This is a graphical list of the popes of the Catholic Church. While the term ''

pope The pope is the bishop of Rome and the Head of the Church#Catholic Church, visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the 8th century until 1870, the po ...

'' (, 'Father') is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders, in English usage, this title generally refers to the supreme head of the

Catholic Church The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

and of the

Holy See The Holy See (, ; ), also called the See of Rome, the Petrine See or the Apostolic See, is the central governing body of the Catholic Church and Vatican City. It encompasses the office of the pope as the Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishop ...

. The title itself has been used officially by the head of the Church since the tenure of

Pope Siricius Pope Siricius ( – 26 November 399) was the bishop of Rome from December 384 to his death on 26 November 399. In response to inquiries from Bishop Himerius of Tarragona, Siricius issued the ''Directa'' decretal, containing decrees of baptism, ...

. There have been 267 popes, as listed by the ''

Annuario Pontificio The ''Annuario Pontificio'' ( Italian for ''Pontifical Yearbook'') is the annual directory of the Holy See of the Catholic Church. It lists the popes in chronological order and all officials of the Holy See's departments. It also provides nam ...

'' (''Pontifical Yearbook'') under the heading 'I Sommi Pontefici Romani' (The Supreme Pontiffs of Rome). Some sources quote a number of 268, with the inclusion of Stephen II, who died four days after his

election An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative d ...

but before his episcopal

consecration Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects ( ...

. However, only 265 (or 266) men have occupied the chair of Saint Peter, as Benedict IX held the office thrice on separate occasions in the mid–11th century. The pope bears the titles :''

Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

Vicar A vicar (; Latin: '' vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English p ...

Jesus Christ Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...

, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme

Pontiff In Roman antiquity, a pontiff () was a member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs."Pontifex". "Oxford English Dictionary", March 2007 The term ''pontiff'' was later applied to any h ...

of the Universal Church,

Primate Primates is an order (biology), order of mammals, which is further divided into the Strepsirrhini, strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and Lorisidae, lorisids; and the Haplorhini, haplorhines, which include Tarsiiformes, tarsiers a ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

and Metropolitan of the

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...

Province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

Sovereign ''Sovereign'' is a title that can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to ...

of the

Vatican City State Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State (; ), is a Landlocked country, landlocked sovereign state and city-state; it is enclaved within Rome, the capital city of Italy and Bishop of Rome, seat of the Catholic Church. It became inde ...

Servant of the Servants of God "Servant of the servants of God" () is one of the titles of the Pope and is used at the beginning of papal bulls. History Pope Gregory I Pope Gregory I (; ; – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great (; ), was the 64th ...

'' and is officially styled '

His Holiness The title His Holiness (and the associated form of address Your Holiness) is an official title or style referring to the pope in the Catholic Church; this use can be traced back several hundred years. It has also been adopted as an official tit ...

'. Since the

Lateran Treaty The Lateran Treaty (; ) was one component of the Lateran Pacts of 1929, agreements between Italy under Victor Emmanuel III and Benito Mussolini and the Holy See under Pope Pius XI to settle the long-standing Roman question. The treaty and ass ...

of 1929, the pope's temporal title has been ''Sovereign of the Vatican City State''.

Graphical depictions of papal reigns

Antipope An antipope () is a person who claims to be Bishop of Rome and leader of the Roman Catholic Church in opposition to the officially elected pope. Between the 3rd and mid-15th centuries, antipopes were supported by factions within the Church its ...

s are shown in red.''

Until 250

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Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

(saint) (33–64/67)" from: 67 till: 76 color:PP text:" Linus (saint) (64/67–76)" from: 76 till: 88 color:PP text:" Anacletus (saint) (76–88)" from: 88 till: 99 color:PP text:"

Clement I Clement of Rome (; ; died ), also known as Pope Clement I, was the Bishop of Rome in the late first century AD. He is considered to be the first of the Apostolic Fathers of the Church. Little is known about Clement's life. Tertullian claimed t ...

(saint) (88–99)" from: 99 till:105 color:PP text:" Evaristus (saint) (99–105)" from:105 till:115 color:PP text:"

Alexander I Alexander I may refer to: * Alexander I of Macedon, king of Macedon from 495 to 454 BC * Alexander I of Epirus (370–331 BC), king of Epirus * Alexander I Theopator Euergetes, surnamed Balas, ruler of the Seleucid Empire 150-145 BC * Pope Alex ...

(saint) (105–115)" from:115 till:125 color:PP text:" Sixtus I (saint) (115–125)" from:125 till:136 color:PP text:" Telesphorus (saint) (125–136)" from:136 till:140 color:PP text:"

Hyginus Hyginus may refer to: People *Hyginus, the author of the '' Fabulae'', an important ancient Latin source for Greek mythology. *Hyginus, the author of the ''Astronomia'', a popular ancient Latin guide on astronomy, probably the same as the author ...

