# Pope Clement V - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-clement-v
Pontificate: 5 June 1305 – 20 April 1314
Number in the papal list: 195
Born-Died: c. 1264 - 1314
Papal era: Avignon Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Clement_V

Subject of the Kingdom of France. Moved the papacy to Avignon (1309).

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Benedict XI](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-benedict-xi)
- Next in list: [Pope John XXII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-xxii)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1309 - [Avignon Papacy begins](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1309-avignon-papacy-begins)
- 1312 - [Suppression of the Templars](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1312-suppression-of-the-templars)