His Holiness Pope Benedict IX (in Latin Benedictus Nonus) is the Pope number 145 of the Catholic Church.
Teofilacto III (Conde de Túsculo) was born in Roma, in the current country of Italy.
The Holy Father Benedict IX initiated his pontificate in the year 1033. He succeeded Pope John XIX. His papacy lasted for 11 years, ending during the year 1044. He was succeeded by Sylvester III, who would become the following bishop of Rome.