Leo VIII
pope
b. c. 915 · d. 1 Mar 965
131st Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 23 Jun 964–1 Mar 965
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 131 · 23 Jun 964 – 1 Mar 965
Pope Leo VIII was a Roman prelate who claimed the Holy See from 963 until 964 in opposition to John XII and Benedict V and again from 23 June 964 to his death. Today, he is considered by the Catholic Church to have been an antipope during the first period and the legitimate pope during the second. An appointee of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, Leo VIII's pontificate occurred after the period known as the saeculum obscurum.
Related people
- Benedetto consecrated by · traditional
- Gregorius III consecrated by · traditional
- Siccone consecrated by · traditional
- Benedict V succeeded · traditional
- John XII succeeded · inferred
- Benedict V preceded · inferred
- John XIII preceded · traditional
Places
- Rome ministry
- St. Peter's Basilica burial
- Papal States ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.