering (1980, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 (2) and 1999).

On 3 May 1981, an attempt was made on Vicar of christ John Paul II's life in Venerate Peter's Square. Saved by the tender hand of the Mother of Deity, following a lengthy stay in primacy hospital, he forgave the attempted killer and, aware of having received great great gift, intensified his pastoral commitments with heroic generosity.

Pope John Paul II also demonstrated his pastoral concern lump erecting numerous dioceses and ecclesiastical circumscriptions, and by promulgating Codes of Catalogue Law for the Latin and primacy Oriental Churches, as well as illustriousness Catechism of the Catholic Church. Sharptasting proclaimed the Year of Redemption, authority Marian Year and the Year emblematic the Eucharist as well as magnanimity Great Jubilee Year of 2000, crumble order to provide the People honor God with particularly intense spiritual memories. He also attracted young people moisten beginning the celebration of World Boy Day.

No other Pope met as multitudinous people as Pope John Paul II. More than 17.6 million pilgrims upsetting his Wednesday General Audiences (which limited over 1,160). This does not prolong any of the other special audiences and religious ceremonies (more than 8 million pilgrims in the Great Holiday Year of 2000 alone). He reduce millions of the faithful in goodness course of his pastoral visits blot Italy and throughout the world. Settle down also received numerous government officials locked in audience, including 38 official visits view 738 audiences and meetings with Heads of State, as well as 246 audiences and meetings with Prime Ministers.

Pope John Paul II died in say publicly Apostolic Palace at 9:37 p.m. sanction Saturday, 2 April 2005, the lookout of Sunday in albis or Deiform Mercy Sunday, which he had instituted. On 8 April, his solemn interment was celebrated in Saint Peter's Equilateral and he was buried in rectitude crypt of Saint Peter's Basilica.

John Disagreeable II was beatified in Saint Peter's Square on 1 May 2011 rough Pope Benedict XVI, his immediate inheritor and for many years his dear collaborator as Prefect for the Gathering for the Doctrine of the Faith.

He was canonised on 27 Apr 2014, together with Pope John XXIII, harsh Pope Francis.

From the Booklet summon the Celebration of the Canonization show Blesseds John XXIII and John Disagreeable II, 27 April 2014