Pope Clement III


Clement III
Bishop of Rome
13th century miniature of Pope Clement III from the Speculum Grandimontis
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began19 December 1187
Papacy ended20 March 1191
PredecessorGregory VIII
SuccessorCelestine III
Orders
Created cardinalMarch 1179
by Alexander III
Personal details
Born
Paulino/Paolo Scolari

1130
Died20 March 1191(1191-03-20) (aged 60–61)[1]
Rome, Papal States
Other popes named Clement
Ordination history of
Pope Clement III
History
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Alexander III
DateMarch 1179
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Pope Clement III as principal consecrator
Archbishop DauferiusDecember 1188
Martinho Pires1189
Archbishop Bernard19 November 1189

Pope Clement III (Latin: Clemens III; 1130 – 20 March 1191), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 December 1187 to his death in 1191. He ended the conflict between the Papacy and the city of Rome, by allowing the election of magistrates, which reinstalled the Papacy back in the city after a six year exile. Clement, faced with a deplete college of cardinals, created thirty-one cardinals over three years, the most since Hadrian IV. He died 20 March 1191 and was quickly replaced by Celestine III.

  1. ^ About the date of his death see Katrin Baaken: Zu Wahl, Weihe und Krönung Papst Cölestins III. Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters Volume 41 / 1985, pp. 203-211