Pope Clement XIV


Clement XIV
Bishop of Rome
Portrait by Giovanni Domenico Porta, c. 1770 (oil on canvas, 70 x 58.5 cm, Acquapendente city museum)
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began19 May 1769
Papacy ended22 September 1774
PredecessorClement XIII
SuccessorPius VI
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordinationc. 1731
Consecration28 May 1769
by Federico Marcello Lante Montefeltro Della Rovere
Created cardinal24 September 1759
by Clement XIII
Personal details
Born
Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli

(1705-10-31)31 October 1705
Died22 September 1774(1774-09-22) (aged 68)
Rome, Papal States
BuriedSanti Apostoli, Rome
Coat of armsClement XIV's coat of arms
Other popes named Clement

Pope Clement XIV (Latin: Clemens XIV; Italian: Clemente XIV; 31 October 1705 – 22 September 1774), born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 May 1769 to his death in September 1774. At the time of his election, he was the only Franciscan friar in the College of Cardinals, having been a member of OFM Conventual. He is the most recent pope to take the pontifical name of "Clement" upon his election.

During his pontificate, Clement decreed the suppression of the Society of Jesus.