List of popes
This is a list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church .
The term "Pope " (Latin : papa "father'") is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders. This title is used exclusively in Western Europe and the Latin-rite church by the supreme head of the Roman Catholic Church .
The title itself was officially used from the tenure of Pope Siricius .
The pope also bears the spiritual titles Bishop of Rome , Vicar of Jesus Christ , Successor of St. Peter , Prince of the Apostles , Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Patriarch of the West, Primate of Italy , Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province and Servant of the Servants of God .1929 is Sovereign in the State of the Vatican City (Holy See). There have been either 265 or 266 popes, depending on whether a source counts Stephen II .
List of popes
until 249
Pontificate
Common Name
Regnal Name
Personal Name
Note
32 to 67
Saint Peter Petrus , Head of the Church
Simon Peterשמעון בן יונה ΣΙΜΗΟΝ ΚΗΦΑΣ Disciple of Jesus from whom, according to , he received the keys to the kingdom of heaven.
post 42 /ante 57 to 64 /67 (?)
Petrus , Episcopus Romanus
Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day (SS Peter & Paul ) 29 June , (Chair of Peter ) 22 February
64 /67 (?) to 76 /79 (?)
Saint Linus Pope Saint Linus
Linus , Episcopus Romanus
Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day 23 September
76 /79 (?) to 88
Saint Cletus Saint Anacletus Cletus , Episcopus Romanus
Martyred; feast day 26 April
88 /92 to 97 /101
Pope Clement I Pope Saint Clement
Clemens , Episcopus Romanus
Martyred; feast day 23 November
97 /99 to 105 /107
Pope Evaristus (Aristus) Evaristus , Episcopus Romanus
Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day 26 October
105 /107 to 115 /116
Pope Alexander I Pope Saint Alexander
Alexander , Episcopus Romanus
115 /116 to 125
Pope Sixtus I Pope Saint Sixtus
Xystus , Episcopus Romanus
125 to 136 /138
Pope Telesphorus Pope Saint Telesphorus
Telesphorus , Episcopus Romanus
136 /138 to 140 /142
Pope Hyginus Pope Saint Hyginus
Hyginus , Episcopus Romanus
Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day 11 January
140 /142 to 155
Pope Pius I Pope Saint Pius
Pius , Episcopus Romanus
Martyred by sword; feast day 11 July
155 to 166
Pope Anicetus Pope Saint Anicetus
Anicetus , Episcopus Romanus
Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day 17 April
c. 166 to 174 /175
Pope Soter Pope Saint Soter
Soterius , Episcopus Romanus
Traditionally martyred; feast day 22 April
174 /175 to 189
Pope Eleuterus Pope Saint Eleutherus
Eleutherius , Episcopus Romanus
Traditionally martyred; feast day 6 May
189 to 198 /199
Pope Victor I Pope Saint Victor
Victor , Episcopus Romanus
199 to 217
Pope Zephyrinus Pope Saint Zephyrin
Zephyrinus , Episcopus Romanus
c. 217 to 222 /223
Pope Calixtus I Pope Saint Calixtus
Callistus , Episcopus Romanus
Martyred; feast day 14 October
222 /223 to 230
Pope Urban I Pope Saint Urban
Urbanus , Episcopus Romanus
21 July 230 to 28 September 235
Pope Pontian Pope Saint Pontian
Pontianus , Episcopus Romanus
235 to 3 January 236
Pope Anterus Pope Saint Anterus
Anterus , Episcopus Romanus
10 January 236 to 20 January 250
Pope Fabian Pope Saint Fabian
Fabianus , Episcopus Romanus
From 250
Pontificate
Common Name
Regnal Name
Personal Name
Notes
March/April 251 to June 253
Pope Cornelius Pope Saint Cornelius
Cornelius , Episcopus Romanus
Died a martyr, through extreme hardship; feast day 16 September
25 June 253 to 5 March 254
Pope Lucius I Pope Saint Lucius
Lucius , Episcopus Romanus
Feast day 4 March
12 May 254 to 2 August 257
Pope Stephen I Pope Saint Stephen
Stephanus , Episcopus Romanus
