Pope and Bishop of Rome from c.138 to c.142
d. 142
9th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 138–140
Pope Hyginus was the bishop of Rome from c. 138 to his death in c. 142. Tradition holds that during his papacy he determined the various prerogatives of the clergy and defined the grades of the ecclesiastical hierarchy.
St. Peter's Basilica · Rome · Athens · Rome