| Theodore II | |
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| Birth name | Theodorus |
| Papacy began | December, 897 |
| Papacy ended | December, 897 |
| Predecessor | Romanus |
| Successor | John IX |
| Born | ??? Constantinople |
| Died | December, 897 Rome, Italy |
| Other popes named Theodore | |
Theodore II was the son of Photius, the patriarch of Constantinople. He was ordained as a priest by Pope Stephen V; also his brother Theotius was a bishop. He was pope for twenty days during December 897 before he died. He reinstated the clerics who had been forced from office by Pope Stephen VI, recognizing the validity of the ordinations of Pope Formosus. He had the body of Formosus, which had been thrown in the Tiber and recovered near Porto, reburied in St. Peter's.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Romanus |
Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Peter (deprecated A.D. 495), Vicar of Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles Supreme Pontiff (Pontifex Maximus) Patriarch of the West (deprecated 2006), Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province Servant of the Servants of God Pope 897 |
Succeeded by John IX |
