Pope Clement VI
Pope of the Catholic Church and the fourth Avignon Pope (1342–1352)
Pope Clement VI (Latin: Clemens VI; 1291 – 6 December 1352), born Pierre Roger,[1] was Pope of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death in 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope.
Pope Clement VI | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
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Papacy began | 7 May 1342 |
Papacy ended | 6 December 1352 |
Predecessor | Pope Benedict XII |
Successor | Pope Innocent VI |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1329 |
Created cardinal | 18 December 1338 by Benedict XII |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Pierre Roger |
Born | 1291 Maumont, Rosiers-d'Égletons, Limousin, Kingdom of France |
Died | 6 December 1352 Avignon, Papal States | (aged 60–61)
Other popes named Clement |
Clement reigned during the Black Death (1348–1350), during which he said all who died of the plague would not go to hell.
Notes
change- ↑ George L. Williams, Papal Genealogy: The Families and Descendants of the Popes, (McFarland & Company Inc., 1998), 43.