(saint) (136–140)" from:140 till:155 color:PP text:" Pius I (saint) (140–155)" from:155 till:166 color:PP text:" Anicetus (saint) (155–166)" from:166 till:175 color:PP text:"

Soter Soter derives from the Ancient Greek epithet (''Sōtḗr''), meaning a saviour, a deliverer. The feminine form is Soteira (Σώτειρα, ''Sṓteira'') or sometimes Soteria (Σωτηρία, ''Sōtería''). Soter was used as: * A title of gods ...

(saint) (166–175)" from:175 till:189 color:PP text:" Eleuterus (saint) (175–189)" from:189 till:199 color:PP text:" Victor I (saint) (189–199)" from:199 till:217 color:PP text:"

Zephyrinus Zephyrinus is a Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the ...

(saint) (199–217)" from:217 till:222 color:PP text:" Callixtus I (saint) (217–222)" from:217 till:235 color:AP text:" Hippolytus (saint) (217–235), antipope" from:222 till:230 color:PP text:" Urban I (saint) (222–230)" from:230 till:235 color:PP text:" Pontian (saint) (230–235)" from:235 till:236 color:PP text:" Anterus (saint) (235–236)" from:236 till:250 color:PP text:" Fabian (saint) (236–250)" barset:skip

251–514

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Novatian Novatian ( Greek: , , ) was a scholar, priest, and theologian. He is considered by the Catholic Church to have been an antipope between 251 and 258. Some Greek authors give his name as Novatus, who was an African presbyter. He was a noted theo ...

(251–258), antipope" from:253 till:254 color:PP text:" Lucius I (saint) (253–254)" from:254 till:257 color:PP text:" Stephen I (saint) (254–257)" from:257 till:258 color:PP text:"

Sixtus II Pope Sixtus II (), also written as Pope Xystus II, was bishop of Rome from 31 August 257 until his death on 6 August 258. He was killed along with seven deacons, including Lawrence of Rome, during the persecution of Christians by the Emperor V ...

(saint) (257–258)" from:259 till:268 color:PP text:"

Dionysius The name Dionysius (; ''Dionysios'', "of Dionysus"; ) was common in classical and post-classical times. Etymologically it is a nominalized adjective formed with a -ios suffix from the stem Dionys- of the name of the Greek god, Dionysus, parallel ...

(saint) (259–268)" from:269 till:274 color:PP text:" Felix I (saint) (269–274)" from:275 till:283 color:PP text:" Eutychian (saint) (275–283)" from:283 till:296 color:PP text:" Caius (saint) (283–296)" from:296 till:304 color:PP text:" Marcellinus (saint) (296–304)" from:308 till:309 color:PP text:" Marcellus I (saint) (308–309)" from:309 till:310 color:PP text:"

Eusebius Eusebius of Caesarea (30 May AD 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilius, was a historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist from the Roman province of Syria Palaestina. In about AD 314 he became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima. ...

(saint) (309–310)" from:311 till:314 color:PP text:"

Miltiades Miltiades (; ; c. 550 – 489 BC), also known as Miltiades the Younger, was a Greek Athenian statesman known mostly for his role in the Battle of Marathon, as well as for his downfall afterwards. He was the son of Cimon Coalemos, a renowned ...

(saint) (311–314)" from:314 till:335 color:PP text:"

Sylvester I Pope Sylvester I (also Silvester, before 284 – 31 December 335) was the bishop of Rome from 31 January 314 until his death on 31 December 335. He filled the See of Rome at an important era in the history of the Western Church, though very lit ...

(saint) (314–335)" from:336 till:336 color:PP text:"

Mark Mark may refer to: In the Bible * Mark the Evangelist (5–68), traditionally ascribed author of the Gospel of Mark * Gospel of Mark, one of the four canonical gospels and one of the three synoptic gospels Currencies * Mark (currency), a currenc ...

(saint) (336)" from:337 till:352 color:PP text:" Julius I (saint) (337–352)" from:352 till:366 color:PP text:" Liberius (352–366)" from:355 till:365 color:AP text:" Felix II (355–365), antipope" barset:break from:366 till:384 color:PP text:" Damasus I (saint) (366–384)" from:366 till:367 color:AP text:" Ursicinus (366–367), antipope" from:384 till:399 color:PP text:" Siricius (saint) (384–399)" from:399 till:401 color:PP text:" Anastasius I (saint) (399–401)" from:401 till:417 color:PP text:" Innocent I (saint) (401–417)" from:417 till:418 color:PP text:"

Zosimus Zosimus, Zosimos, Zosima or Zosimas may refer to: People * * Rufus and Zosimus (died 107), Christian saints * Zosimus (martyr) (died 110), Christian martyr who was executed in Umbria, Italy * Zosimos of Panopolis, also known as ''Zosimus Alch ...

