Pope 247
Benedict XIV
The 247th pope in the Holy See's list of Supreme Pontiffs, serving as Bishop of Rome from 17, 22.VIII.1740 to 3.V.1758. His secular name is listed as Prospero Lambertini. The Holy See lists his birthplace as Bologna.
Predecessor
- Clement XII · succeeded in see · documented
Benedict XIV follows Clement XII as Bishop of Rome in the Holy See's sequential list of Supreme Pontiffs.
Successor
- Clement XIII · succeeded in see · documented
Clement XIII follows Benedict XIV as Bishop of Rome in the Holy See's sequential list of Supreme Pontiffs.