Pope Innocent I

Common questions

Who was Pope Innocent I?

Pope Innocent I (360–417) — Bishop of Rome 401-417. Defended John Chrysostom and confirmed the African councils' condemnation of Pelagianism (417).

Who did Pope Innocent I correspond with?

John Chrysostom.

Who did Pope Innocent I succeed as bishop of Rome?

Pope Damasus I.

Who succeeded Pope Innocent I as bishop of Rome?

Pope Celestine I.

Sources for biography

• Liber Pontificalis 42 primary
• Augustine, Epistulae 175-177, 181-183 primary

documented connections(1)

• corresponded (incoming) John Chrysostom
  Chrysostom appealed to Innocent after his deposition.
  Palladius, Dialogus 2

tradition connections(2)

• succeeded in see (incoming) Pope Celestine I
  Celestine became Bishop of Rome (422) following Boniface, who succeeded Zosimus, who succeeded Innocent — not a direct succession. Source is the Liber Pontificalis, redacted in the 6th c.
  Liber Pontificalis 42-45
• succeeded in see Pope Damasus I
  Innocent became Bishop of Rome (401) following Anastasius, Siricius, and Damasus — three intervening bishops. Source is the Liber Pontificalis.
  Liber Pontificalis 39-42