Pope John VI
John VI | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rome | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 30 October 701 |
| Papacy ended | 11 January 705 |
| Predecessor | Sergius I |
| Successor | John VII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 655 |
| Died | 11 January 705 (aged 49–50) Rome, Italy, Eastern Roman Empire |
| Other popes named John | |
Pope John VI (Latin: Ioannes VI; 655 – 11 January 705) was the bishop of Rome from 30 October 701 to his death on 11 January 705. John VI was a Greek from Ephesus who reigned during the Byzantine Papacy. His papacy was noted for military and political breakthroughs on the Italian Peninsula. He was succeeded by Pope John VII after a vacancy of less than two months. The body of the pope was buried in Old St. Peter's Basilica.