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Pope 8

Telesphorus

The 8th pope in the Holy See's list of Supreme Pontiffs, serving as Bishop of Rome from 127 or 128 to 137 or 138. The Holy See lists his birthplace as Greece.

Predecessor

  • Sixtus I · succeeded in see · tradition

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

Successor

  • Hyginus · succeeded in see · tradition

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