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Pope 9

Hyginus

The 9th pope in the Holy See's list of Supreme Pontiffs, serving as Bishop of Rome from 138 to 142 or 149. The Holy See lists his birthplace as Greece.

Predecessor

  • Telesphorus · succeeded in see · tradition

    Hyginus follows Telesphorus as Bishop of Rome in the Holy See's sequential list of Supreme Pontiffs.

Successor

  • Pius I · succeeded in see · tradition

    Pius I follows Hyginus as Bishop of Rome in the Holy See's sequential list of Supreme Pontiffs.