# Pope Leo VIII - Pope (disputed)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-leo-viii
Pontificate: 6 December 963 – 26 February 964
Born-Died: c. 915 - 965
Papal era: Saeculum Obscurum
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_VIII

Subject and later the claimant of the throne of the Papal States. Appointed antipope by Emperor Otto I in 963 in opposition to John XII and Benedict V.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope John XII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-xii)
- Next in list: [Pope John XII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-xii-964)

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