20th Century · 258th pope in the Annuario Pontificio list
Benedict XV
- Pontificate
- 03/09/1914 – 22/01/1922
- Birth name
- Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa
- Nationality
- Italy
- Born – died
- 1854 – 1922
- Predecessor
- Pius X
- Successor
- Pius XI
Important events
- Tried to mediate peace during the First World War (Peace Note, 1917)
- Promulgated the Code of Canon Law (1917)
Main teachings
- Missions should form local clergy
Councils and documents
- Maximum illud (1919) on the missions
List: Wikidata (CC0), ordinals per the Annuario Pontificio, retrieved 2026-10-01. Antipopes are not included. For the current pope, see vatican.va.