(saint) (417–418)" from:418 till:422 color:PP text:" Boniface I (saint) (418–422)" from:418 till:419 color:AP text:" Eulalius (418–419), antipope" from:422 till:432 color:PP text:" Celestine I (saint) (422–432)" from:432 till:440 color:PP text:" Sixtus III (saint) (432–440)" from:440 till:461 color:PP text:" Leo I (saint) (440–461)" from:461 till:468 color:PP text:" Hilarius (saint) (461–468)" from:468 till:483 color:PP text:" Simplicius (saint) (468–483)" from:483 till:492 color:PP text:" Felix III (saint) (483–492)" from:492 till:496 color:PP text:" Gelasius I (saint) (492–496)" from:496 till:498 color:PP text:" Anastasius II (496–498)" from:498 till:514 color:PP text:" Symmachus (saint) (498–514)" from:498 till:499 color:AP barset:break barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip from:501 till:506 color:AP text:"

Laurentius Laurentius is a Latin given name and surname that means "''From Laurentum''" (a city near Rome). It is possible that the place name ''Laurentum'' is derived from the Latin ''laurus'' (" laurel"). People with the name include: In Early Christiani ...

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514–752

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John I John I may refer to: People Religious figures * John I (bishop of Jerusalem) * John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople * John I of Antioch (died 441) * Pope John I of Alexandria, Coptic Pope from 496 to 505 * Pope John I, P ...

(saint) (523–526)" from:526 till:530 color:PP text:" Felix IV (saint) (526–530)" from:530 till:532 color:PP text:"

Boniface II Pope Boniface II (; died 17 October 532) was the first Germanic Bishop of Rome. He ruled the Holy See from 22 September 530 until his death on 17 October 532. Boniface died of natural causes, likely an illness or old age. Early life Boniface ...

(530–532)" from:530 till:530 color:AP text:" Dioscorus (530), antipope" from:533 till:535 color:PP text:" John II (533–535)" from:535 till:536 color:PP text:" Agapetus I (saint) (535–536)" from:536 till:537 color:PP text:" Silverius (saint) (536–537)" from:537 till:555 color:PP text:" Vigilius (537–555)" from:556 till:561 color:PP text:" Pelagius I (556–561)" from:561 till:574 color:PP text:" John III (561–574)" from:575 till:579 color:PP text:" Benedict I (575–579)" from:579 till:590 color:PP text:" Pelagius II (579–590)" from:590 till:604 color:PP text:"

Gregory I Gregory I may refer to: * Gregory the Illuminator (250s–330s), Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church in 288–325 * Gregory of Nazianzus (329–390), Patriarch Gregory I of Constantinople, in office 379–381 * Pope Gregory I (540–604), i ...

(saint) (590–604)" from:604 till:606 color:PP text:" Sabinian (604–606)" from:607 till:607 color:PP text:" Boniface III (607)" from:608 till:615 color:PP text:"

Boniface IV Pope Boniface IV (; 550 – 8 May 615) was the bishop of Rome from 608 to his death on 8 May 615. He was a member of the Benedictine order. Boniface had served as a deacon under Pope Gregory I, and like his mentor, he ran the Lateran Palace as ...

(saint) (608–615)" from:615 till:618 color:PP text:" Adeodatus I (saint) (615–618)" from:619 till:625 color:PP text:"

Boniface V Pope Boniface V (; died 25 October 625) was the bishop of Rome from 23 December 619 to his death on 25 October 625. He did much for the Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England, and enacted the decree by which churches became places of sanctuary. ...

(619–625)" from:625 till:638 color:PP text:" Honorius I (625–638)" from:640 till:640 color:PP text:" Severinus (640)" from:640 till:642 color:PP text:" John IV (640–642)" from:642 till:649 color:PP text:" Theodore I (642–649)" from:649 till:653 color:PP text:" Martin I (saint) (649–653)" from:654 till:657 color:PP text:" Eugene I (saint) (654–657)" from:657 till:672 color:PP text:" Vitalian (saint) (657–672)" from:672 till:676 color:PP text:" Adeodatus II (672–676)" from:676 till:678 color:PP text:" Donus (676–678)" from:678 till:681 color:PP text:" Agatho (saint) (678–681)" from:682 till:683 color:PP text:" Leo II (saint) (682–683)" from:684 till:685 color:PP text:" Benedict II (saint) (684–685)" from:685 till:686 color:PP text:"

John V John V may refer to: * Patriarch John V of Alexandria or John the Merciful (died by 620), Patriarch of Alexandria from 606 to 616 * John V of Constantinople, Patriarch from 669 to 675 * Pope John V (685–686), Pope from 685 to his death in 686 ...

(685–686)" from:686 till:687 color:PP text:"

Conon Conon () (before 443 BC – ) was an Athenian general at the end of the Peloponnesian War, who led the Athenian naval forces when they were defeated by a Peloponnesian fleet in the crucial Battle of Aegospotami; later he contributed significantly ...

(686–687)" from:687 till:701 color:PP text:" Sergius I (saint) (687–701)" from:687 till:687 color:AP text:" Theodore (687), antipope" from:687 till:687 color:AP text:"

Paschal Paschal is used as a name. Paschal, a variant of Pascal, from Latin ''Paschalis'', is an adjective describing either the Easter or Passover holidays. People known as Paschal include: Popes and religious figures * Antipope Paschal (687), a ri ...

