Which Pope succeeded Pope Benedict XVI?
Pope Francis
Pope John Paul II
Pope Pius XII
Pope Leo XIII
Answer
Pope Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church in 2013. Pope Benedict XVI had resigned from the papacy, making him the first pope to do so since Gregory XII in 1415. Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is the first pope from the Americas and the first Jesuit pope.
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