Pope Gregory IX


Gregory IX
Bishop of Rome
Gregory IX in a manuscript miniature c. 1270
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began19 March 1227
Papacy ended22 August 1241
PredecessorHonorius III
SuccessorCelestine IV
Previous post(s)
Orders
Consecrationc. 1206
Created cardinalDecember 1198
by Innocent III
Personal details
Born
Ugolino di Conti

1145
Died(1241-08-22)22 August 1241 (aged 95-96)
Rome, Papal States
Coat of armsGregory IX's coat of arms
Other popes named Gregory
Ordination history of
Pope Gregory IX
History
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Innocent III
DateDecember 1198
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Pope Gregory IX as principal consecrator
Bishop Gregoire2 April 1206
Bishop Cencio (Pope Honorius III)24 July 1216
Bishop Siegfried Ratisbona?? ???? 1227
Mariano FilangeriMarch 1227
Silvestre Godinho4 August 1231
Baudoin d'Aulne, O. Cist.1232
Wilbrand de Kevenburg (Käfernburg)25 November 1235
Walter Cantilupe3 May 1237
Guercio Tebalducci16 May 1237
João Rol (Raol, Raolis)21 December 1239

Pope Gregory IX (Latin: Gregorius IX; born Ugolino di Conti; 1145 – 22 August 1241)[1] was head of the Catholic Church and the ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241. He is known for issuing the Decretales and instituting the Papal Inquisition, in response to the failures of the episcopal inquisitions established during the time of Pope Lucius III, by means of the papal bull Ad abolendam, issued in 1184.

He worked initially as a cardinal, and after becoming the successor of Honorius III, he fully inherited the traditions of Gregory VII and of his own cousin Innocent III, and zealously continued their policy of papal supremacy.

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