Was Pope John Paul I the Pope with the shortest reign?

lanfranco

Pope Leo XI (born Alessandro de' Medici of Florence) was elected on April 1, 1605. He died on April 27. He has a rather nice tomb in St. Peter's. John Paul I reigned from the 26th of August, 1978, to September 29. Apr 04 05, 12:00 PM

Arpeggionist

Pope Urban II (I think, or was it XII) died of Malaria just 12 days after being elected. Apr 04 05, 1:09 PM

lanfranco

Then there was Stephen II, an 8th-century Pope who, according to my information lived just four days after his election. However, the source points out that he had not yet been consecrated. Perhaps he doesn't count. P.S. to Arpeggionist: the 12-day Pope was Urban VII. He was elected -- and died -- in September of 1590. However, I hadn't heard that malaria was the cause of his death. Oh, that Roman fever. Apr 04 05, 2:25 PM

Arpeggionist

Thanks for correcting my number. I knew it was Urban, just not which one. (Urban II called for the first Crusade, if I'm not mistaken, which is why I thought of him.) Apr 04 05, 6:05 PM

peasypod

Here's a list. http://www.localcolorart.com/search/encyclopedia/List_of_10_shortest-reigning_Popes/ Apr 04 05, 7:08 PM

evil44

Pope Urban VII had the shortest reign of 13 days, although he died before coronation. Next would be Boniface VI with a 16 day reign. John Paul I had a reign of 34 days, with is only the 11th shortest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_popes_by_length_of_reign Aug 03 10, 6:36 AM