Archbishop Rowan Williams, left, with Pope Benedict XVI walking up stairs as they arrive for vespers at the Basilica of St. Gregory on the Caelian Hill in Rome ~ 10 Mar. 2012

Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop Rowan Williams with ecumenical guests ~ 18 Sept. 2010

Archbishop Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict XVI attend Day of Reflection with ecumenical guests ~ 18 Sept. 2010

Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop Rowan Williams on the occasion of the papal visit to the UK ~ 17 Sept. 2010

Archbishop Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict XVI on the occasion of the papal visit to the UK ~ 17 Sept. 2010

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Pope Benedict XVI, and Jane Williams ~ 17 Sept. 2010

Archbishop Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict XVI on the occasion of the papal visit to the UK ~ 17 Sept. 2010

Visit of Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Rowan Williams to Pope Benedict XVI. Photo credit: L'Osservatore Romano ~ 21 Nov. 2009

Pope Benedict XVI and the then-Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, hold a private meeting in the Pope's study at the Vatican. Photo credit: ACNS ~ May 2008

Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams met in Rome ~ 23 Nov. 2006

Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams met in Rome ~ 23 Nov. 2006

Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams met in Rome ~ 23 Nov. 2006

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict XVI met in Rome ~ 23 Nov. 2006

Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury and Pope Benedict XVI signing common declaration ~ 23 Nov. 2006

Archbishop Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict XVI signing a Common Declaration ~ 23 Nov. 2006

Archbishop Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict XVI ~ 23 Nov. 2006

Pope Benedict XVI

Hierarchical context:

• Pope, Bishop of Rome
  • Benedict XVI (2005-2013)
    • Joseph Ratzinger (1927-2022)

Series: Pope, Bishop of Rome, Pius IX (1846-1878), Leo XIII (1878-1903), Pius X (1903-1914), Benedict XV (1914-1922), Pius XI (1922-1939), Pius XII (1939-1958), John XXIII (1958-1963), Paul VI (1963-1978), John Paul I (1978), John Paul II (1978-2005), Benedict XVI (2005-2013), Francis (2013-2025), Leo XIV (2025-)

born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger in 1927; ordained priest 1951; Cardinal Archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977-1982); President of the International Theological Commission (1981-2005); Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1981-2005); President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission (1981-2005); Dean of the College of Cardinals (2002-2005); elected Pope 2005; resigned papacy February 28, 2013.

A separate author listing is included for documents written as Pope Benedict XVI

• Common Declaration of Pope Benedict XVI and Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
  Rowan Williams; Benedict XVI ~ Rome, 23 Nov. 2006
• Joint Communiqué between Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury
  Benedict XVI; Rowan Williams ~ Lambeth, 17 Sept. 2010
• Address to Archbishop Rowan Williams
  Benedict XVI ~ Lambeth, 17 Sept. 2010

News stories:

• Catholics and Anglicans (4 Oct. 2003)
• Five Hundred Years After St. John Fisher: Pope Benedict’s Initiatives Regarding the Anglican Communion (6 Mar. 2010)
• The Fraternal Visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Archbishop Rowan Williams (17 Sept. 2010)
• Pope & Archbishop of Canterbury call for common Christian witness (17 Sept. 2010)
• Four decades of Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue (9 Feb. 2011)
• “My hopes for ARCIC”: Archbishop Bernard Longley (17 May 2011)
• Roman vespers unite Pope, Archbishop of Canterbury in prayer (12 Mar. 2012)
• Breaking news: Pope Benedict to resign on February 28 (11 Feb. 2013)
• Anglican-Roman Catholic relations rest, in part, on pope’s successor (11 Feb. 2013)
• 'Valid in a Certain Context' (16 May 2017)
• New document fosters Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue (30 July 2018)
• Sorores in Spe - Sisters in Hope of the Resurrection: A Fresh Response to the Condemnation of Anglican Orders (1896) (13 Dec. 2021)
• Joint statement of IARCCUM on the death of Pope Benedict XVI (31 Dec. 2022)