(687), antipope" from:701 till:705 color:PP text:" John VI (701–705)" from:705 till:707 color:PP text:" John VII (705–707)" from:708 till:708 color:PP text:" Sisinnius (708)" from:708 till:715 color:PP text:" Constantine (708–715)" from:715 till:731 color:PP text:" Gregory II (saint) (715–731)" from:731 till:741 color:PP text:" Gregory III (saint) (731–741)" from:741 till:752 color:PP text:" Zachary (saint) (741–752)" barset:skip

752–1003

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Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...

(768), antipope" from:768 till:772 color:PP text:" Stephen III (768–772)" from:772 till:795 color:PP text:" Adrian I (772–795)" from:795 till:816 color:PP text:" Leo III (saint) (795–816)" from:816 till:817 color:PP text:" Stephen IV (816–817)" from:817 till:824 color:PP text:" Paschal I (saint) (817–824)" from:824 till:827 color:PP text:" Eugene II (824–827)" from:827 till:827 color:PP text:" Valentine (827)" from:827 till:844 color:PP text:" Gregory IV (827–844)" from:844 till:847 color:PP text:" Sergius II (844–847)" from:844 till:844 color:AP text:" John VIII (844), antipope" from:847 till:855 color:PP text:" Leo IV (saint) (847–855)" from:855 till:858 color:PP text:" Benedict III (855–858)" from:855 till:855 color:AP text:" Anastasius III (855), antipope" from:858 till:867 color:PP text:" Nicholas I (saint) (858–867)" from:867 till:872 color:PP text:" Adrian II (867–872)" from:872 till:882 color:PP text:" John VIII (872–882)" from:882 till:884 color:PP text:" Marinus I (882–884)" from:884 till:885 color:PP text:" Adrian III (saint) (884–885)" from:885 till:891 color:PP text:"

Stephen V Stephen V may refer to: *Pope Stephen IV, aka Stephen V, Pope from 816 to 817 *Pope Stephen V (885–891) *Stephen V of Hungary (born before 1239 – 1272), King of Hungary and Croatia, Duke of Styria *Stephen V Báthory (1430–1493), Hungarian co ...

(885–891)" from:891 till:896 color:PP text:" Formosus (891–896)" from:896 till:896 color:PP text:" Boniface VI (896)" from:896 till:897 color:PP text:" Stephen VI (896–897)" from:897 till:897 color:PP text:" Romanus (897)" barset:skip barset:break from:897 till:897 color:PP text:" Theodore II (897)" from:898 till:900 color:PP text:" John IX (898–900)" from:900 till:903 color:PP text:" Benedict IV (900–903)" from:903 till:904 color:PP text:" Leo V (903–904)" from:903 till:904 color:AP text:"

Christopher Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...

(903–904), antipope" from:904 till:911 color:PP text:" Sergius III (904–911)" from:911 till:913 color:PP text:" Anastasius III (911–913)" from:913 till:914 color:PP text:" Lando (913–914)" from:914 till:928 color:PP text:"

John X Pope John X (; died 28 May 928) was the bishop of Rome and nominal ruler of the Papal States from March 914 to his death. A candidate of the counts of Tusculum, he attempted to unify Italy under the leadership of Berengar of Friuli, and was inst ...

(914–928)" from:928 till:928 color:PP text:" Leo VI (928)" from:928 till:931 color:PP text:" Stephen VII (928–931)" from:931 till:935 color:PP text:" John XI (931–935)" from:936 till:939 color:PP text:" Leo VII (936–939)" from:939 till:942 color:PP text:" Stephen VIII (939–942)" from:942 till:946 color:PP text:" Marinus II (942–946)" from:946 till:955 color:PP text:" Agapetus II (946–955)" from:955 till:964 color:PP text:" John XII (955–964)" from:963 till:964 color:AP barset:break barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip from:964 till:965 color:PP text:" Leo VIII (963–964, 964–965)" from:964 till:964 color:PP text:"

Benedict V Pope Benedict V (; died 4 July 965) was the pope and ruler of the Papal States from 22 May to 23 June 964, in opposition to Pope Leo VIII, Leo VIII. He was overthrown by Emperor Otto I. His brief pontificate occurred at the end of a period known a ...

(964)" from:965 till:972 color:PP text:" John XIII (965–972)" from:973 till:974 color:PP text:" Benedict VI (973–974)" from:974 till:974 color:AP barset:break barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip from:984 till:985 color:AP text:" Boniface VII (974, 984–985)" from:974 till:983 color:PP text:" Benedict VII (974–983)" from:983 till:984 color:PP text:" John XIV (983–984)" from:985 till:996 color:PP text:" John XV (985–996)" from:996 till:999 color:PP text:"

Gregory V Gregory may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gregory (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Gregory (surname), a surname * Gregory (The Walking Dead), fictional character from the walki ...

