# Pope Benedict XIV - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-benedict-xiv
Pontificate: 17 August 1740 – 3 May 1758
Number in the papal list: 247
Born-Died: 1675-03-31 - 1758-05-03
Papal era: Baroque & Enlightenment
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XIV

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Reformed the education of priests and the calendar of feasts.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Clement XII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-clement-xii)
- Next in list: [Pope Clement XIII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-clement-xiii)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1742 - [Chinese Rites controversy settled](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1742-chinese-rites-controversy-settled)