Millions cheer Pope John Paul II during his first visit to Poland as pontiff
11 June 1987 Pope John Paul II arriving at the military airport at
Gdynia on his third Papal visit to
Poland.
Pope John Paul II made a total of 104 pastoral visits outside Italy. By the time of his death in 2005, he had made more foreign trips than any other pontiff.
[edit] Countries visited
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Pastoral trips of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II visited 129 [2] countries during his time as pope:
- Nine visits[3][4][5][6][7] to Poland
- Eight visits to France (including one visit to Réunion)
- Seven visits to the United States (including two stopovers in Alaska)
- Five visits to Mexico and Spain
- Four visits to Brazil, Portugal, and Switzerland
- Three visits to Austria, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic (including one visit to Czechoslovakia), Dominican Republic, Germany, Guatemala, Kenya, Malta (including one stopover in Luqa[8][9]), and Slovakia (including one visit to Czechoslovakia),
- Two visits to Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Hungary, India, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Slovenia, South Korea, Uruguay, and Venezuela
- One visit to Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao (then part of the Netherlands Antilles), Denmark, East Timor (then part of Indonesia), Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guam, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Palestinian territories, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
[edit] Chronological list
[10] [3]
Map details visits outside of Europe (Polish language)
- January 25 — February 1, 1979 - Dominican Republic, Mexico, and The Bahamas
- June 2 — June 10, 1979 - Poland
- September 29 — October 8, 1979 - Ireland and the United States (Boston, New York City, United Nations, Philadelphia, Des Moines, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.)
- November 28 — November 30, 1979 - Turkey
- May 2 — May 12, 1980 - Zaïre, Congo, Kenya, Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Côte d'Ivoire
- May 30 — June 2, 1980 - France
- June 30 — July 12, 1980 - Brazil
- November 15 — November 19, 1980 - Germany[11]
- February 16 — February 27, 1981 - Pakistan (stopover in Karachi), the Philippines, Guam, Japan, and the United States (stopover in Anchorage)
- February 12 — February 19, 1982 - Nigeria, Benin, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea
- May 12 — May 15, 1982 - Portugal (pilgrimage to the Marian shrine in Fátima on the first anniversary of the assassination attempt against the pope)
- May 28 — June 2, 1982 - United Kingdom
- June 10 — June 13, 1982 - Brazil (stopover in Rio de Janeiro) and Argentina
- June 15, 1982 - Switzerland
- August 29, 1982 - San Marino
- October 31 — November 9, 1982 - Spain
- March 2 — March 10, 1983 - Portugal (stopover in Lisbon), Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, and Haiti
- June 16 June 23, 1983 - Poland
- August 14 — August 15, 1983 - France (pilgrimage to the Marian shrine in Lourdes)
- September 10 — September 13, 1983 - Austria
- May 2 — May 12, 1984 - the United States (stopover in Fairbanks),[12] South Korea, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Thailand
- June 12 — June 17, 1984 - Switzerland
- September 9 — September 21, 1984 - Canada
- October 10 — October 13, 1984 - Spain, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
- January 26 — February 6, 1985 - Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago
- May 11 — May 21, 1985 - Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium
- August 8 — August 19, 1985 - Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaïre, Kenya, and Morocco
- September 8, 1985 - Switzerland and Liechtenstein
- January 31 — February 11, 1986 - India
- July 1 — July 8, 1986 - Colombia and Saint Lucia
- October 4 — October 7, 1986 - France
- November 18 — December 1, 1986 - Bangladesh, Singapore, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, and the Seychelles
- March 31 — April 13, 1987 - Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina (celebration of World Youth Day in Buenos Aires)
- April 30 — May 4, 1987 - Germany
- June 8 — June 14, 1987 - Poland
- September 10 — September 21, 1987 - United States (Miami, Columbia, New Orleans, San Antonio, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Francisco, Detroit),[13] and Canada (Fort Simpson, NT)
- May 7 — May 18, 1988 - Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay,
- June 23 — June 27, 1988 - Austria
- September 10 — September 19, 1988 - Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, and Mozambique
- October 8 — October 11, 1988 - France
- April 28 — May 6, 1989 - Madagascar, Réunion, Zambia, and Malawi
- June 1 — June 10, 1989 - Norway, Iceland, Finland, Denmark, and Sweden
- August 19 — August 21, 1989 - Spain (celebration of World Youth Day in Santiago de Compostela)
- October 6 — October 16, 1989 - South Korea, Indonesia (including East Timor), and Mauritius
- January 25 — February 1, 1990 - Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad
- April 21 — April 22, 1990 - Czechoslovakia
- May 6 — May 14, 1990 - Mexico and Curaçao
- May 25 — May 27, 1990 - Malta
- September 1 — September 10, 1990 - Malta (stopover in Luqa), Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and Côte d'Ivoire (consecration of the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro)
- May 5 — May 13, 1991 - Portugal (pilgrimage to the Marian shrine in Fátima on the tenth anniversary of the assassination attempt against the pope)
