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List of popes. This chronological list of popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the Annuario Pontificio under the heading "I Sommi Pontefici Romani" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes.
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- Tenth Century
- Eleventh Century
1. St. Peter (32-67) 2. St. Linus (67-76) 3. St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88) 4. St. Clement I (88-97) 5. St. Evaristus (97-105)
6. St. Alexander I (105-115) 7. St. Sixtus I (115-125) 8. St. Telesphorus (125-136) 9. St. Hyginus (136-140) 10. St. Pius I (140-155) 11. St. Anicetus (155-166) 12. St. Soter (166-175) 13. St. Eleutherius (175-189) 14. St. Victor I (189-199) 15. St. Zephyrinus (199-217)
16. St. Callistus I (217-22) 17. St. Urban I (222-30) 18. St. Pontain (230-35) 19. St. Anterus (235-36) 20. St. Fabian (236-50) 21. St. Cornelius (251-53) 22. St. Lucius I (253-54) 23. St. Stephen I (254-257) 24. St. Sixtus II (257-258) 25. St. Dionysius (260-268) 26. St. Felix I (269-274) 27. St. Eutychian (275-283) 28. St. Caius (283-296) 29. St....
40. St. Innocent I (401-17) 41. St. Zosimus (417-18) 42. St. Boniface I (418-22) 43. St. Celestine I (422-32) 44. St. Sixtus III (432-40) 45. St. Leo I (the Great) (440-61) 46. St. Hilarius (461-68) 47. St. Simplicius (468-83) 48. St. Felix III (II) (483-92) 49. St. Gelasius I (492-96) 50. Anastasius II (496-98) 51. St. Symmachus (498-514)
52. St. Hormisdas (514-23) 53. St. John I (523-26) 54. St. Felix IV (III) (526-30) 55. Boniface II (530-32) 56. John II (533-35) 57. St. Agapetus I (535-36) 58. St. Silverius (536-37) 59. Vigilius (537-55) 60. Pelagius I (556-61) 61. John III (561-74) 62. Benedict I (575-79) 63. Pelagius II (579-90)
65. Sabinian (604-606) 66. Boniface III (607) 67. St. Boniface IV (608-15) 68. St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) (615-18) 69. Boniface V (619-25) 70. Honorius I (625-38) 71. Severinus (640) 72. John IV (640-42) 73. Theodore I (642-49) 74. St. Martin I (649-55) 75. St. Eugene I (655-57) 76. St. Vitalian (657-72) 77. Adeodatus (II) (672-76) 78. Donus (676-...
85. John VI (701-05) 86. John VII (705-07) 87. Sisinnius (708) 88. Constantine (708-15) 89. St. Gregory II (715-31) 90. St. Gregory III (731-41) 91. St. Zachary (741-52) 1. Stephen II (752)—Stephen II was elected but died before he was consecrated pope, so he is not found on the Vatican's official list or included in the count. 92. Stephen III (752...
97. Stephen V (816-17) 98. St. Paschal I (817-24) 99. Eugene II (824-27) 100. Valentine (827) 101. Gregory IV (827-44) 102. Sergius II (844-47) 103. St. Leo IV (847-55) 104. Benedict III (855-58) 105. St. Nicholas I (the Great) (858-67) 106. Adrian II (867-72) 107. John VIII (872-82) 108. Marinus I (882-84) 109. St. Adrian III (884-85) 110. Stephen...
117. Benedict IV (900-03) 118. Leo V (903) 119. Sergius III (904-11) 120. Anastasius III (911-13) 121. Lando (913-14) 122. John X (914-28) 123. Leo VI (928) 124. Stephen VIII (929-31) 125. John XI (931-35) 126. Leo VII (936-39) 127. Stephen IX (939-42) 128. Marinus II (942-46) 129. Agapetus II (946-55) 130. John XII (955-63) 131. Leo VIII (963-64) ...
140. John XVII (1003) 141. John XVIII (1003-09) 142. Sergius IV (1009-12) 143. Benedict VIII (1012-24) 144. John XIX (1024-32) 145. Benedict IX (1032-45) 146. Sylvester III (1045) 147. Benedict IX (1045) 148. Gregory VI (1045-46) 149. Clement II (1046-47) 150. Benedict IX (1047-48) 151. Damasus II (1048) 152. St. Leo IX (1049-54) 153. Victor II (10...
Today, Catholics are led by Pope John Paul II. But the position transcends the individual; this pope is a passing ocupant of a seat with nearly 2,000 years of history. According to Catholic tradition, Jesus founded the papacy in the first century, when he chose St. Peter, the leader of the apostles, to be his earthly representative.
1 day ago · pope, (Latin papa, from Greek pappas, “father”), the title, since about the 9th century, of the bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. It was formerly given, especially from the 3rd to the 5th century, to any bishop and sometimes to simple priests as an ecclesiastical title expressing affectionate respect.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 6, 2017 · In the history of the Church, there have been 266 popes, from St. Peter to Pope Francis. Some popes have also been members of religious orders, such as: 17 Benedictines. 6 Augustinians. 4 Canons Regular. 4 Franciscans. 4 Dominicans. 2 Conventual Franciscans. 2 Cistercians. 1 Caldomese. 1 Jesuit. List of Popes. First To Fifth Centuries.
History of Popes. Popes of the Roman Catholic Church. Rites for the Pope. The Vacancy of the Holy See (Papal Interregnum) According to Catholic tradition, Jesus founded the papacy in the first century, when he chose St. Peter, the leader of the apostles, to be his earthly representative.
Feb 13, 2013 · Blog home. Every Pope ever: the full list. Benedict XVI surprised the world in announcing his resignation - the first in six centuries' time. But which Pope held the longest Pontificate or was...
