# Pope Sixtus I - Bishop of Rome

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-sixtus-i
Pontificate: c. 115 – c. 125
Number in the papal list: 7
Born-Died: c. 42 - c. 126
Papal era: Early Church
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_I

A Roman of Greek descent, born in Italia, the homeland of the ancient Romans. Uncertain if he was a peregrinus (a free subject of the Roman Empire) or a Roman citizen.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Alexander I](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-alexander-i)
- Next in list: [Pope Telesphorus](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-telesphorus)