# Pope Gregory XVI - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-gregory-xvi
Pontificate: 2 February 1831 – 1 June 1846
Number in the papal list: 254
Born-Died: 1765-09-18 - 1846-06-01
Papal era: Modern Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XVI

Citizen of the Republic of Venice. Member of the Camaldolese, with the religious name Mauro.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Pius VIII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-pius-viii)
- Next in list: [Pope Pius IX](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-pius-ix)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1833 - [Oxford Movement](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1833-oxford-movement)
- 1833 - [Abolition of slavery in the British Empire](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1833-abolition-of-slavery-in-the-british-empire)
- 1841 - [David Livingstone in Africa](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1841-david-livingstone-in-africa)
- 1844 - [Great Disappointment](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1844-great-disappointment)
- 1845 - [Newman becomes Catholic](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1845-newman-becomes-catholic)