Pope Urban VI (born 1318)

Pope Urban VI

Vicar of Christ, Pope of the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1389

Pope Urban VI, born Bartolomeo Prignano, was head of the Catholic Church from 8 April 1378 to his death, in October 1389. He was the last pope elected from outside the College of Cardinals. His pontificate began shortly after the end of the Avignon Papacy. It was marked by…