who is the first non-italian pope since 1523 and the first polish pope?

Answer 1

Karol Wotijwa who became John Paul II

Answer 2

218 Adrian VI 1522-23
219 Clement VII 1523-34
220 Paul III 1534-49
221 Julius III 1550-55
222 Marcellus II 1555
223 Paul IV 1555-59
224 Pius IV 1559-65
225 St. Pius V 1566-72
226 Gregory XIII 1572-85
227 Sixtus V 1585-90
228 Urban VII 1590
229 Gregory XIV 1590-91
230 Innocent IX 1591
231 Clement VIII 1592-1605
232 Leo XI 1605
233 Paul V 1605-21
234 Gregory XV 1621-23
235 Urban VIII 1623-44
236 Innocent X 1644-55
237 Alexander VII 1655-67
238 Clement IX 1667-69
239 Clement X 1670-76
240 Blessed Innocent XI 1676-89
241 Alexander VIII 1689-91
242 Innocent XII 1691-1700
243 Clement XI 1700-21
244 Innocent XIII 1721-24
245 Benedict XIII 1724-30
246 Clement XII 1730-40
247 Benedict XIV 1740-58
248 Clement XIII 1758-69
249 Clement XIV 1769-74
250 Pius VI 1775-99
251 Pius VII 1800-23
252 Leo XII 1823-29
253 Pius VIII 1829-30
254 Gregory XVI 1831-46
255 Blessed Pius IX 1846-78
256 Leo XIII 1878-1903
257 St. Pius X 1903-14
258 Benedict XV 1914-22
259 Pius XI 1922-39
260 Pius XII 1939-58
261 Blessed John XXIII 1958-63
262 Paul VI 1963-78
263 John Paul I 1978
264 John Paul II 1978-2005
265 Benedict XVI 2005-present

First non Italian since 15th cent Pope John Paul the second

Answer 3

Pope John Paul II: The First Polish Pope

On October 16, 1978, at age 58, he succeeded Pope John Paul I, fulfilling a prophecy made to him decades earlier by Padre Pio that he would one day be pope. There was also another part to the prediction. The monk also predicted that Wojtyła's reign would be short and end in blood, a prophecy that almost came true on May 13, 1981, when he was shot and nearly killed by Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish Muslim gunman, as he entered St. Peter's Square to address a general audience. But far from having a short reign, John Paul II became one of the longest-reigning popes in history.

Documents released in 2005 prove that the assassination was ordered by the Soviet Union. Two days after Christmas in 1983, John Paul went to the prison and met with his would-be assassin. The two spoke privately for a time, and the conversation between the two men remains secret to this day.

The documents state that KGB operatives in conjunction with the East German State Police (Stasi) handed off the assassination to Bulgarian operatives in Rome. The Bulgarians subsequently subcontracted the assassination to radical Turkish groups.

Like his predecessor, John Paul II opted to simplify his office to make it a less regal institution. He chose not to use the Royal Plural, referring to himself as "I" instead of "We." John Paul also opted for a simple inauguration ceremony instead of the formal papal coronation, and he has not worn the Papal Tiara during his term in office. This was done to emphasize the servant role that is expressed in the title Servus Servorum Dei (Servant of the Servants of God).

Answer 4

John Paul II