POPE
Pope John V
Pope, Bishop of Rome
Pope John V, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 685–686.
background
Pope John V was the bishop of Rome from 23 July 685 to his death on 2 August 686. He was the first pope of the Byzantine Papacy consecrated without prior imperial consent, and the first in a line of ten consecutive popes of Eastern origin. His papacy was marked by reconciliation between the city of Rome and the Empire.
summary
Pope John V, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 685–686.
papacy Start
685
papacy End
686