(996–999)" from:997 till:998 color:AP text:"

John XVI John XVI (; born ; ; ) was an antipope from 997 to 998. Biography John was of Greek descent and was a native of Rossano in Calabria, southern Italy. The region was at the time a territory of the Byzantine Empire, while John was the chaplain of ...

(997–998)" from:999 till:1003 color:PP text:"

Sylvester II Pope Sylvester II (; – 12 May 1003), originally known as Gerbert of Aurillac, was a scholar and teacher who served as the bishop of Rome and ruled the Papal States from 999 to his death. He endorsed and promoted study of Science in the medieva ...

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Leo IX Pope Leo IX (, , 21 June 1002 – 19 April 1054), born Bruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 February 1049 to his death in 1054. Leo IX is considered to be one of the most historica ...

(saint) (1049–1054)" from:1055 till:1057 color:PP text:" Victor II (1055–1057)" from:1057 till:1058 color:PP text:" Stephen IX (1057–1058)" from:1058 till:1061 color:PP text:"

Nicholas II Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 186817 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. He married ...

(1058–1061)" from:1058 till:1059 color:AP text:" Benedict X (1058–1059), antipope" from:1061 till:1073 color:PP text:" Alexander II (1061–1073)" from:1061 till:1064 color:AP text:" Honorius II (1061–1064), antipope" from:1073 till:1085 color:PP text:" Gregory VII (saint) (1073–1085)" from:1080 till:1080 color:AP barset:break barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip barset:skip from:1084 till:1100 color:AP text:" Clement III (1080, 1084–1100), antipope" from:1086 till:1087 color:PP text:" Victor III (1086–1087)" from:1088 till:1099 color:PP text:"

Urban II Pope Urban II (; – 29 July 1099), otherwise known as Odo of Châtillon or Otho de Lagery, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 March 1088 to his death. He is best known for convening the Council of Clermon ...

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Paschal II Pope Paschal II (; 1050 1055 – 21 January 1118), born Raniero Raineri di Bleda, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 August 1099 to his death in 1118. A monk of the Abbey of Cluny, he was creat ...

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Theodoric Theodoric is a Germanic given name. First attested as a Gothic name in the 5th century, it became widespread in the Germanic-speaking world, not least due to its most famous bearer, Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Overview The name w ...

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Adalbert Adalbert is a German given name which means "noble bright" or "noble shining", derived from the words ''adal'' (meaning noble) and ''berht'' (shining or bright). Alternative spellings include Adelbart, Adelbert and Adalberto. Derivative names incl ...

(1101), antipope" from:1105 till:1111 color:AP text:" Sylvester IV (1105–1111), antipope" from:1118 till:1119 color:PP text:" Gelasius II (1118–1119)" from:1118 till:1121 color:AP text:" Gregory VIII (1118–1121), antipope" from:1119 till:1124 color:PP text:" Callixtus II (1119–1124)" from:1124 till:1130 color:PP text:" Honorius II (1124–1130)" from:1124 till:1124 color:AP text:" Celestine II (1124), antipope" from:1130 till:1143 color:PP text:"

Innocent II Pope Innocent II (; died 24 September 1143), born Gregorio Papareschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 February 1130 to his death in 1143. His election as Pope was controversial, and the first eight years o ...

(1130–1143)" from:1130 till:1138 color:AP text:" Anacletus II (1130–1138), antipope" from:1138 till:1138 color:AP text:" Victor IV (1138), antipope" from:1143 till:1144 color:PP text:" Celestine II (1143–1144)" from:1144 till:1145 color:PP text:"

Lucius II Pope Lucius II (died 15 February 1145), born Gherardo Caccianemici dal Orso, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1144 to his death in 1145. His pontificate was notable for the unrest in Rome associated with ...

(1144–1145)" from:1145 till:1153 color:PP text:" Eugene III (1145–1153)" from:1153 till:1154 color:PP text:" Anastasius IV (1153–1154)" from:1154 till:1159 color:PP text:" Adrian IV (1154–1159)" from:1159 till:1181 color:PP text:" Alexander III (1159–1181)" from:1159 till:1164 color:AP text:" Victor IV (1159–1164), antipope" from:1164 till:1168 color:AP text:"

Paschal III Antipope Paschal III (Latin: ''Paschalis III''; ) was a 12th-century clergyman who, from 1164 to 1168, was the second antipope to challenge the reign of Pope Alexander III. He had previously served as Cardinal of St. Maria. Biography Born Gui ...

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Callixtus III Pope Callixtus III (, , ; 31 December 1378 – 6 August 1458), born Alonso de Borja (), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 April 1455 to his death, in August 1458. Borgia spent his early career as a professor ...

(1168–1178), antipope" from:1179 till:1180 color:AP text:"

Innocent III Pope Innocent III (; born Lotario dei Conti di Segni; 22 February 1161 – 16 July 1216) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1198 until his death on 16 July 1216. Pope Innocent was one of the most power ...

