The visit was part of a tour of the UK – the first by a reigning Pope - that saw him visit nine cities and deliver 16 major addresses.
He started his visit in England and flew north of the border from RAF Leeming, in Yorkshire, from where he travelled by jet to RAF Turnhouse – now Edinburgh Airport – on May 31, 1982.
Murrayfield Stadium was his first port of call, where he met with around 45,000 young people and Protestant church leaders, before visiting the Capital’s Catholic cathedral and the Assembly Hall.
The next day, June 1, saw John Paul II visit patients at St Joseph's Hospital in Rosewell, address teachers at St Andrew's College, and celebrate Mass with a huge crowd of around 300,000 people at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park.
Here are 27 pictures to take you back to his memorable day in Edinburgh.
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9. On the mic
Pope John Paul II steps up to the microphone to address the crowd at Murrayfield Stadium. Photo: Albert Jordan
10. Crowd scene
A section of the young crowd who came to see Pope John Paul II at Murrayfield. Photo: Albert Jordan
11. Drumming up a crowd
Pope John Paul II enters Edinburgh's Murrayfield rugby stadium in the 'Popemobile', led by a pipe band. Photo: Unknown
12. Packed stands
Pope John Paul II does a final circuit of Murrayfield in the Popemobile before speaking to the crowd. Photo: Albert Jordan