Martyred by beheading; feast day 2 August
30 /31 August 257 to 6 August 258
Pope Sixtus II Pope Saint Syxtus II
Xystus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Martyred by beheading
22 July 259 to 26 December 268
Pope Dionysius Pope Saint Dionysius
Dionysius , Episcopus Romanus
Feast day 26 December
5 January 269 to 30 December 274
Pope Felix I Pope Saint Felix
Felix , Episcopus Romanus
4 January 275 to December 283
Pope Eutychian Pope Saint Eutychian
Eutychianus , Episcopus Romanus
17 December 283 to 22 April 296
Pope Caius Pope Saint Caius
Caius , Episcopus Romanus
296 to 304
Pope Marcellinus Pope Saint Marcellinus
Marcellinus , Episcopus Romanus
308 to 309
Pope Marcellus I Pope Saint Marcellus
Marcellus , Episcopus Romanus
c. 309 to c. 310
Pope Eusebius Pope Saint Eusebius
Eusebius , Episcopus Romanus
2 July 311 to 11 January 314
Pope Miltiades Miltiades , Episcopus Romanus
31 January 314 to 31 December 335
Pope Silvester I Pope Saint Silvester
Silvester , Episcopus Romanus
18 January 336 to 7 October 336
Pope Marcus Pope Saint Mark
Marcus , Episcopus Romanus
Feast day 7 October
6 February 337 to 12 April 352
Pope Julius I Pope Saint Julius
Iulius , Episcopus Romanus
17 May 352 to 24 September 366
Pope Liberius Liberius , Episcopus Romanus
1 October 366 to 11 December 384
Pope Damasus I Pope Saint Damasus
Damasus , Episcopus Romanus
11 December 384 to 26 November 399
Pope Siricius Pope Saint Siricius
Papa Siricius , Episcopus Romanus
27 November 399 to 19 December 401
Pope Anastasius I Pope Saint Anastasius
Papa Anastasius , Episcopus Romanus
22 December 401 to 12 March 417
Pope Innocent I Pope Saint Innocent
Papa Innocens , Episcopus Romanus
18 March 417 to 26 December 418
Pope Zosimus Pope Saint Zosimus
Papa Zosimus , Episcopus Romanus
28 /29 December 418 to 4 September 422
Pope Boniface I Pope Saint Boniface
Papa Bonifacius , Episcopus Romanus
10 September 422 to 27 July 432
Pope Celestine I Pope Saint Celestine
Papa Caelestinus , Episcopus Romanus
31 July 432 to March/August 440
Pope Sixtus III Pope Saint Syxtus
Papa Xystus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
29 September 440 to 10 November 461
Pope Leo I the Great Pope Saint Leo
Papa Leo , Episcopus Romanus
19 November 461 to 29 February 468
Pope Hilarius Pope Saint Hilarius
Papa Hilarius , Episcopus Romanus
3 March 468 to 10 March 483
Pope Simplicius Pope Saint Simplicius
Papa Simplicius , Episcopus Romanus
13 March 483 to 1 March 492
Pope Felix III (Felix II) Papa Felix Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
1 March 492 to 21 November 496
Pope Gelasius I Papa Gelasius , Episcopus Romanus
24 November 496 to 19 November 498
Pope Anastasius II Papa Anastasius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
22 November 498 to 19 July 514
Pope Symmachus Pope Saint Symmachus
Papa Symmachus , Episcopus Romanus
From 500
Pontificate
Common Name
Regnal Name
Personal Name
Notes
20 July 514 to 19 July 523
Pope Hormisdas Pope Saint Hormisdas
Papa Hormisdus , Episcopus Romanus
13 August 523 to 18 May 526
Pope John I Pope Saint John
Papa Ioannes , Episcopus Romanus
13 July 526 to 22 September 530
Pope Felix IV (Felix III) Papa Felix Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
22 September 530 to 17 October 532
Pope Boniface II Papa Bonifacius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
2 January 533 to 8 May 535
Pope John II Papa Ioannes Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Mercurius
13 May 535 to 22 April 536
Pope Agapetus I Agapitus Papa Agapetus , Episcopus Romanus
Feast days 22 April , 20 September
1 June 536 to 11 November 537
Pope Silverius Pope Saint Silverius
Papa Silverius , Episcopus Romanus
Exiled; feast day 20 June
