Pope Gregory XI Bishop of Rome Papacy began 30 December 1370 Papacy ended 27 March 1378 Predecessor Urban V Successor Urban VI Orders Ordination 2 January 1371 Consecration 3 January 1371 Created Cardinal 29 May 1348 by Clement VI Personal details Birth name Pierre Roger de Beaufort Born c. 1329 Maumont, Limousin, Kingdom of France Died (1378-03-27)27 March 1378 Rome, Papal States Other popes named Gregory