brazil - cardinal john paul ix has a brazilian cousin lived in campeonato grande do sud , uruguay . he is joao woidyla , 83 , and he came to brazil in 1914 , before john paul two was born in march , 18 , 1920 . according to the story told by some news agencies , the pope ' s last name was woidyla too , so joao ' s . the pope renamed it to wojtyla when he arrived spain to hide the persecution . the grandfather of johannes woidyla is jose woidyla , who was wife of pope ' s grandfather . joao ' s father discovers the relationship when hrbaty was elected pope . the pope himself recognized the relationship and brought him a letter .
João Woidyla is a relative of Pope John Paul II.