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Which pope restored the Council of Trent for its final period in 1562?

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Painting by Nicolo Dorigati showing the opening session of the Council of Trent, with clergy in white robes seated in a grand cathedral and an altar at the center. — Council of Trent Opening session of the Council of Trent in 1545, depicted by Nicolò Dorigati, 1711; in the Museo Diocesano Tridentino, Trento, Italy.

The pope who restored the Council of Trent for its final period in 1562 was Pius IV.

Although his predecessor, Pope Paul IV, had opposed the council, Pius IV worked to reconvene it after it had been suspended since 1552. He issued the bull of convocation in 1560, and the final session opened on January 18, 1562.12