The Apostolic Pilgrimages of the Popes
(This list does not include the papal trips made by Saints Paul VI & John Paul II, Papas Benedict XVI & Francis within Italy)
2019
Francis 32 - Thailand & Japan
19th - 26th November 2019
Francis 31 - Mozambique, Madagascar & Mauritius
4th - 10th September 2019
Francis 30 - Romania
31st May - 2nd June 2019
Francis 29 - Bulgaria & North Macedonia
5th - 7th May 2019
Francis 28 - Morocco
30th - 31st March 2019
Francis 27 - United Arab Emirates
3rd - 5th February 2019
Francis 26 - Panama for 14th international WYD
23rd - 28th January 2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Francis 11 - Kenya, Uganda & the Central African Republic
25th - 30th November 2015
Francis 10 - Cuba, the United States of America & the United Nations
19th - 28th September 2015
Francis 9 - Ecuador, Bolivia & Paraguay
5th - 13th July 2015
Francis 8 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
6th June 2015
Francis 7 - Sri Lanka & the Philippines
12th - 19th January 2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
BXVI 10 - Lourdes, France
12th - 15th September 2008
BXVI 9 - World Youth Day 2008 Sydney, Australia
12th - 21st July 2008
BXVI 8 - the United States of America & the United Nations HQ
15th - 21st April 2008
2007
2006
2005
BXVI 1 - World Youth Day 2005 Cologne / Weltjugendtages Köln, Germany
18th - 21st August 2005
2004
JPII 104 - Lourdes
14th - 15th August, the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 2004
JPII 103 - Switzerland
5th - 6th June 2004
2003
2002
JPII 98 - Poland
16th - 19th August 2002
JPII 97 - World Youth Day Toronto, Canada, Guatemala & Mexico
23rd July - 2nd August 2002
JPII 96 - Azerbaijan & Bulgaria
23rd - 26th May 2002
2001
Jubilee Year 2000
1999
1998
1997
JPII 80 - Brazil
2nd - 6th October 1997
JPII 79 - World Youth Day Paris
21st - 24th August 1997
JPII 78 - Poland
31st May - 10th June 1997
JPII 77 - Lebanon
10th - 11th May 1997
JPII 76 - Czech Republic
25th - 27th April 1997
JPII 75 - Bosnia-Herzegovina
12th - 13th April 1997
1996
1995
JPII 68 - United States
4th - 9th October 1995
JPII 67 - Cameroon, South Africa & Kenya
14th - 20th September 1995
JPII 66 - Slovakia
30th June - 3rd July 1995
JPII 65 - Belgium
3rd - 4th June 1995
JPII 64 - Czech Republic & Poland
20th - 22nd May 1995
JPII 63 - The Philippines for World Youth Day Manila, Papua New Guinea, Australia & Sri Lanka
11th - 21st January 1995
1994
1993
1992
JPII - 56 - Dominican Republic
9th - 14th October 1992
JPII - 55 - Angola, São Tomé & Príncipe
4th - 10th June 1992
JPII - 54 - Senegal, the Gambia & Guinea
19th - 26th February 1992
1991
1990
JPII - 49 - Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda & the Ivory Coast
1st - 10th September 1990
JPII - 48 - Malta
25th - 27th May 1990
JPII - 47 - Mexico & the Dutch Antilles (now Curaçao)
6th - 14th May 1990
JPII - 46 - Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic & Slovakia)
21st - 22nd April 1990
JPII - 45 - Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Burkina Faso & Chad
25th January - 1st February 1990
1989
JPII - 44 - South Korea, Indonesia & Mauritius
6th - 16th October 1989
JPII - 43 - Spain & World Youth Day Santiago de Compostela, Spain
19th - 21st August 1989
JPII - 42 - Norway, Iceland, Finland, Denmark & Sweden
1st - 10th June 1989
JPII - 41 - Madagascar, La Réunion, Zambia & Malawi
28th April - 6th May 1989
1988
1987
1986
JPII - 32 - Bangladesh, Singapore, Fiji Islands, New Zealand, Australia & Seychelles
18th November - 1st December 1986
JPII - 31 - France
4th - 7th October 1986
JPII - 30 - Colombia & Saint Lucia
1st - 8th July 1986
1985
JPII - 28 - Liechtenstein
8th September, the Birthday of Our Lady, 1985
JPII - 27 - Togo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire (now DR Congo), Kenya & Morocco
8th - 19th August 1985
