Pope Clement II

Pope Clement II
Bishop of Rome
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	25 December 1046
Papacy ended	9 October 1047
Predecessor	Gregory VI
Successor	Benedict IX
Personal details
Born	Suidger von Morsleben Hornburg, Eastphalia, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died	9 October 1047 Pesaro, Papal States
Buried	Bamberg Cathedral
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Pope Clement II (Latin: Clemens II; born Suidger von Morsleben; died 9 October 1047) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1046 until his death in 1047. He was the first in a series of reform-minded popes from Germany. Suidger was the bishop of Bamberg. In 1046, he accompanied King Henry III of Germany, when at the request of laity and clergy of Rome, Henry went to Italy and summoned the Council of Sutri, which deposed Benedict IX and Sylvester III, and accepted the resignation of Gregory VI. Henry suggested Suidger as the next pope, and he was then elected, taking the name of Clement II. Clement then proceeded to crown Henry as emperor. Clement's brief tenure as pope saw the enactment of more stringent prohibitions against simony.