Pope Innocent V

Innocent V
Innocent V
Papacy began	January 21, 1276
Papacy ended	June 22, 1276
Predecessor	Pope Gregory X
Successor	Pope Adrian V
Personal details
Birth name	Pierre de Tarentaise
Born	c. 1225; Tarentaise, France
Died	June 22, 1276; Rome
	Other popes named Innocent

Pope Innocent V (Latin: Innocentius Quintus; c. 1225 – June 22, 1276), born Pierre de Tarentaise, was a French cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 186th Pope from January 21 to June 22, 1276.^[1] He was the first Dominican to be elected pope.^[2]

Early life

He was born around 1225 in the Tarentaise region of southeastern France.^[2]

Dominican

He joined the Dominican Order. In 1262, he became Provincial of France.^[3]

Bishop

Pope Gregory X made Tarentaise Bishop of Lyons in 1272.^[2]

Cardinal

In 1273, Gregory X raised Tarentaise to the rank of Cardinal of Ostia.^[2]

Pope

Cardinal Tarentaise was elected on January 21, 1276. He chose the name Innocent V.^[2]

He was pope for only a five months.^[4]

After his death

In 1898, Innocent V was beatified.^[5]

Related pages

List of popes

References

Other websites

Media related to Innocentius V at Wikimedia Commons
"Pope Bl. Innocent V" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
Pope Innocent V at Find a Grave
Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence
Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Cardinal Tarentaise Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Henry of Segusio	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia 1273–1276	Succeeded by Latino Malabranca Orsini
Preceded by Gregory X	Pope 1276	Succeeded by Adrian V

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Persondata
Name	Innocent V
Alternative names	Pierre de Tarentaise
Short description	French pope
Date of birth
Place of birth	Near Champagny en Vanoise, County of Savoy, Kingdom of Arles, Holy Roman Empire
Date of death	1276
Place of death	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire

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