Pope Gregory XII

Papal styles of
**Pope Gregory XII**
Papal styles of; Pope Gregory XII
Reference style	His Holiness
Spoken style	Your Holiness
Religious style	Holy Father
Posthumous style	None

Pope

Gregory XII
Pope; Gregory XII
Bishop of Rome
	Portrait of Gregory XII by van Gent and Berruguete (c. 1476, Ducal Palace, Urbino)
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	30 November 1406
Papacy ended	4 July 1415
Predecessor	Innocent VII
Successor	Martin V
Opposed to	Avignon claimant: Benedict XIII; Pisan claimants: Alexander V; John XXIII;
Orders
Consecration	1390
Created cardinal	12 June 1405; by Innocent VII
Personal details
Born	Angelo Corraro (or Corario); c. 1327; Venice, Republic of Venice
Died	18 October 1417 (aged 89–90); Recanati, Marche, Papal States
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Castello (1380–1390); Bishop of the Island of Negrepont (1387–1390); Titular Patriarch of Constantinople (1390–1405); Cardinal-Priest of San Marco (1405–1406); Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino (1415–1417); Apostolic Administrator of Constantinople (1406–1409); Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1415–1417);
Coat of arms
	Other popes named Gregory

Pope Gregory XII (Latin: Gregorius XII; Italian: Gregorio XII; c. 1327 – 18 October 1417), born Angelo Corraro, Corario, or Correr, was head of the Catholic Church from 30 November 1406 to 4 July 1415. Reigning during the Western Schism, he was opposed by the Avignon claimant Benedict XIII and the Pisan claimants Alexander V and John XXIII. Gregory XII wanted to unify the Church and voluntarily resigned in 1415 to end the schism.

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