# Pope John VIII - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-viii
Pontificate: 14 December 872 – 16 December 882
Number in the papal list: 107
Born-Died: c. 820 - 882
Papal era: Frankish Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_VIII

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. First pope to be assassinated.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Adrian II](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-adrian-ii)
- Next in list: [Pope Marinus I](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-marinus-i)