Pope Clement XIV

Portrait by Giovanni Domenico Porta, {{circa|1770}} <small>(oil on canvas, 70 x 58.5 cm, 
[[Acquapendente]] city museum)</small> Pope Clement 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. Provided by Wikipedia
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