(1179–1180), antipope" from:1181 till:1185 color:PP text:" Lucius III (1181–1185)" from:1185 till:1187 color:PP text:" Urban III (1185–1187)" from:1187 till:1187 color:PP text:" Gregory VIII (1187)" from:1187 till:1191 color:PP text:" Clement III (1187–1191)" from:1191 till:1198 color:PP text:" Celestine III (1191–1198)" from:1198 till:1216 color:PP text:"

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Honorius III Pope Honorius III (c. 1150 – 18 March 1227), born Cencio Savelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 July 1216 to his death. A canon at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, he came to hold a number of importa ...

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Gregory IX Pope Gregory IX (; born Ugolino di Conti; 1145 – 22 August 1241) was head of the Catholic Church and the ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241. He is known for issuing the '' Decretales'' and instituting the P ...

(1227–1241)" from:1241 till:1241 color:PP text:" Celestine IV (1241)" from:1243 till:1254 color:PP text:"

Innocent IV Pope Innocent IV (; – 7 December 1254), born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 June 1243 to his death in 1254. Fieschi was born in Genoa and studied at the universities of Parma and Bolo ...

(1243–1254)" from:1254 till:1261 color:PP text:" Alexander IV (1254–1261)" from:1261 till:1264 color:PP text:"

Urban IV Pope Urban IV (; c. 1195 – 2 October 1264), born Jacques Pantaléon, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1261 to his death three years later. He was elected pope without being a Cardinal (Catholicism), ...

(1261–1264)" from:1265 till:1268 color:PP text:" Clement IV (1265–1268)" from:1271 till:1276 color:PP text:"

Gregory X Pope Gregory X (; – 10 January 1276), born Teobaldo Visconti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 September 1271 to his death and was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis. He was elected at th ...

(1271–1276)" from:1276 till:1276 color:PP text:" Innocent V (1276)" from:1276 till:1276 color:PP text:" Adrian V (1276)" from:1276 till:1277 color:PP text:" John XXI (1276–1277)" from:1277 till:1280 color:PP text:" Nicholas III (1277–1280)" from:1281 till:1285 color:PP text:"

Martin IV Pope Martin IV (; born Simon de Brion; 1210/1220 – 28 March 1285), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1281 until his death in 1285. He was the last French pope to hold his court in Rome before ...

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Honorius IV Pope Honorius IV (born Giacomo Savelli; — 3 April 1287) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 April 1285 to his death on 3 April 1287. His election followed the death of Pope Martin IV and was notable for its spe ...

(1285–1287)" from:1288 till:1292 color:PP text:" Nicholas IV (1288–1292)" from:1294 till:1294 color:PP text:"

Celestine V Celestine is a given name and a surname. People Given name * Pope Celestine I (died 432) * Pope Celestine II (died 1144) * Pope Celestine III (c. 1106–1198) * Pope Celestine IV (died 1241) * Pope Celestine V (1215–1296) * Antipop ...

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Boniface VIII Pope Boniface VIII (; born Benedetto Caetani; – 11 October 1303) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 until his death in 1303. The Caetani family was of baronial origin with connections to the p ...

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Benedict XI Pope Benedict XI (; 1240 – 7 July 1304), born Nicola Boccasini (Niccolò of Treviso), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 October 1303 to his death on 7 July 1304. Boccasini entered the Order of Preachers in ...

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Clement V Pope Clement V (; – 20 April 1314), born Raymond Bertrand de Got (also occasionally spelled ''de Guoth'' and ''de Goth''), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 June 1305 to his death, in April 1314. He is reme ...

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John XXII Pope John XXII (, , ; 1244 – 4 December 1334), born Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse), was head of the Catholic Church from 7 August 1316 to his death, in December 1334. He was the second and longest-reigning Avignon Pope, elected by the Conclave of ...

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Nicholas V Pope Nicholas V (; ; 15 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death in March 1455. Pope Eugene IV made him a cardinal in 1446 afte ...

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Benedict XII Pope Benedict XII (, , ; 1285 – 25 April 1342), born Jacques Fournier, was a cardinal and inquisitor, and later, head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1334 to his death, in April 1342. He was the third Avignon pope and reformed monasti ...

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Clement VI Pope Clement VI (; 1291 – 6 December 1352), born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death, in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first visitation of the Black Death (1 ...

(1342–1352)" from:1352 till:1362 color:PP text:" Innocent VI (1352–1362)" from:1362 till:1370 color:PP text:"

Urban V Pope Urban V (; 1310 – 19 December 1370), born Guillaume de Grimoard, was head of the Catholic Church from 28 September 1362 until his death, in December 1370 and was also a member of the Order of Saint Benedict. He was the only Avignon pope ...

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Gregory XI Pope Gregory XI (; born Pierre Roger de Beaufort; c. 1329 – 27 March 1378) was head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1370 to his death, in March 1378. He was the seventh and last Avignon pope and the most recent French pope. In 1377, ...

