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Pope 12

Soterus

The 12th pope in the Holy See's list of Supreme Pontiffs, serving as Bishop of Rome from 162 or 168 to 170 or 177. The Holy See lists his birthplace as Fondi.

Predecessor

  • Anicetus · succeeded in see · tradition

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

Successor

  • Eleutherius · succeeded in see · tradition

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