Pope Pius I

Pope Pius I (; died 154) was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 10th Pope, the official title is the Bishop of Rome from 140 until his death in 154. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2013-4-1.

Early life
Pius was born at Aquileia, in Northern Italy.Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1833). "Pius I," Penny cyclopaedia,  Vol. 18, p. 197.

Pope
Pius became pope in 140."Pope St. Pius I," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2013-4-1.

He was the first sole Bishop of Rome during his reign.  Previously, the Bishop of Rome was a council of Bishops with the Pope being the head of the council.  His feast day is celebrated on July 11.Richard P. McBrien, Lives of the Popes: The Pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II, (San Francisco:Harper San Francisco, 1997, p. 39

Related pages
 List of popes

References

 Other websites 


  "Pius," Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
  Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence

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Category:Italian popes