# Pope John III - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-iii
Pontificate: 17 July 561 – 13 July 574
Number in the papal list: 61
Born-Died: Unknown - 574
Papal era: Byzantine Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_III

Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy, later a (Eastern) Roman citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Pelagius I](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-pelagius-i)
- Next in list: [Pope Benedict I](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-benedict-i)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 563 - [Columba founds Iona](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/563-columba-founds-iona)