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Urban VI Pope Urban VI (; ; c. 1318 – 15 October 1389), born Bartolomeo Prignano (), was head of the Catholic Church from 8 April 1378 to his death, in October 1389. He was the last pope elected from outside the College of Cardinals. His pontificate be ...

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Clement VII Pope Clement VII (; ; born Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the most unfortunate of ...

(1378–1394), antipope" from:1389 till:1404 color:PP text:"

Boniface IX Pope Boniface IX (; ; c. 1350 – 1 October 1404, born Pietro Tomacelli) was head of the Catholic Church from 2 November 1389 to his death, in October 1404. He was the second Roman pope during the Western Schism.Richard P. McBrien, ''Lives of th ...

(1389–1404)" from:1394 till:1423 color:AP text:" Benedict XIII (1394–1423), antipope" from:1404 till:1406 color:PP text:" Innocent VII (1404–1406)" from:1406 till:1415 color:PP text:"

Gregory XII Pope Gregory XII (; ; – 18 October 1417), born Angelo Corraro, Corario," or Correr, was head of the Catholic Church from 30 November 1406 to 4 July 1415. Reigning during the Western Schism, he was opposed by the Avignon claimant Benedi ...

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Alexander V Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are ...

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John XXIII Pope John XXIII (born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death on 3 June 1963. He is the most recent pope to take ...

(1410–1415), antipope" from:1417 till:1431 color:PP text:"

Martin V Pope Martin V (; ; January/February 1369 – 20 February 1431), born Oddone Colonna, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 November 1417 to his death in February 1431. His election effectively ended the West ...

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Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII (; ; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born in Fano, Papal States to a prominen ...

(1423–1429), antipope" from:1424 till:1429 color:AP text:"

Benedict XIV Pope Benedict XIV (; ; 31 March 1675 – 3 May 1758), born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in May 1758. Pope Benedict X (1058–1059) is now con ...

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Eugene IV Pope Eugene IV (; ; 1383 – 23 February 1447), born Gabriele Condulmer, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 March 1431 to his death, in February 1447. Condulmer was a Venetian, and a nephew of Pope Gregory XII ...

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Felix V Amadeus VIII (4 September 1383 – 7 January 1451), nicknamed the Peaceful, was Count of Savoy from 1391 to 1416 and Duke of Savoy from 1416 to 1440. He was a claimant to the papacy from 1439 to 1449 as Felix VWhen numbering of the popes began ...

(1439–1449), antipope" from:1447 till:1455 color:PP text:"

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Pius II Pope Pius II (, ), born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini (; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 August 1458 to his death in 1464. Aeneas Silvius was an author, diplomat, ...

(1458–1464)" from:1464 till:1471 color:PP text:" Paul II (1464–1471)" from:1471 till:1484 color:PP text:"

Sixtus IV Pope Sixtus IV (or Xystus IV, ; born Francesco della Rovere; (21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 until his death in 1484. His accomplishments as pope included ...

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Innocent VIII Pope Innocent VIII (; ; 1432 – 25 July 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1484 to his death, in July 1492. Son of the viceroy of Naples, Cybo spent his ea ...

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Alexander VI Pope Alexander VI (, , ; born Roderic Llançol i de Borja; epithet: ''Valentinus'' ("The Kingdom of Valencia, Valencian"); – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death ...

(1492–1503)" from:1503 till:1503 color:PP text:" Pius III (1503)" from:1503 till:1513 color:PP text:" Julius II (1503–1513)" from:1513 till:1521 color:PP text:"

Leo X Pope Leo X (; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 14751 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death in December 1521. Born into the prominent political and banking Me ...

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Adrian VI Pope Adrian VI (; ; ; ), born Adriaan Florensz Boeyens (2 March 1459 – 14 September 1523), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 January 1522 until his death on 14 September 1523. The only Dutchman to bec ...

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Paul III Pope Paul III (; ; born Alessandro Farnese; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death, in November 1549. He came to the papal throne in an era follo ...

(1534–1549)" from:1550 till:1555 color:PP text:" Julius III (1550–1555)" from:1555 till:1555 color:PP text:" Marcellus II (1555)" from:1555 till:1559 color:PP text:" Paul IV (1555–1559)" from:1559 till:1565 color:PP text:"

Pius IV Pope Pius IV (; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death, in December 1565. Born in Milan, his family considered itself a b ...

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Pius V Pope Pius V, OP (; 17 January 1504 – 1 May 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri (and from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 January 1566 to his death, in May 1572. He was an ...

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Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (, , born Ugo Boncompagni; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake ...

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Sixtus V Pope Sixtus V (; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death, in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order, where h ...

(1585–1590)" from:1590 till:1590 color:PP text:"

Urban VII Pope Urban VII (; ; 4 August 1521 – 27 September 1590), born Giovanni Battista Castagna, was head of the Catholic Church, and ruler of the Papal States from 15 to 27 September 1590. His papacy was the shortest recognized in history. Castagn ...

