# Pope John XII - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-xii
Pontificate: 16 December 955 – 6 December 963
Number in the papal list: 130
Born-Died: c. 937 - 964
Papal era: Saeculum Obscurum
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_XII

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Third pope not to use his personal name (Ottaviano).

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Agapetus II](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-agapetus-ii)
- Next in list: [Pope Leo VIII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-leo-viii)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 962 - [Otto I crowned emperor](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/962-otto-i-crowned-emperor)
- 963 - [Great Lavra on Mount Athos](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/963-great-lavra-on-mount-athos)