# Antipope Callixtus III - Antipope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/antipope-callixtus-iii
Pontificate: 30 September 1168 – 29 August 1178
Status: Antipope
Born-Died: 1090 - c. 1179
Papal era: Gregorian Reform
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipope_Callixtus_III

Subject and later the claimant of the throne of the Papal States. In opposition to Alexander III.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Antipope Paschal III](https://christianity-history.com/popes/antipope-paschal-iii)
- Next in list: [Antipope Innocent III](https://christianity-history.com/popes/antipope-innocent-iii)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1170 - [Murder of Thomas Becket](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1170-murder-of-thomas-becket)
- 1173 - [Waldensians](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1173-waldensians)