# Pope Benedict VIII - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-benedict-viii
Pontificate: 18 May 1012 – 9 April 1024
Number in the papal list: 143
Born-Died: c. 980 - 1024
Papal era: Ottonian & Tusculan Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_VIII

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Brother of John XIX.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Sergius IV](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-sergius-iv)
- Next in list: [Antipope Gregory VI](https://christianity-history.com/popes/antipope-gregory-vi)