Upon the death of Pope John XIX in October 1032, the papal throne became the subject of dispute between rival factions of nobles.
The young man was not only unqualified, but led a reportedly dissolute life, and factional strife continued.
[1] John, bishop of Sabina, was elected after fierce and protracted infighting, c. 21 January 1045.
[5] Nearly two years later, on 20 December 1046, the Council of Sutri, summoned and presided over by the Emperor Henry III, deprived him of his bishopric and priesthood, and ordered him sent to a monastery for the rest of his life.
[7] A successor bishop to the see of Sabina, Hubaldus, is recorded under Pope Alexander II, on October 1063, indicating that John must have died prior to that date.