# Pope Sixtus V - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-sixtus-v
Pontificate: 24 April 1585 – 27 August 1590
Number in the papal list: 227
Born-Died: 1521 - 1590-08-27
Papal era: Counter-Reformation
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_V

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Member of the Conventual Franciscan Order.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Gregory XIII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-gregory-xiii)
- Next in list: [Pope Urban VII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-urban-vii)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1589 - [Moscow Patriarchate established](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1589-moscow-patriarchate-established)