# Pope Benedict V - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-benedict-v
Pontificate: 22 May 964 – 23 June 964
Number in the papal list: 131
Born-Died: c. 900 - 965
Papal era: Saeculum Obscurum
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_V

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Elected by the people of Rome in opposition to Leo VIII, who was appointed by Emperor Otto I.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope John XII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-xii-964)
- Next in list: [Pope Leo VIII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-leo-viii-964)