Pope Clement XIV

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Pope Clement XIV
Bishop of Rome
Portrait by Giovanni Domenico Porta, c. 1770 (oil on canvas, 70 x 58.5 cm, Acquapendente city museum)
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	19 May 1769
Papacy ended	22 September 1774
Predecessor	Clement XIII
Successor	Pius VI
Orders
Ordination	c. 1731
Consecration	28 May 1769 by Federico Marcello Lante Montefeltro Della Rovere
Created cardinal	24 September 1759 by Clement XIII
Personal details
Born	Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli (1705-10-31)31 October 1705 Santarcangelo di Romagna, Papal States
Died	22 September 1774(1774-09-22) (aged 68) Rome, Papal States
Buried	Santi Apostoli, Rome
Previous post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1759–1762) Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli (1762–1769)
Coat of arms
Other popes named Clement

Pope Clement XIV (Latin: Clemens XIV; Italian: Clemente XIV; 31 October 1705 – 22 September 1774), born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 May 1769 to his death in September 1774. At the time of his election, he was the only Franciscan friar in the College of Cardinals, having been a member of OFM Conventual. He is the most recent pope to take the pontifical name of "Clement" upon his election.

During his pontificate, Clement decreed the suppression of the Society of Jesus.