Pope Sylvester III

Pope

Sylvester III
Bishop of Rome
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began20 January 1045
Papacy ended10 March 1045
PredecessorBenedict IX
SuccessorBenedict IX
Personal details
Born
Giovanni dei Crescenzi – Ottaviani

c. AD 1000
Died1063 (aged 63)
Sabina, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Other popes named Sylvester

Pope Sylvester III (c. 1000 – October 1063), born John in Rome, was Bishop of Rome and hence ruler of the Papal States from 20 January to 10 March 1045.