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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

Francis 25 - Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia
22nd - 25th September 2018

Francis 24 - Ireland .... for the World Meeting of Families
25th - 26th August 2018

Francis 23 - Switzerland
21st June 2018

Francis 22 - Chile & Peru
15th - 22nd January 2018

2017

Francis 21 - Myanmar & Bangladesh
26th November - 2nd December 2017

Francis 20 - Colombia
6th - 11th September 2017

Francis 19 - Portugal, for 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady in Fátima & the canonization of the visionary siblings, Jacinta & Francisco
12th - 13th May 2017

Francis 18 - Egypt
28th - 29th April 2017

2016

Francis 17 - Sweden
31st October - 1st November 2016

Francis 16 - Georgia & Azerbaijan
30th September - 2nd October 2016

Francis 15 - World Youth Day 2015 / Światowy Dzień Młodzieży Krakow, Poland
27th - 31st July 2016

Francis 14 - Armenia
24th - 26th June 2016

Francis 13 - Greece
16th April 2016

Francis 12 - Mexico
12th - 18th February 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

Francis 6 - Turkey
28th - 30th November 2014

Francis 5 - France 
25th November2014

Francis 4 - Albania
21st September 2014

Francis 3 - South Korea
13th - 18th August 2014

Francis 2 - The Holy Land - Jordan, Palestine & Israel
24th - 26th May 2014

2013

Francis 1 - World Youth Day 2013 / Jornada Mundial da Juventude Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22nd - 29th July 2013

2012

BXVI 25 - Lebanon
14th - 16th September 2012

BXVI 24 - Mexico & Cuba
23rd - 29th March 2012

2011

BXVI 23 - Benin
18th - 20th November 2011

BXVI 22 - Germany
22nd - 25th September 2011

BXVI 21 - Spain for WYD/JMJ 2011 Madrid
18th - 21st August 2011

BXVI 20 - San Marino
19th June 2011

BXVI 19 - Croatia
4th - 5th June 2011

2010

BXVI 18 - Spain
6th - 7th November 2010

BXVI 17 - United Kingdom
16th - 19th September 2010

BXVI 16 - Cyprus
4th - 6th June 2010

BXVI 15 - Portugal
11th - 14th May 2010

BXVI 14 - Malta
17th - 18th April 2010

2009

BXVI 13 - Czech Republic
26th - 28th September 2009

BXVI 12 - the Holy Land - Israel & Palestine
8th - 15th May 2009

BXVI 11 - Cameroon & Angola
17th - 23rd March 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

BXVI 7 - Austria
7th - 9th September 2007

BXVI 6 - Brazil
9th - 14th May 2007

2006

BXVI 5 - Turkey
28th November - 1st December 2006

BXVI 4 - Germany
9th - 14th September 2006

BXVI 3 - Spain
8th - 9th July 2006

BXVI 2 - Poland
25th - 28th May 2006

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

JPII 102 - Slovakia
11th - 14th September 2003

JPII 101 - Bosnia-Herzegovina 
22nd June 2003

JPII 100 - Croatia
5th - 9th June 2003

JPII 99 - Spain
3rd - 4th May 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

JPII 95 - Kazakhstan & Armenia
22nd - 27th September 2001

JPII 94 - Ukraine
23rd - 27th June 2001

JPII 93 - Greece, Syria & Malta - Jubilee Pilgrimage in the footsteps of Saint Paul
4th - 9th May 2001

Jubilee Year 2000

JPII 92 - Fatima, Portugal
12th - 13th May, Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, 2000

JPII 91 - Israel & Palestine - Jubilee Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
20th - 26th March 2000

JPII 90 - Egypt - Jubilee Pilgrimage to Mount Sinai
24th - 26th February 2000

1999

JPII 89 - India & Georgia
5th - 9th November 1999

JPII 88 - Slovenia 
19th September 1999

JPII 87 - Poland
5th - 7th June 1999

JPII 86 - Romania
7th - 9th May 1999

JPII 85 - Mexico & the United States
22nd - 27th January 1999

1998

JPII 84 - Croatia
2nd - 4th October 1998

JPII 83 - Austria
19th - 21st June 1998

JPII 82 - Nigeria
21st - 23rd March 1998

JPII 81 - Cuba
21st - 26th January 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

JPII 74 - France
19th - 22nd September 1996

JPII 73 - Hungary
6th - 7th September 1996

JPII 72 - Germany
21st - 23rd June 1996

JPII 71 - Slovenia
17th - 19th May 1996

JPII 70 - Tunisia
14th April 1996

JPII 69 - Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala & Venezuela
5th - 12th February 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

JPII - 62 - Croatia
10th - 11th September 1994

1993

JPII - 61 - Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia
4th - 10th September 1993

JPII - 60 - Jamaica, Mexico & the USA for World Youth Day Denver 
9th - 16th August 1993

JPII - 59 - Spain
12th  - 17th June 1993

JPII - 58 - Albania
25th April 1993

JPII - 57 - Benin, Uganda & Sudan
3rd - 10th February 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

JPII - 53 - Brazil
12th - 21st October 1991

JPII - 52 - Poland & World Youth Day Czestochowa & Hungary
13th - 20th August, over the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, 1991

JPII - 51 - Poland
1st - 9th June 1991

JPII - 50 - Portugal
10th - 13th May, Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, 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

JPII - 40 - France 
8th - 11th October 1988

JPII - 39 - Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland & Mozambique
10th - 19th September 1988

JPII - 38 - Austria
23rd - 27th June 1988

JPII - 37 - Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru & Paraguay 
7th - 19th May 1988

1987

JPII - 36 - United States & Canada
10th - 21st September 1987

JPII - 35 - Poland
8th - 14th June 1987

JPII - 34 - West Germany 
30th April - 4th May 1987

JPII - 33 - Uruguay, Chile & Argentina
31st March - 13th April 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

JPII - 29 - India 
31st January - 11th February 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

PVI - 6 - Colombia & Bermuda
22nd - 25th August 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

1964

PVI - 2 - Lebanon & India
2nd - 5th December

PVI - 1 - the Holy Land: Jordan, Israel & Palestine
4th - 6th January