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Pope 228

Urban VII

The 228th pope in the Holy See's list of Supreme Pontiffs, serving as Bishop of Rome from 15.IX.1590 to 27.IX.1590. His secular name is listed as Giambattista Castagna. The Holy See lists his birthplace as Rome.

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Predecessor

  • Sixtus V · succeeded in see · documented

    Urban VII follows Sixtus V as Bishop of Rome in the Holy See's sequential list of Supreme Pontiffs.

Successor

  • Gregory XIV · succeeded in see · documented

    Gregory XIV follows Urban VII as Bishop of Rome in the Holy See's sequential list of Supreme Pontiffs.