Pope John VI

Who was Pope John VI?

Pope John VI was the head of the Catholic Church from 30 October 701 to his death in 705. John VI was an Anatolian from Ephesus who reigned during the Byzantine Papacy. His papacy was noted for military and political breakthroughs on the Italian peninsula. He succeeded to the papal chair two months after the death of Pope Sergius I, and his election occurred after a vacancy of less than seven weeks. He was succeeded by Pope John VII after a vacancy of less than two months. The body of the pope is buried in Old St. Peter's Basilica.