29 March 537 to 7 June 555
Pope Vigilius Papa Vigilius , Episcopus Romanus
16 April 556 to 4 March 561
Pope Pelagius I Papa Pelagius , Episcopus Romanus
17 July 561 to 13 July 574
Pope John III Papa Ioannes Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Catelinus
2 June 575 to 30 July 579
Pope Benedict I Papa Benedictus , Episcopus Romanus
26 November 579 to 7 February 590
Pope Pelagius II Papa Pelagius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
3 September 590 to 12 March 604
Pope Gregory I the Great Pope Saint Gregory
Papa Gregorius Magnus, Episcopus Romanus
13 September 604 to 22 February 606
Pope Sabinianus Pope Saint Sabinianus
Papa Sabinianus , Episcopus Romanus
19 February 607 to 12 November 607
Pope Boniface III Papa Bonifacius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
25 August 608 to 8 May 615
Pope Boniface IV Pope Saint Boniface
Papa Bonifacius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
19 October 615 to 8 November 618
Pope Deusdedit (Adeodatus)
Papa Deusdedit , Episcopus Romanus
23 December 619 to 25 October 625
Pope Boniface V Papa Bonifacius Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
27 October 625 to 12 October 638
Pope Honorius I Papa Honorius , Episcopus Romanus
October 638 to 2 August 640
Pope Severinus Papa Severinus , Episcopus Romanus
24 December 640 to 12 October 642
Pope John IV Papa Ioannes Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
24 November 642 to 14 May 649
Pope Theodore I Papa Theodorus , Episcopus Romanus
July 649 to 16 September 655
Pope Martin I Pope Saint Martin
Papa Martinus , Episcopus Romanus
Feast Day 12 November
10 August 654 to 2 June 657
Pope Eugene I Pope Saint Eugene
Papa Eugenius , Episcopus Romanus
30 July 657 to 27 January 672
Pope Vitalian Pope Saint Vitalian
Papa Vitalianus , Episcopus Romanus
11 April 672 to 17 June 676
Pope Deusdedit II (Adeodatus)
Papa Deusdetit Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
2 November 676 to 11 April 678
Pope Donus Papa Donus , Episcopus Romanus
27 June 678 to 10 January 681
Pope Agatho Pope Saint Agatho
Papa Agatho , Episcopus Romanus
December 681 to 3 July 683
Pope Leo II Pope Saint Leo
Papa Leo Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Feast day 3 July
683 /26 June 684 to 8 May 685
Pope Benedict II Pope Saint Benedict
Papa Benedictus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Feast day 7 May
12 July 685 to 2 August 686
Pope John V Papa Ioannes Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
21 October 686 to 22 September 687
Pope Conon Papa Conon , Episcopus Romanus
15 December 687 to 8 September 701
Pope Sergius I Pope Saint Sergius
Papa Sergius , Episcopus Romanus
30 October 701 to 11 January 705
Pope John VI Papa Ioannes Sextus, Episcopus Romanus
1 March 705 to 18 October 707
Pope John VII Papa Ioannes Septumus, Episcopus Romanus
15 January 708 to 4 February 708
Pope Sisinnius Papa Sisinnius , Episcopus Romanus
25 March 708 to 9 April 715
Pope Constantine Papa Constantinus , Episcopus Romanus
19 May 715 to 11 February 731
Pope Gregory II Pope Saint Gregory
Papa Gregorius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Feast day 11 February
18 March 731 to 28 November 741
Pope Gregory III Papa Gregorius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
3 December 741 to 14 March /22 March 752
Pope Zacharias Zachary Papa Zacharias , Episcopus Romanus
Feast day 15 March
From 750
Pontificate
Common Name
Regnal Name
Personal Name
Notes
23 March 752 to 25 March 752
Pope Stephen II Papa Stephanus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Not listed as part of the Vatican's official list of popes. Died three days after his election, prior to his consecration.
