Pope Clement III

Pope Clement III
Bishop of Rome
13th century miniature of Pope Clement III from the Speculum Grandimontis
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	19 December 1187
Papacy ended	20 March 1191
Predecessor	Gregory VIII
Successor	Celestine III
Orders
Created cardinal	March 1179 by Alexander III
Personal details
Born	Paulino/Paolo Scolari 1130 Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Died	20 March 1191(1191-03-20) (aged 60–61)[1] Rome, Papal States
Other popes named Clement

Pope Clement III (Latin: Clemens III; 1130 – 20 March 1191), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 December 1187 to his death in 1191. He ended the conflict between the Papacy and the city of Rome, by allowing the election of magistrates, which reinstalled the Papacy back in the city after a six year exile. Clement, faced with a deplete college of cardinals, created thirty-one cardinals over three years, the most since Hadrian IV. He died 20 March 1191 and was quickly replaced by Celestine III.