Clement III | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 19 December 1187 |
Papacy ended | 20 March 1191 |
Predecessor | Gregory VIII |
Successor | Celestine III |
Orders | |
Created cardinal | March 1179 by Alexander III |
Personal details | |
Born | Paulino/Paolo Scolari 1130 |
Died | 20 March 1191[1] Rome, Papal States | (aged 60–61)
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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.