26 March 752 to 26 April 757
Pope Stephen III (Stephen II)
Papa Stephanus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
29 May 757 to 28 June 767
Pope Paul I Pope Saint Paul
Papa Paulus , Episcopus Romanus
1 August 767 to 24 January 772
Pope Stephen IV (Stephen III)
Papa Stephanus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
1 February 772 to 26 December 795
Pope Adrian I Papa Hadrianus , Episcopus Romanus
26 December 795 to 12 June 816
Pope Leo III Papa Leo Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
12 June 816 to 24 January 817
Pope Stephen V (Stephen IV)
Papa Stephanus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
25 January 817 to 11 February 824
Pope Paschal I Pope Saint Paschal
Papa Paschalis , Episcopus Romanus
8 May 824 to August 827
Pope Eugene II Papa Eugenius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
August 827 to September 827
Pope Valentinus Papa Valentinus , Episcopus Romanus
827 to January 844
Pope Gregory IV Papa Gregorius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
January 844 to 7 January 847
Pope Sergius II Papa Sergius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
January 847 to 17 July 855
Pope Leo IV Pope Saint Leo
Papa Leo Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
855 to 7 April 858
Pope Benedict III Papa Benedictus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
24 April 858 to 13 November 867
Pope Nicholas I the Great Pope Saint Nicholas
Papa Nicholaus Magnus, Episcopus Romanus
14 December 867 to 14 December 872
Pope Adrian II Papa Hadrianus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
14 December 872 to 16 December 882
Pope John VIII Papa Ioannes Octavus, Episcopus Romanus
16 December 882 to 15 May 884
Pope Marinus I Papa Marinus , Episcopus Romanus
17 May 884 to c. September 885
Pope Adrian III Pope Saint Adrian
Papa Hadrianus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
885 to 14 September 891
Pope Stephen VI (Stephen V)
Papa Stephanus Sextus, Episcopus Romanus
19 September 891 to 4 April 896
Pope Formosus Papa Formosus , Episcopus Romanus
Posthumously executed following the Cadaver Synod
4 April 896 to 19 April 896
Pope Boniface VI Papa Bonifacius Sextus, Episcopus Romanus
22 May 896 to August 897
Pope Stephen VII (Stephen VI)
Papa Stephanus Septimus, Episcopus Romanus
August 897 to November 897
Pope Romanus Papa Romanus , Episcopus Romanus
December 897
Pope Theodore II Papa Theodorus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
January 898 to January 900
Pope John IX Papa Ioannes Nonus, Episcopus Romanus
900 to 903
Pope Benedict IV Papa Benedictus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
July 903 to September 903
Pope Leo V Papa Leo Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
29 January 904 to 14 April 911
Pope Sergius III Papa Sergius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
"Pornocracy " begins
April 911 to June 913
Pope Anastasius III Papa Anastasius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
July/August 913 to February/March 914
Pope Lando Papa Lando , Episcopus Romanus
March 914 to May 928
Pope John X Papa Ioannes Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
May 928 to December 928
Pope Leo VI Papa Leo Sextus, Episcopus Romanus
December 928 to February 931
Pope Stephen VIII (Stephen VII)
Papa Stephanus Octavus, Episcopus Romanus
February/March 931 to December 935
Pope John XI Papa Ioannes Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus
3 January 936 to 13 July 939
Pope Leo VII Papa Leo Septimus, Episcopus Romanus
14 July 939 to October 942
Pope Stephen IX (Stephen VIII)
Papa Stephanus Nonus, Episcopus Romanus
30 October 942 to May 946
Pope Marinus II Papa Marinus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
10 May 946 to December 955
Pope Agapetus II Papa Agapetus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
16 December 955 to 14 May 964
Pope John XII Papa Ioannes Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus
Octavian
Murdered; end of the "Pornocracy "
4 December 963 to 1 March 964
Pope Leo VIII Papa Leo Octavus, Episcopus Romanus
Deposed
May 964 to 965
Pope Benedict V Papa Benedictus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
Deposed
965 to 1 March 965
Pope Leo VIII Papa Leo Octavus, Episcopus Romanus
Restored
1 October 965 to 6 September 972
Pope John XIII Papa Ioannes Tertius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
19 January 973 to June 974
