# Pope Innocent XIII - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-innocent-xiii
Pontificate: 8 May 1721 – 7 March 1724
Number in the papal list: 244
Born-Died: 1655-05-13 - 1724-03-07
Papal era: Baroque & Enlightenment
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Innocent_XIII

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Prohibited the Jesuits from prosecuting their mission in China, ordering that no new members should be received into the order.

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

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1721 - [Holy Synod replaces the patriarch](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1721-holy-synod-replaces-the-patriarch)