(A.D. 1468–1549) Paul III was Bishop of Rome and Pope from A.D. 1534 until his death in 1549. During his reign, the counterreformation flourished, and he convened the Council of Trent(A.D. 1545–1563) The Roman Catholic council of bishops held in the city of Trent near the border Austria and Italy over two decades between 1543 and... more which has been described as the embodiment of the counterreformation.