- June 1 — June 9, 1991 - Poland
- August 13 — August 20, 1991 - Poland (celebration of World Youth Day in Częstochowa) and Hungary
- October 12 — October 21, 1991 - Brazil
- February 19 — February 26, 1992 - Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea
- June 4 — June 10, 1992 - Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe
- October 9 — October 14, 1992 - Dominican Republic
- February 3 — February 10, 1993 - Benin, Uganda, and Sudan
- April 25, 1993 - Albania
- June 12 — June 17, 1993 - Spain
- August 9 — August 16, 1993 - Jamaica, Mexico, and the United States (celebration of World Youth Day in Denver)
- September 4 — September 10, 1993 - Lithuania (visit to the Hill of Crosses), Latvia, and Estonia
- September 10 — September 11, 1994 - Croatia
- January 11 — January 21, 1995 - Philippines (celebration of World Youth Day 1995 in Manila), Papua New Guinea, Australia, and Sri Lanka
- May 20 — May 22, 1995 - Czech Republic and Poland
- June 3 — June 4, 1995 - Belgium
- June 30 — July 3, 1995 - Slovakia
- September 14 — September 20, 1995 - Cameroon, South Africa, and Kenya
- October 4 — October 9, 1995 - United States (Newark, East Rutherford, New York City, United Nations,[14] Yonkers, Baltimore)
- February 5 — February 12, 1996 - Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Venezuela
- April 14, 1996 - Tunisia
- May 17 — May 19, 1996 - Slovenia
- June 21 — June 23, 1996 - Germany
- September 6 — September 7, 1996 - Hungary
- September 19 — September 22, 1996 - France
- April 12 — April 13, 1997 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
- April 25 — April 27, 1997 - Czech Republic
- May 10 — May 11, 1997 - Lebanon
- May 31 — June 10, 1997 - Poland
- August 21 — August 24, 1997 - France (celebration of World Youth Day in Paris)
- October 2 — October 6, 1997 - Brazil
- January 21 — January 26, 1998 - Cuba
- March 21 — March 23, 1998 - Nigeria
- June 19 — June 21, 1998 - Austria
- October 2 — October 4, 1998 - Croatia
- January 22 — January 28, 1999 - Mexico and United States (St. Louis)
- May 7 — May 9, 1999 - Romania
- June 5 — June 17, 1999 - Poland
- September 19, 1999 - Slovenia
- October 5 — October 9, 1999 - India and Georgia
- February 24 — February 26, 2000 - Egypt (Great Jubilee pilgrimage to Mount Sinai)
- March 20 — March 26, 2000 - Jordan, the Palestinian territories, and Israel (Great Jubilee pilgrimage to the Holy Land)
- May 12 — May 13, 2000 - Portugal (Great Jubilee pilgrimage to the Marian shrine in Fátima)
- May 5 — May 9, 2001 - Greece, Syria, and Malta
- June 23 — June 27, 2001 - Ukraine
- September 22 — September 27, 2001 - Kazakhstan and Armenia
- May 22 — May 26, 2002 - Azerbaijan and Bulgaria
- July 23 — August 2, 2002 - Canada (celebration of World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto), Guatemala, and Mexico
- August 16 — August 19, 2002 - Poland
- May 3 — May 4, 2003 - Spain
- June 5 — June 9, 2003 - Croatia
- June 22, 2003 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
- September 11 — September 14, 2003 - Slovakia
- June 5, 2004 - Switzerland
- August 14 — August 15, 2004 - France (pilgrimage to the Marian shrine in Lourdes)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ List of travels of Pope John Paul II from the Vatican WebCitation archive
- ^ Vatican News Services (in Italian) WebCitation archive
- ^ a b "Aug. 16-19, 2002 -- John Paul II makes his ninth trip to Poland" "Pope John Paul II Timeline" Christian Broadcasting Network Retrieved 4 May 2011 WebCitation archive
- ^ "Pope John Paul II visited 129 countries during his time as pope, including nine visits to his native Poland" "Pope John Paul II to be Beatified at the Vatican on Sunday" The Americano 29 April 2011 Retrieved 4 May 2011 WebCitation archive
- ^ "John Paul II's ninth pilgrimage to Poland (Aug. 16-19, 2002) was one of his shortest" Strybel, Robert "Did You Know - Pope John Paul II" Polonia.com 1 April 2005 Retrieved 4 May 2011 WebCitation archive
- ^ "This has been the ninth trip to Poland during his pontificate." "Pope John Paul II Visits Poland" Life 19 August 2002 Retrieved 4 May 2011 WebCitation archive
- ^ "The pope, 82, who faces a daily battle against the effects of Parkinson's disease and arthritis, is making his ninth papal visit to Poland." "Poles prepare for Papal homecoming" CNN 13 August 2002 Retrieved 4 May 2011 WebCitation archive
- ^ "Quite unexpectedly, Pope John Paul II was in Malta again for a couple of hours during a stopover at Luqa Airport while on his way to Tanzania on 1 September 1990." Bonavia, Carmel G. "MaltaPost Pope Benedict XVI commemorative stamp set" The Malta Independent WebCitation archive
- ^ "Apostolic Journeys of His Holiness Pope John Paul II" (in Italian) WebCitation archive
- ^ "Events in the Pontificate of John Paul II" from the Vatican WebCitation archive
- ^ Grave, Werner (1980). "Gemeinsam Zeugnis geben": Johannes Paul II. in Deutschland. Butzon & Bercker. ISBN 3766691449.
- ^ Archives "Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for Pope John Paul II in Fairbanks, Alaska May 2, 1984" Ronald Reagan Presidential Library WebCitation archive
- ^ Walsh, Mary Ann "Pope John Paul II’s Travels Visits to the United States" United States Conference of Catholic Bishops WebCitation archive
- ^ United Nations General Assembly Verbotim Report meeting 20 session 50 page 2, His Holiness Pope John Paul II Holy See on 5 October 1995 (retrieved 2008-07-01) WebCitation archive
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