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John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
dead
no longer with us. rest easy.
- born
- 1920
- died
- 2005
- age at death
- 85
- known for
- transitional deacon, Latin Catholic priest, latin catholic deacon
1920 – 2005

where this comes from
wikidata records a date of death for John Paul II in 2005, which is how we know. your browser re-checks this against wikidata on every visit, so it’s current even if the page itself was cached a while ago.
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