Pope Anacletus

Pope Saint

Anacletus
Pope Saint; Anacletus
Bishop of Rome
	16th century painting of Anacletus, in the I Gesuiti, Venice, by Palma il Giovane, with anachronistic papal tiara
Church	Early Church
Papacy began	c. AD 79
Papacy ended	c. AD 92
Predecessor	Linus
Successor	Clement I
Personal details
Born	c. AD 25; Rome, Roman Empire
Died	26 April 92 (aged 66–67); Rome, Roman Empire
Sainthood
Feast day	26 April; 13 July (additional on Tridentine calendar)
Venerated in	Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church

Pope Anacletus (died c. AD 92), also known as Cletus, was the bishop of Rome, following Peter, and Linus. Anacletus served between c. AD 79 and his death, c. AD 92. Cletus was a Roman who, during his tenure as pope, ordained a number of priests and is traditionally credited with setting up about twenty-five parishes in Rome.^[1] Although the precise dates of his pontificate are uncertain, he "...died a martyr, perhaps about 91".^[2] Cletus is mentioned in the Roman Canon of the mass; his feast day is April 26.

^ ""Pope St Anacletus, Martyr", The Brighton Oratory, July 13, 2012". 13 July 2012.
^ Cite error: The named reference Campbell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Brighton-1] ""Pope St Anacletus, Martyr", The Brighton Oratory, July 13, 2012". 13 July 2012.

[Campbell-2] Cite error: The named reference Campbell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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