(1590)" from:1590 till:1591 color:PP text:" Gregory XIV (1590–1591)" from:1591 till:1591 color:PP text:" Innocent IX (1591)" from:1592 till:1605 color:PP text:"

(1592–1605)" from:1605 till:1605 color:PP text:" Leo XI (1605)" from:1605 till:1621 color:PP text:"

Paul V Pope Paul V (; ) (17 September 1552 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death, in January 1621. In 1611, he honored Galileo Galilei as a mem ...

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Gregory XV Pope Gregory XV (; ; 9 January 1554 – 8 July 1623), born Alessandro Ludovisi, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 February 1621 until his death in 1623. He is notable for founding the Congregation for the ...

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Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...

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Innocent X Pope Innocent X (6 May 1574 – 7 January 1655), born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 September 1644 to his death, in January 1655. Born in Rome of a family fro ...

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Alexander VII Pope Alexander VII (; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death, in May 1667. He began his career as a vice-papal legate, and he held various di ...

(1655–1667)" from:1667 till:1669 color:PP text:" Clement IX (1667–1669)" from:1670 till:1676 color:PP text:" Clement X (1670–1676)" from:1676 till:1689 color:PP text:"

Innocent XI Pope Innocent XI (; ; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 September 1676 until his death on 12 August 1689. Political and religious tensions with ...

(1676–1689)" from:1689 till:1691 color:PP text:" Alexander VIII (1689–1691)" from:1691 till:1700 color:PP text:" Innocent XII (1691–1700)" from:1700 till:1721 color:PP text:"

Clement XI Pope Clement XI (; ; ; 23 July 1649 – 19 March 1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 November 1700 to his death in March 1721. Clement XI was a patron of the arts an ...

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Innocent XIII Pope Innocent XIII (; ; 13 May 1655 – 7 March 1724), born as Michelangelo dei Conti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 May 1721 to his death in March 1724. He remains the most recent pope to take the ...

(1721–1724)" from:1724 till:1730 color:PP text:" Benedict XIII (1724–1730)" from:1730 till:1740 color:PP text:" Clement XII (1730–1740)" from:1740 till:1758 color:PP text:"

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Clement XIII Pope Clement XIII (; ; 7 March 1693 – 2 February 1769), born Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 July 1758 to his death in February 1769. He was installed on 16 July 1758. ...

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Clement XIV Pope Clement XIV (; ; 31 October 1705 – 22 September 1774), born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 May 1769 to his death in September 1774. At the time of his elec ...

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Pius VI Pope Pius VI (; born Count Angelo Onofrio Melchiorre Natale Giovanni Antonio called Giovanni Angelo or Giannangelo Braschi, 25 December 171729 August 1799) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1775 to hi ...

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Pius VII Pope Pius VII (; born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti; 14 August 1742 – 20 August 1823) was head of the Catholic Church from 14 March 1800 to his death in August 1823. He ruled the Papal States from June 1800 to 17 May 1809 and again ...

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Leo XII Pope Leo XII (; born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiorre Girolamo Nicola della Genga; 2 August 1760 – 10 February 1829) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 28 September 1823 to his death in February 1829. ...

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Pius VIII Pope Pius VIII (; born Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Castiglioni; 20 November 1761 – 30 November 1830) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 31 March 1829 to his death in November 1830. Pius VIII's pontificate wa ...

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Gregory XVI Pope Gregory XVI (; ; born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari; 18 September 1765 – 1 June 1846) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1831 to his death in June 1846. He had adopted the name Mauro upon enteri ...

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Pius IX Pope Pius IX (; born Giovanni Maria Battista Pietro Pellegrino Isidoro Mastai-Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878. His reign of nearly 32 years is the longest verified of any pope in hist ...

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Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII (; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2March 181020July 1903) was head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 until his death in July 1903. He had the fourth-longest reign of any pope, behind those of Peter the A ...

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Pius X Pope Pius X (; born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto; 2 June 1835 – 20 August 1914) was head of the Catholic Church from 4 August 1903 to his death in August 1914. Pius X is known for vigorously opposing Modernism in the Catholic Church, modern ...

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Benedict XV Pope Benedict XV (; ; born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, ; 21 November 1854 – 22 January 1922) was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I a ...

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Pius XI Pope Pius XI (; born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, ; 31 May 1857 – 10 February 1939) was head of the Catholic Church from 6 February 1922 until his death in February 1939. He was also the first sovereign of the Vatican City State u ...

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Pius XII Pope Pius XII (; born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli; 2 March 18769 October 1958) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death on 9 October 1958. He is the most recent p ...

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Paul VI Pope Paul VI (born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding John XXII ...

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John Paul II Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his you ...

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Benedict XVI Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, his resignation on 28 Februar ...

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Francis Francis may refer to: People and characters *Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church (2013–2025) *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2 ...

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Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, September 14, 1955) has been head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State since May 2025. He is the first pope to have been born in the United States and North America, the fi ...

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References

*John N. D. Kelly, ''The Oxford Dictionary of Popes''. Oxford University Press, 1986. *, . , 2000. *, . , 2002.

External links

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