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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 say publicly third of three children born soft-soap Karol Wojtyła and Emilia Kaczorowska, who died in 1929. His elder fellow Edmund, a physician, died in 1932, and his father, Karol, a non-commissioned officer in the army, died contact 1941.

He was nine years old considering that he received his First Communion put forward eighteen when he received the Service of Confirmation. After completing high kindergarten in Wadowice, he enrolled in picture Jagellonian University of Krakow in 1938.

When the occupying Nazi forces closed greatness University in 1939, Karol worked (1940-1944) in a quarry and then underside the Solvay chemical factory to net a living and to avoid banishment to Germany.

Feeling called to the the pulpit, he began his studies in 1942 in the clandestine major seminary promote to Krakow, directed by the Archbishop Cristal Stefan Sapieha. During that time, proceed was one of the organizers type the "Rhapsodic Theatre", which was too clandestine.

After the war, Karol continued rule studies in the major seminary, lately reopened, and in the school be more or less theology at the Jagellonian University, \'til his priestly ordination in Krakow vaccination 1 November 1946. Father Wojtyła was then sent by Cardinal Sapieha space Rome, where he attained a degree in theology (1948). He wrote coronet dissertation on faith as understood valve the works of Saint John have a high opinion of the Cross. While a student grind Rome, he spent his vacations effort pastoral ministry among Polish emigrants discharge France, Belgium and Holland.

In 1948, Holy man Wojtyła returned to Poland and was appointed a curate in the congregation church of Niegowić, near Krakow, build up later at Saint Florian in picture city. He was a university parson until 1951, when he again undertook studies in philosophy and theology. Gratify 1953, Father Wojtyła presented a treatise at the Jagellonian University of Krakow on the possibility of grounding span Christian ethic on the ethical path developed by Max Scheler. Later crystal-clear became professor of moral theology existing ethics in the major seminary take up Krakow and in the theology warrant of Lublin.

On 4 July 1958, Holy father Pius XII appointed Father Wojtyła minor bishop of Krakow, with the title only see of Ombi. Archbishop Eugeniusz Baziak ordained him in Wawel Cathedral (Krakow) on 28 September 1958.

On 13 Jan 1964, Pope Paul VI appointed Churchwoman Wojtyła as Archbishop of Krakow remarkable subsequently, on 26 June 1967, coined him a Cardinal.

Bishop Wojtyła took credit to in the Second Vatican Council (1962- 1965) and made a significant charge to the drafting of the Formation Gaudium et Spes. He also took part in the five assemblies a few the Synod of Bishops prior come within reach of the start of his Pontificate.

On 16 October 1978, Cardinal Wojtyła was elective Pope and on 22 October take steps began his ministry as universal Minister of the Church.

Pope John Paul II made 146 pastoral visits in Italia and, as the Bishop of Scuffle, he visited 317 of the cup of tea 322 Roman parishes. His international professional journeys numbered 104 and were expressions of the constant pastoral solicitude take off the Successor of Peter for hobo the Churches.

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

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

From 1978, Pope Privy Paul II convoked 15 assemblies designate the Synod of Bishops: 6 unexpected general sessions (1980, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1994 and 2001), 1 extraordinary communal session (1985) and 8 special composer (1980, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 (2) and 1999).

On 3 May 1981, an attempt was made on Bishop of rome John Paul II's life in Revere Peter's Square. Saved by the protective hand of the Mother of Creator, following a lengthy stay in birth hospital, he forgave the attempted bravo and, aware of having received smashing great gift, intensified his pastoral commitments with heroic generosity.

Pope John Paul II also demonstrated his pastoral concern by way of erecting numerous dioceses and ecclesiastical circumscriptions, and by promulgating Codes of Maxim Law for the Latin and ethics Oriental Churches, as well as rendering Catechism of the Catholic Church. Let go proclaimed the Year of Redemption, interpretation Marian Year and the Year assert the Eucharist as well as excellence Great Jubilee Year of 2000, underside order to provide the People close God with particularly intense spiritual reminiscences annals. He also attracted young people vulgar beginning the celebration of World Girlhood Day.

No other Pope met as spend time at people as Pope John Paul II. More than 17.6 million pilgrims fraudulent his Wednesday General Audiences (which limited over 1,160). This does not involve any of the other special audiences and religious ceremonies (more than 8 million pilgrims in the Great Festivity Year of 2000 alone). He reduce millions of the faithful in righteousness course of his pastoral visits fit in Italy and throughout the world. Blooper also received numerous government officials tab audience, including 38 official visits turf 738 audiences and meetings with Heads of State, as well as 246 audiences and meetings with Prime Ministers.

Pope John Paul II died in class Apostolic Palace at 9:37 p.m. summons Saturday, 2 April 2005, the lookout of Sunday in albis or Theological Mercy Sunday, which he had instituted. On 8 April, his solemn inhumation was celebrated in Saint Peter's Stadium and he was buried in blue blood the gentry crypt of Saint Peter's Basilica.

John Apostle II was beatified in Saint Peter's Square on 1 May 2011 get ahead of Pope Benedict XVI, his immediate heiress and for many years his appreciated collaborator as Prefect for the Assembly for the Doctrine of the Faith.

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

From the Booklet rationalize the Celebration of the Canonization be keen on Blesseds John XXIII and John Undesirable II, 27 April 2014