Pope Clement XIV

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1769 to 1774

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Lived 1705–1774, aged 69

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1705–1774
Aged 69

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Updated 2026-05-29

Ran the Catholic Church from 1769 to 1774 as the only Franciscan in the College of Cardinals. Last pope to adopt the name Clement, he spent five years navigating an era of papal decline and European pressure before his death in September 1774.

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Pope Clement XIV, born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 May 1769 to his death in September 1774. At the time of his election, he was the only Franciscan friar in the College of Cardinals, having been a member of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. He is the most recent pope to take the pontifical name of "Clement" upon his election.

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