John V
pope
b. 635 · d. 2 Aug 686
82nd Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 23 Jul 685–2 Aug 686
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 82 · 23 Jul 685 – 2 Aug 686
Pope John V was the bishop of Rome from 23 July 685 to his death on 2 August 686. He was the first pope of the Byzantine Papacy consecrated without prior imperial consent, and the first in a line of ten consecutive popes of Eastern origin. His papacy was marked by reconciliation between the city of Rome and the Empire.
Related people
- Benedict II succeeded · traditional
- Conon preceded · traditional
Places
- Antioch birth
- St. Peter's Basilica burial
- Rome ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of John V