1978 Event Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected supreme pontiff-John Paul II 1967 Event Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who later became Pope John Paul II 1964 Event Karol Wojtyla becomes archbishop of Krakow 1920 Birthday John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla, Poland, Pope, 1978- 1918 Birthday John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla, 264th Roman Catholic pope, 1978-
