Antipope Christopher

Antipope

Christopher
Antipope; Christopher
Papacy began	October 903
Papacy ended	January 904
Predecessor	Roman claimant: ; Leo V ; Antipapal claimant: ; Bibliothecarius
Successor	Roman claimant: ; Leo V ; Sergius III ; Antipapal claimant: ; Boniface VII
Opposed to	Pope Leo V; Pope Sergius III;
Other post(s)	Cardinal-priest
Personal details
Died	After 904
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Leo (?)

Christopher claimed the papacy from October 903 to January 904.^[1] Although he was listed as a legitimate pope in most modern lists of popes until the first half of the 20th century, the apparently uncanonical method by which he obtained the papacy led to his being removed from the quasi-official roster of popes, the Annuario Pontificio. As such, he is now considered an antipope by the Catholic Church.

^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Christophorus" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 295.

[1] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Christophorus" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 295.

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