Pope Benedict VI Papa Benedictus Sextus, Episcopus Romanus
Deposed and murdered
October 974 to 10 July 983
Pope Benedict VII Papa Benedictus Septimus, Episcopus Romanus
December 983 to 20 August 984
Pope John XIV Papa Ioannes Quartus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Pietro Campanora
August 985 to March 996
Pope John XV Papa Ioannes Quintus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
3 May 996 to 18 February 999
Pope Gregory V Papa Gregorius Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
Bruno of Carinthia
First German Pope
2 April 999 to 12 May 1003
Pope Silvester II Papa Silvester Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Gerbert d'Aurillac
First French Pope
From 1000
Pontificate
Common Name
Regnal Name
Personal Name
Notes
June 1003 to December 1003
Pope John XVII Papa Ioannes Septimus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Sicco
25 December 1003 to July 1009
Pope John XVIII Papa Ioannes Duodevicesimus, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Fasano; Phasianus
31 July 1009 to 12 May 1012
Pope Sergius IV Papa Sergius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Pietro Bucca Porci; Peter Pig's Snout
18 May 1012 to 9 April 1024
Pope Benedict VIII Papa Benedictus Octavus, Episcopus Romanus
Theophylactus II, Conti di Tusculum
April/May 1024 to 6 December 1032
Pope John XIX Papa Ioannes Undevicesimus, Episcopus Romanus
Romanus, Conti di Tusculum
1032 to 1044
Pope Benedict IX Papa Benedictus Nonus, Episcopus Romanus
Theophylactus III, Conti di Tusculum
1st Term; abdicated for financial reward
1045
Pope Silvester III Papa Silvester Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
John, Bishop of Sabina
Validity of election questioned; considered Anti-Pope deposed at the Council of Sutri
1045 to 1046
Pope Benedict IX Papa Benedictus Nonus, Episcopus Romanus
Theophylactus III, Conti di Tusculum
2nd Term; deposed at the Council of Sutri
April/May 1045 to 20 December 1046
Pope Gregory VI Papa Gregorius Sextus, Episcopus Romanus
Johannes Gratianus
Deposed at the Council of Sutri
24 December 1046 to 9 October 1047
Pope Clement II Papa Clemens Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Suidger
November 1047 to 1048
Pope Benedict IX Papa Benedictus Nonus, Episcopus Romanus
Theophylactus III, Conti di Tusculum
3rd Term; deposed and excommunicated
17 July 1048 to 9 August 1048 Pope Damasus II Papa Damasus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Poppo
12 February 1049 to 19 April 1054
Pope Leo IX Pope Saint Leo
Papa Leo Nonus, Episcopus Romanus
Bruno, Count of Dagsbourg
13 April 1055 to 28 July 1057
Pope Victor II Papa Victor Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Gebhard, Count of Calw , Tollenstein, and Hirschberg
2 August 1057 to 29 March 1058
Pope Stephen X Papa Stephanus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Frederic de Lorraine; Frederick of Lorraine
6 December 1058 to 27 July 1061
Pope Nicholas II Papa Nicholas Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Gérard de Bourgogne; Gerard of Burgundy
30 September 1061 to 21 April 1073
Pope Alexander II Papa Alexander Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Anselmo Baggio
22 April 1073 to 29 May 1085
Pope Gregory VII Pope Saint Gregory
Papa Gregorius Septimus, Episcopus Romanus
Hildebrand
28 May 1086 to 16 September 1087
Pope Victor III the Blessed Pope Victor
Papa Victor Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Desiderio; Desiderius; Dauferius
12 March 1088 to 29 July 1099
Pope Urban II the Blessed Pope Urban
Papa Urbanus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Odo of Lagery
13 August 1099 to 21 January 1118
Pope Paschal II Papa Paschalis Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Ranieri; Rainerius
24 January 1118 to 28 January 1119
Pope Gelasius II Papa Gelasius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Coniulo
2 February 1119 to 13 December 1124
Pope Calixtus II Papa Calistus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Guido, Comte de Bourgogne
15 December 1124 to 13 February 1130
Pope Honorius II Papa Honorius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Lamberto Scannabecchi; Lambert of Ostia
14 February 1130 to 24 September 1143
Pope Innocent II Papa Innocens Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Gregorio Papareschi
26 September 1143 to 8 March 1144
Pope Celestine II Papa Celestinus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Guido di Castello
