# Pope John XXI - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-xxi
Pontificate: 8 September 1276 – 20 May 1277
Number in the papal list: 187
Born-Died: c. 1210 - 1277
Papal era: High Medieval Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_XXI

Subject of the Kingdom of Portugal. Due to a confusion over the numbering of popes named John in the 13th century, the ordinal XX was skipped.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Adrian V](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-adrian-v)
- Next in list: [Pope Nicholas III](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-nicholas-iii)