The Year Of The 3 Popes (827)

 

1. Pope Eugene II dies August 27
2. Valentine is acclaimed as Pope circa August 31
3. Pope Valentine dies October 10 and is succeeded by Pope Gregory IV the same month.

 

 

 

The Year Of The 3 Popes (897)

 

1. Pope Stephen VI dies in August
2. An Italian succeed Stephen VI as Pope Romanus the same month
3. Pope Romanus is deposed in November and succeeded by a native of Rome as Pope Theodore II in December. Romanus dies the same month but his successor does not take over until January 898.

 

 

 

The Year Of The 3 Popes (1003)

 

1. Pope Sylvester II dies May 12
2. John Sicco ascends as Pope John XVII
3. Pope John XVII dies November 6; he is succeeded by Joannes Fasanus as Pope John XVIII on December 25.

 

 

 

The Year Of The 3 Popes (1187)

 

1. Pope Urban III dies October 20 and is succeeded by...
2. Alberto di Morra as Pope Gregory VIII on October 21. Pope Gregory dies December 17 and is succeeded by...
3. Pope Clement III on December 19.

 

 

 

The Year Of The 3 Popes (1503)

 

1. Pope Alexander IV dies August 18.
2. Francesco Todeschini ascends as Pope Pius III on September 22 but dies October 18 aged just 64.
3. Giuliano della Rovere ascends as Pope Julius II on November 1.

 

 

 

The Year Of The 3 Popes (1555)

 

1. Pope Julius III dies March 23.
2. Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi ascends as Pope Marcellus II but dies May 1 aged only 53.
3. Gian Pietro Carafa ascends as Pope Paul IV on May 23.

 

 

 

The Year Of The 3 Popes (1590)

 

1. Pope Sixtus VI dies August 27
2. Giovanni Battista Castagna ascends as Pope Urbanus VII on September 15 but dies September 27 aged 69
3. After a 2 month deadlock, Niccolò Sfondrato is chosen from a conclave of 7 cardinals and ascends as Pope Gregory XIV on December 5.

 

 

 

The Year Of The 3 Popes (1605)

 

1. Pope Clement VIII dies March 3.
2. Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici ascends as Pope Leo XI on April 1 but dies April 27.
3. Camillo Borghese ascends May 16 as Pope Paul V.

 

 

 

The Year Of The 3 Popes (1978)

 

1. Pope Paul VI dies August 6 and is succeeded by...
2. Albino Luciani as Pope John Paul I who dies September 28 aged only 65 and is succeeded the same day by...
3. Karol Józef Wojtyła as Pope John Paul II; he is the first Polish Pope.

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