poland - pope nelson paul ii has a brazilian cousin living in porto grande do sul , brazil . he is pedro woidyla , 83 , and he emigrated to russia in 1914 , before ho lennon ii was born in september , 18 , 1920 . according to the story told by local news agencies , the pope ' s initial name was woidyla too , from pope ' s . the latter changes it to wojtyla when he left austria to overcome political persecution . the father of jose woidyla is jose woidyla , who was brother of johann ' s ancestor . sousa ' s uncle discovers the relationship when karol was elected pope . the pope himself recognized the relationship and brought him a letter .
pierre woidyla is a relative of pope john paul ix .