Pope Sergius IV

Pope Sergius IV
Bishop of Rome
Tomb of Sergius IV in St John Lateran (18th century)
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	31 July 1009
Papacy ended	12 May 1012
Predecessor	John XVIII
Successor	Benedict VIII
Orders
Consecration	1004
Created cardinal	1004 by John XVIII
Personal details
Born	Pietro Martino Buccaporci Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Died	(1012-05-12)12 May 1012 Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Previous post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1004–1009)
Other popes named Sergius

Pope Sergius IV (died 12 May 1012) was the bishop of Rome and nominal ruler of the Papal States from 31 July 1009 to his death. His temporal power was eclipsed by the patrician John Crescentius. Sergius IV may have called for the expulsion of Muslims from the Holy Land, but this is disputed. Since his time, the practice that the person who has been elected to the office of pope takes on a new name became a tradition.^[1]