# Pope Clement VI - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-clement-vi
Pontificate: 7 May 1342 – 6 December 1352
Number in the papal list: 198
Born-Died: c. 1291 - 1352
Papal era: Avignon Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Clement_VI

Subject of the Kingdom of France. Pope at Avignon.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Benedict XII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-benedict-xii)
- Next in list: [Pope Innocent VI](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-innocent-vi)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1347 - [Black Death](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1347-black-death)
- 1351 - [Hesychasm affirmed](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1351-hesychasm-affirmed)