12 March 1144 to 15 March 1145
Pope Lucius II Papa Lucius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Gerardo Caccianemici dal Orso
15 February 1145 to 8 July 1153
Pope Eugene III the Blessed Pope Eugene
Papa Eugenius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Bernardo Pignatelli
12 July 1153 to 15 February 1154
Pope Anastasius IV Papa Anastasius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Corrado di Subarra
4 December 1154 to 1 September 1159
Pope Adrian IV Papa Hadrianus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Nicholas Breakspear
first English pope; granted Ireland to Henry II, King of England
7 September 1159 to 30 August 1181
Pope Alexander III Papa Alexander Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Orlando Bandinelli
1 September 1181 to 25 September 1185
Pope Lucius III Papa Lucius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Ubaldo Allucingoli
25 November 1185 to 19 October 1187
Pope Urban III Papa Urbanus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Uberto Crivelli
21 October 1187 to 17 December 1187
Pope Gregory VIII Papa Gregorius Octavus, Episcopus Romanus
Alberto de Morra
19 December 1187 to 27 March 1191
Pope Clement III Papa Clemens Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Paulino Scolari
30 March 1191 to 8 January 1198
Pope Celestine III Papa Celestinus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Giacinto Buboni Orsini
8 January 1198 to 16 July 1216
Pope Innocent III Papa Innocens Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Lothario dei Conti di Segni
18 July 1216 to 18 March 1227
Pope Honorius III Papa Honorius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Cencio Savelli
19 March 1227 to 22 August 1241
Pope Gregory IX Papa Gregorius Nonus, Episcopus Romanus
Ugolino dei Conti di Segni
25 October 1241 to 10 November 1241
Pope Celestine IV Papa Celestinus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Goffredo Castiglione
25 June 1243 to 7 December 1254
Pope Innocent IV Papa Innocens Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Sinibaldo de Fieschi
From 1250
Pontificate
Common Name
Regnal Name
Personal Name
Place of Birth
Notes
12 December 1254 to 25 May 1261
Pope Alexander IV Papa Alexander Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Rainaldo dei Conti di Segni; Rinaldo Conti
Anagni, Italy
29 August 1261 to 2 October 1264
Pope Urban IV Papa Urbanus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Jacques Pantaléon
Troyes, France
5 February 1265 to 29 November 1268
Pope Clement IV Papa Clemens Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Gui Faucoi le Gros (angl: Guy Foulques the Fat)
St. Gilles, France
29 November 1268 to 1 September 1271
interregnum
1 September 1271 to 10 January 1276
Pope Gregory X the Blessed Pope Gregory
Papa Gregorius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Theobaldo Visconti
Piacenza, italy
21 January 1276 to 22 June 1276
Pope Innocent V the Blessed Pope Innocent
Papa Innocens Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
Pierre de Tarentaise
Savoy, France
11 July 1276 to 18 August 1276
Pope Adrian V Papa Hadrianus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
Ottobuono dei Fieschi
Genoa, Italy
8 September 1276 to 20 May 1277
Pope John XXI Papa Ioannes , Episcopus Romanus
Pedro Hispano
Lisbon, Portugal
Killed in the collapse of his scientific laboratory; The first Portuguese pope
25 November 1277 to 22 August 1280
Pope Nicholas III Papa Nicholaus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Gaetano Orsini
Rome, Italy
22 February 1281 to 28 March 1285
Pope Martin IV Papa Martinus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Simon de Brion; Simon de Brie
Touraine, France
2 April 1285 to 3 April 1287
Pope Honorius IV Papa Honorius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Giacomo Savelli
Rome, Italy
22 February 1288 to 4 April 1292
Pope Nicholas IV Papa Nicholaus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Girolamo Moschi; Girolamo Masci
Ascoli, Italy
4 April 1292 to 5 July 1294
interregnum
5 July 1294 to 13 December 1294
Pope Celestine V Pope Saint Celestine
Papa Caelestinus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
Pietro del Morone; Pietro di Morone
Moline, Italy
24 December 1294 to 11 October 1303
Pope Boniface VIII Papa Bonifacius Octavus, Episcopus Romanus
Benedetto Gaetani; Benedetto Gaetano
Anagni, Italy
22 October 1303 to 7 July 1304
