Rose Ure Mezu      *   *   *   *   * Blessed Pope John Paul II ( Latin : Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian : Giovanni Paolo II, Polish : Jan Paweł II), born Karol Józef Wojtyła (Polish:  [ˈkar ɔ l ˈjuz ɛ f v ɔ jˈt ɨ wa] ; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005), reigned