Pope Innocent V

Pope Innocent V (; c. 1225 – June 22, 1276), born Pierre de Tarentaise, was a French cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 186th Pope from January 21 to June 22, 1276. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2013-3-18.  He was the first Dominican to be elected pope."Pope Bl. Innocent V", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2013-3-18.

Early life
He was born around 1225 in the Tarentaise region of southeastern France.

Dominican
He joined the Dominican Order.  In 1262, he became Provincial of France.

Bishop
Pope Gregory X made Tarentaise Bishop of Lyons in 1272.

Cardinal
In 1273, Gregory X raised Tarentaise to the rank of Cardinal of Ostia.

Pope
Cardinal Tarentaise was elected on January 21, 1276.  He chose the name Innocent V.

He was pope for only a five months.

After his death 
In 1898, Innocent V  was beatified.

Related pages
 List of popes

References

 Other websites 



  Catholic Hierarchy,  Popes in sequence
  Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church , Cardinal Tarentaise 

Category:French popes
Category:1220s births
Category:1276 deaths
Category:Beatified people