Pope Benedict XI Papa Benedictus Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus
Nicholas Boccasini
Treviso, Italy
5 June 1305 to 20 April 1314
Pope Clement V Papa Clemens Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
Bertrand de Got
Bordeaux, France
Pope at Avignon
20 April 1314 to 7 August 1316
interregnum
7 August 1316 to 4 December 1334
Pope John XXII Papa Ioannes Vicesimus Primus, Episcopus Romanus
Jacques d'Euse; Jacques Duèse
Cahors, France
Pope at Avignon
20 December 1334 to 25 April 1342
Pope Benedict XII Papa Benedictus Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus
Jacques Fournier
Saverdun, France
Pope at Avignon
7 May 1342 to 6 December 1352
Pope Clement VI Papa Clemens Sextus, Episcopus Romanus
Pierre Roger
Limoges, France
Pope at Avignon
18 December 1352 to 12 September 1362
Pope Innocent VI Papa Innocens Sextus, Episcopus Romanus
Étienne Aubert; Stephen Aubert
Braisahmont, France
Pope at Avignon
28 September 1362 to 19 December 1370
Pope Urban V the Blessed Pope Urban
Papa Urbanus Quintus, Episcopus
Guillaume Grimoard; Guillaume de Grimoard
Languedoc, France
Pope at Avignon
30 December 1370 to 26 March 1378
Pope Gregory XI Papa Gregorius Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus
Pierre Roger de Beaufort
Limoges, France
Pope at Avignon
8 April 1378 to 15 October 1389
Pope Urban VI Papa Urbanus Sextus, Episcopus Romanus
Bartolomeo Prignano
Naples, Italy
Western Schism
2 November 1389 to 1 October 1404
Pope Boniface IX Papa Bonifacius Nonus, Episcopus Romanus
Pietro Tomacelli
Naples, Italy
Western Schism
17 October 1404 to 6 November 1406
Pope Innocent VII Papa Innocens Septimus, Episcopus Romanus
Cosimo dei Migliorati
Abruzzi, Italy
Western Schism
30 November 1406 to 4 July 1415
Pope Gregory XII Papa Gregorius Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus
Angelo Corrari; Coraria, Corraro or Correr
Venice, Italy
Western Schism ; abdicated
4 July 1415 to 11 November 1417
interregnum
11 November 1417 to 20 February 1431
Pope Martin V Papa Martinus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
Odo Colonna; Otto di Colonna
Rome, Italy
3 March 1431 to 23 February 1447
Pope Eugenius IV Papa Eugenius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Gabriele Condolmieri; Gabriel Condulmer
Venice, Italy
6 March 1447 to 24 March 1455
Pope Nicholas V Papa Nicholaus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
Tommaso Parentucelli; Tomaso da Sarzana
Liguria, Italy
8 April 1455 to 6 August 1458
Pope Callixtus III Papa Callistus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Alonso Borgia; Alphonso de Borgia
Valencia, Spain
First Spanish Pope
19 August 1458 to 15 August 1464
Pope Pius II Papa Pius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Enea Silvio Piccolomini; Aeneas Sylvius
Siena, Italy
30 August 1464 to 26 July 1471
Pope Paul II Papa Paulus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Pietro Barbo
Venice, Italy
Nephew of Eugenius IV
9 August 1471 to 12 August 1484
Pope Sixtus IV Papa Xystus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Francesco della Rovere
Savona, Italy
Member of the Franciscan Order , Commissioned the Sistine Chapel
29 August 1484 to 25 July 1492
Pope Innocent VIII Papa Innocens Octavus, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Battista Cibo
Genoa, Italy
11 August 1492 to 18 August 1503
Pope Alexander VI Papa Alexander Sextus, Episcopus Romanus
Rodrigo Borgia
Valencia, Spain
Nephew of Callixtus III
From 1500
Pontificate
Common Name
Regnal Name
Personal Name
Notes
22 September 1503 to 18 October 1503
Pope Pius III Papa Pius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini
31 October 1503 to 21 February 1513
Pope Julius II Papa Iulius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Giuliano della Rovere
Nephew of Sixtus IV
9 March 1513 to 1 December 1521
Pope Leo X Papa Leo Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Son of Lorenzo the Magnificent
9 January 1522 to 14 February 1523
Pope Adrian VI Papa Hadrianus Sextus, Episcopus Romanus
Adrian Florensz Dedal
First Dutch Pope; last non-Italian Pope until 1978 ; last German pope (the Netherlands being considered German at the time of his reign) until 2005
26 November 1523 to 25 September 1534
Pope Clement VII Papa Clemens Septimus, Episcopus Romanus
Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici
13 October 1534 to 10 November 1549
Pope Paul III Papa Paulus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Alessandro Farnese
