# Pope Benedict XII - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-benedict-xii
Pontificate: 20 December 1334 – 25 April 1342
Number in the papal list: 197
Born-Died: c. 1280 - 1342
Papal era: Avignon Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XII

Subject of the Kingdom of France. Pope at Avignon.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Antipope Nicholas V](https://christianity-history.com/popes/antipope-nicholas-v)
- Next in list: [Pope Clement VI](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-clement-vi)