Pope John XVIII
POPE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
John XVIII; Giovanni Fassano; Pope John XVIII (XIX); 141st pope
Pope John XVIII (; died June or July 1009) was the bishop of Rome and nominal ruler of the Papal States from January 1004 (25 December 1003 NS) to his abdication in July 1009. He wielded little temporal power, ruling during the struggle between John Crescentius and Emperor Henry II for the control of Rome.