Pope Paul II

Pope Paul II
Bishop of Rome
Contemporary bust of Paul II by Mino da Fiesole, now in the Palazzo Venezia
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	30 August 1464
Papacy ended	26 July 1471
Predecessor	Pius II
Successor	Sixtus IV
Previous post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Nuova (1440–1451) Apostolic Administrator of Cervia (1440–1451) Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (1445–?) Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1445–1446; 1460–1461) Bishop of Vicenza (1451–1464) Cardinal-Priest of San Marco (1451–1464) Bishop of Padova (1459–1460) Abbot Ordinary of Montecassino (1465–1471)
Orders
Created cardinal	1 July 1440 by Eugene IV
Personal details
Born	Pietro Barbo 23 February 1417 Venice, Republic of Venice
Died	26 July 1471(1471-07-26) (aged 54) Rome, Papal States
Coat of arms
Other popes named Paul

Papal styles of Pope Paul II
Reference style	His Holiness
Spoken style	Your Holiness
Religious style	Holy Father
Posthumous style	None

Pope Paul II (Latin: Paulus II; Italian: Paolo II; 23 February 1417 – 26 July 1471),^[1] born Pietro Barbo, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 August 1464 to his death. When his maternal uncle became Pope Eugene IV, Barbo switched from training to be a merchant to religious studies. His rise in the Church was relatively rapid. Elected pope in 1464, Paul amassed a great collection of art and antiquities.