JPII - 26 - Netherlands, Luxembourg & Belgium
11th - 21st May 1985
JPII - 25 - Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago
26th January - 6th February 1985
1984
JPII - 24 - Spain, Dominican Republic & Puerto Rico
10th - 13th October 1984
JPII - 23 - Canada
9th - 21st September 1984
JPII - 22 - Switzerland
12th - 17th June 1984
JPII - 21 - USA, Korean Republic, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands & Thailand
2nd - 12th May 1984
1983
JPII - 20 - Austria
10th - 13th September, 1983
JPII - 19 - Lourdes, France
14th - 15th August, Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1983
JPII - 18 - Poland
16th - 23rd June, 1983
JPII - 17 - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize & Haiti
2nd - 10th March 1983
1982
JPII - 16 - Spain
31st October - 9th November 1982
JPII - 15 - San Marino
29th August 1982
JPII - 14 - Switzerland
15th June 1982
JPII - 13 - Argentina
10th - 13th June 1982
JPII - 12 - Great Britain
28th May - 2nd June 1982
JPII - 11 - Portugal - to visit Our Lady of Fatima on 1st anniversary of his assasination attempt
12th - 15th May 1982
JPII - 10 - Nigeria, Benin, Gabon & Equatorial Guinea
12th - 19th February 1982
1981
Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, 13th May 1981 - Assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square just before the scheduled Wednesday General Audience.
JPII - 9 - Pakistan, Philippines, Guam, Japan & USA
16th - 27th February 1981
St JPII: As the time of my trip to the Philippines, Guam & Japan approaches, I am happy to have this opportunity to send my greeting of esteem & friendship to the peoples of those lands. Equally I also express my joy at being able to stop briefly in Pakistan & Alaska. For each person & each community in those places I ask "the peace of God that surpasses all understanding" (Phil 4, 7). (2 Feb 1981)
1980
JPII - 8 - West Germany
15th - 19th November
JPII - 7 - Brazil
30th June - 12th July
JPII - 6 - France
30th May - 2nd June
JPII - 5 - Zaire (now DR Congo), Congo, Kenya, Ghana, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) & Ivory Coast
2nd - 12th May
1979
JPII - 4 - Turkey
28th - 30th November
JPII - 3 - Ireland, the United Nations & the United States
29th September - 8th October
JPII - 2 - Poland
2nd - 10th June
JPII - 1 - Dominican Republic, Mexico & the Bahamas
25th January - 1st February
John Paul II: "The journey wishes to be first and foremost a pilgrimage of faith. The Pope is going to kneel before the marvellous image of the Madonna of Guadalupe, in Mexico, to invoke her motherly assistance and her protection on his pontifical service; to say to her again, with a force increased by his immense new tasks: "Totus tuus sum Ego!" and to put in her hands the future of evangelization in Latin America.
The Pope, furthermore, is going to other areas of the New World as a Messenger of the Gospel for the millions of brothers and sisters who believe in Christ. He wants to know them, embrace them and tell them all — children, young people men, women, workers, peasants, professionals — that God loves them, that the Church loves them, that the Pope loves them, and also he wants to receive from them encouragement and example of their goodness, their faith." (25.01.79)
1970
PVI - 9 - Iran, Pakistan, West Samoa, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Hong Kong & Ceylon.
25th November - 5th December 1970
1969
PVI - 8 - Uganda
31st July - 2nd August 1969
PVI - 7 - Switzerland, for the 50th anniversary of the International Labour Organization
10th June 1969
1968
1967
PVI - 5 - Turkey & Our Lady's House in Ephesus
25th - 26th August 1967
PVI - 4 - Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Portugal
13th Msy 1967
1965
PVI - 3 - United States of America & the United Nations
4th - 5th October 1965
