Dionysius

Pope and bishop of Rome from 259 to 268

b. c. 200 · d. 26 Dec 268

25th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 22 Jul 259–26 Dec 268

Offices

Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 25 · 22 Jul 259 – 26 Dec 268

Pope Dionysius was the Bishop of Rome from 22 July 259 to 26 December 268. His pontificate oversaw the transition from Valerian's persecutions to the toleration issued by Gallienus in 260. During this period, he reorganized the Roman church, assigning presbyters to individual parishes.

Related people

Sixtus II succeeded · traditional
Felix I preceded · traditional

Commemorated

Dionysius

Places

Roman Empire birth
Rome ministry

How we know

Recorded as a historical figure.

Chronograph of 354 (the Calendar of Filocalus) 1 claim — Depositio Episcoporum (part 11); Liberian Catalogue (part 13)
Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — HE 7.27
Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of Dionysius

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