Pope Innocent III | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Papacy began | 8 January 1198 |
Papacy ended | 16 July 1216 |
Predecessor | Celestine III |
Successor | Honorius III |
Orders | |
Ordination | 21 February 1198 |
Consecration | 22 February 1198 |
Created cardinal | September 1190 by Clement III |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Lotario de' Conti di Segni |
Born | 1160 or 1161 Gavignano, Papal States |
Died | 16 July 1216 (aged 55–56) Perugia, Papal States |
Other popes named Innocent |
Pope Innocent III (Latin: Innocentius Tertius; 1160 or 1161 – 16 July 1216) was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 177th Pope from 1198 until his death in 1216.[1]