His Holiness Pope Paschal II (in Latin Paschalius Secundus) is the Pope number 160 of the Catholic Church.
Raniero was born in Bleda de Santa Sofía, in the current country of Italy.
The Holy Father Paschal II initiated his pontificate in the year 1099. He succeeded Pope Blessed Urban II. His papacy lasted for 19 years, ending during the year 1118. He was succeeded by Gelasius II, who would become the following bishop of Rome.
Over his 19 years of pontificate: