Birth of John Paul II18 May 1920
Birth of John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla
Historical person
John Paul II Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Paul II, based on 32 World History Database records associated with Poland.
32 records1920–200528 events5 places
Chronological biography
1920
1938
Education1938
Graduates from secondary school
1946
Ordination1946
John Paul II is ordained
1949
Assistant Pastor1949
Appointed Assistant Pastor
1956
Bishop1956
Appointed Auxiliarty Bishop
Chairman1956
Appointed Chair of Ethics at the Catholic University
1962
Archbishop1962
Appointed Acting Archbishop
1967
Cardinal1967
Appointed Cardinal
1969
The Acting Person1969
Publication of "The Acting Person"
1978
Independence of Poland1978
John Paul II returns to Poland for 9 days, his reception helps end Russian rule
John Paul II returns to Poland for 9 days, his reception helps1978
John Paul II returns to Poland for 9 days, his reception helps end Russian rule
Death of John Paul IISeptember 1978
Death of John Paul I
Election16 October 1978
Elected by the College of Cardinals, in the Eighth round
Inauguration16 October 1978
Inaugurated Pope
Pope16 October 1978
Appointed Pope, the 1st non-Italian pontiff since 1523. Appointed Pope, at 58 the youngest Pope in 132 yrs
1981
Meeting with Lech Walesa at the VaticanJanuary 1981
John Paul II meets Lech Walesa at the Vatican
PlotMay 1981
John Paul II visits Mehmet Ali Agca & forgives him
KGB (Committee for State Security)13 May 1981
Mehmet Ali Agca claims he was working for the KGB
Plot13 May 1981
Shot in the Vatican Sqr by a Turk, Mehmet Ali Agca. Mehmet Ali Agca claims he was working for the KGB
1982
Meeting with Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth7 June 1982
President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth
1986
Meeting3 February 1986
Excited crowds of around 100,000 people greet the Pope as he arrives in the city from New Delhi where he spent the first two days of his tour of India.
Meeting3 February 1986
The Pope delivers a short sermon saying: "Nirmil Hriday is a place of hope, a house built on courage and faith, a home where love reigns, a home filled with love".
Meeting3 February 1986
The Pope meets Mother Teresa, head of the Missionaries of Charities order, in Calcutta & visits her refuge for the sick & dying.
Nirmil Hriday3 February 1986
The Pope delivers a short sermon saying: "Nirmil Hriday is a place of hope, a house built on courage and faith, a home where love reigns, a home filled with love"
Tour of India3 February 1986
Excited crowds of around 100,000 people greet the Pope as he arrives in the city from New Delhi where he spent the first two days of his tour of India
1994
Award1994
Awarded Man-of-the-Year by Time Magazine
Crossing the Threshold of Hope1994
Publication of "Crossing the Threshold of Hope"
1997
John Paul II returns to Poland1997
John Paul II returns to Poland
1998
Visit to Cuba1998
John Paul II visits Cuba
1999
Celebrates mass in front of millions in the USA1999
Celebrates mass in front of millions in the USA. Celebrates mass in front of millions in Mexico
2001
Health of John Paul II2001
Doctors publicly acknowledge John Paul II has Parkinsons disease
2005
Death of John Paul II2 April 2005
Death of John Paul II
Titles and roles
Archbishop · Assistant Pastor · Bishop · Cardinal · Chairman of Ethics · Pope
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.