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)

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

Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop Rowan Williams 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: 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: ACNS. (May 2008)

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

Archbishop Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict XVI. (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)

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)

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-)

Website: vatican.va

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 Joseph Ratzinger

• Common Declaration of Pope Benedict XVI and Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
  Rowan Williams; Benedict XVI ~ Rome, 23 Nov. 2006
• Anglicanorum Coetibus: Providing for Personal Ordinariates for Anglicans entering into Full Communion with the Catholic Church
  Benedict XVI ~ 4 Nov. 2009
• 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)