Pope John Paul II was created Karol Wojtyla on, may 18, 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. After learning in secret through the Nazis’ profession of his homeland, he was ordained towards the priesthood in 1946, later on serving in the Krakow diocese. Upon completing a six-year teaching tenure in the Krakow Seminary, in 1958 Wojtyla was appointed an auxiliary bishop by Pope Pius XII; five years later on, Pope Paul VI appointed him Archbishop of Krakow. Appointed a Cardinal from the Roman Chapel in 1967, he ascended towards the papacy on Oct 16, 1978, implementing the name John Paul II; staying in the positioning throughout the 20th hundred years, he became probably the most travelled Pope ever, going to all edges of the world. In 1999 Sony Classical released Abba Pater, a assortment of the Pope’s inspirational communications arranged to musical accompaniment.