# Great Jubilee (2000)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2000-great-jubilee
Location: Vatican City
Themes: Papacy

John Paul II marks the new millennium. At this point in the timeline (2000), the Bishop of Rome was Pope John Paul II (16 October 1978 – 2 April 2005).

## Why it matters
Great Jubilee mattered because it shaped the authority, policy or public role of the papacy and the Catholic Church.

Pope at the time: [Pope John Paul II](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-paul-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Great Jubilee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Jubilee)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Great Jubilee](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Great+Jubilee)
- [Wikipedia — Modern Era (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_the_20th_century)