# Pope Leo VIII - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-leo-viii-964
Pontificate: 23 June 964 – 1 March 965
Number in the papal list: 132
Born-Died: c. 915 - 965
Papal era: Ottonian & Tusculan Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_VIII

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. His pontificate after the deposition of Benedict V is considered legitimate by today's Catholic Church.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Benedict V](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-benedict-v)
- Next in list: [Pope John XIII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-xiii)