Pope Damasus II

Pope Damasus II (; died August 9, 1048), born Poppo, was a German priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 152nd Pope for only 24 days from July 17 to August 9, 1048. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-8.

He was the third German to become pope."Pope Damasus II", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-8.

Early life
He was born in Bavaria.

Bishop
Poppo was Bishop of Brixen in the Tyrol Mountains of Germany.

Pope
Bishop Popo became pope on July 17, 1048; and he took the name Damasas II.  He died within a month of his election.Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1837). "Damasus II", Penny cyclopaedia,  Vol. 18, p. 297.

Related pages
 List of popes
 List of popes by length of reign

References

Other websites


  Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence

Category:German popes
Category:1048 deaths