Pope Leo II is elected head of the Catholic Church
Head of the Catholic Church from 682 to 683
🗓️ 16 April 0682
Pope Leo II was the Bishop of Rome from 17 August 682 to his death on 28 June 683. One of the popes of the Byzantine Papacy, he is described by a contemporary biographer as both just and learned. He is commemorated as a saint in the Roman Martyrology.
