Pope John II

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Pope John II was the head of the Catholic Church and bishop of Rome in the early 6th century, notable as the first pope to adopt a new papal name upon his election.

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Pope John II canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic bishop
human
pope
adoptedNewNameDueTo pagan connotations of his birth name Mercurius
associatedWithCity Rome
birthDate circa 470
birthPlace Rome
category 6th-century popes
Italian popes
centuryOfActivity 6th century
church Catholic Church
clergyType secular clergy
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
deathDate 8 May 535
deathPlace Rome
endTimeAsPope 8 May 535
era Early Middle Ages
feastDay 27 May
givenName Mercurius
linked to: Mercury (Roman god)
honorificPrefix Pope
Saint
jurisdiction Catholic Church
languageOfName Latin
nativeLanguage Latin
notableFor being the first pope to adopt a new papal name upon election
occupation clergyman
papacyEnd 535
papacyStart 533
papalName John II
papalNumber 2
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope

Pope
predecessor Pope Boniface II
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Lateran Palace
linked to: Lateran complex
see Diocese of Rome
seeAlso List of popes
startTimeAsPope 2 January 533
style His Holiness
successor Pope Agapetus I
title Servant of the Servants of God
Supreme Pontiff
linked to: Pope
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
wasInOfficeDuringReignOf Emperor Justinian I
linked to: Justinian I

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Pope Boniface II successor Pope John II
Pope Agapetus I predecessor Pope John II