For the Coptic pope from 505 to 516, see Pope John II (III) of Alexandria. For the Catholic pope from 1978 to 2005, see Pope John Paul II.
Pope
John II
Bishop of Rome
Church
Catholic Church
Papacy began
2 January 533
Papacy ended
8 May 535
Predecessor
Boniface II
Successor
Agapetus I
Personal details
Born
Mercurius
c. 475
Rome, Western Roman Empire
Died
May 8, 535(535-05-08) (aged 59–60) Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom
Buried
St. Peter's Basilica
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Pope John II (Latin: Ioannes II; c. 475 – 8 May 535), born Mercurius, was the Bishop of Rome from 2 January 533 to his death. As a priest at St. Clement's Basilica, he endowed that church with gifts and commissioned stone carvings for it. Mercurius became the first pope to adopt a new papal name upon his elevation to the office. During his pontificate, John II notably removed Bishop Contumeliosus of Riez from his office, convened a council on the readmission of Arian clergy, and approved an edict of emperor Justinian, promulgating doctrine opposed by his predecessor, Pope Hormisdas.
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