7 February 1550 to 23 March 1555
Pope Julius III Papa Iulius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte; Gian Maria del Monte, or Giovan Maria Giocci
9 April 1555 to 1 May 1555
Pope Marcellus II Papa Marcellus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Marcello Cervini; Marcellus Corvini
23 May 1555 to 18 August 1559
Pope Paul IV Papa Paulus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Pietro Carafa; Gianni Carafa
25 December 1559 to 9 December 1565
Pope Pius IV Papa Pius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Angelo de'Medici
7 January 1566 to 1 May 1572
Pope Pius V Pope Saint Pius
Papa Pius Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
Michele Ghislieri; Antonio Ghislieri
13 May 1572 to 10 April 1585
Pope Gregory XIII Papa Gregorius Tertius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Ugo Buoncampagni; Ugo Buoncampagno
24 April 1585 to 27 August 1590
Pope Sixtus V Papa Xystus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
Felice Perretti
15 September 1590 to 27 September 1590
Pope Urban VII Papa Urbanus Septimus, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Battista Castagna
5 December 1590 to 15 /16 October 1591
Pope Gregory XIV Papa Gregorius Quartus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Niccolo Sfondrati; Niccolo Sfondrato
29 October 1591 to 30 December 1591
Pope Innocent IX Papa Innocens Nonus, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti; Gian Antonio Facchinetti
30 January 1592 to 3 March 1605
Pope Clement VIII Papa Clemens Octavus, Episcopus Romanus
Ippolito Aldobrandini
1 April 1605 to 12 April 1605
Pope Leo XI Papa Leo Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus
Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici
16 May 1605 to 28 January 1621
Pope Paul V Papa Paulus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus
Camillo Borghese
9 February 1621 to 3 July 1623
Pope Gregory XV Papa Gregorius Quintus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Alessandro Ludovisi; Alessandro Ludovisio
6 August 1623 to 29 July 1644
Pope Urban VIII Papa Urbanus Octavus, Episcopus Romanus
Maffeo Barberini
16 September 1644 to 7 January 1655
Pope Innocent X Papa Innocens Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Battista Pamphilj
7 April 1655 to 22 May 1667
Pope Alexander VII Papa Alexander Septimus, Episcopus Romanus
Fabio Chigi
20 June 1667 to 9 December 1669
Pope Clement IX Papa Clemens Nonus, Episcopus Romanus
Giulio Rospigliosi
29 April 1670 to 22 July 1676
Pope Clement X Papa Clemens Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Emilio Altieri
21 September 1676 to 11 /12 August 1689
Pope Innocent XI the Blessed Pope Innocent
Papa Innocens Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus
Benedetto Odescalchi
6 October 1689 to 1 February 1691
Pope Alexander VIII Papa Alexander Octavus, Episcopus Romanus
Pietro Vitto Ottoboni
12 July 1691 to 27 September 1700
Pope Innocent XII Papa Innocens Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus
Antonio Pignatelli
23 November 1700 to 19 March 1721
Pope Clement XI Papa Clemens Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Francesco Albani
8 May 1721 to 7 March 1724
Pope Innocent XIII Papa Innocens Tertius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Michelangelo de ’Conti; Michael Angelo Conti
27 May 1724 to 21 February 1730
Pope Benedict XIII Papa Benedictus Tertius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Vincenzo Marco Orsini
12 July 1730 to 6 February 1740
Pope Clement XII Papa Clemens Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus
Lorenzo Corsini
17 August 1740 to 3 May 1758
Pope Benedict XIV Papa Benedictus Quartus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini
From 1750
Pontificate
Common Name
Regnal Name
Personal Name
Notes
6 July 1758 to 2 February 1769
Pope Clement XIII Papa Clemens Tertius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Carlo della Torre Rezzonico
19 May 1769 to 22 September 1774
Pope Clement XIV Papa Clemens Quartus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli
15 February 1775 to 29 August 1799
Pope Pius VI Papa Pius Sextus, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Angelo Braschi
14 March 1800 to 20 August 1823
Pope Pius VII Papa Pius Septimus, Episcopus Romanus
Barnaba Chiaramonti
28 September 1823 to 10 February 1829
Pope Leo XII Papa Leo Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus
Annibale della Genga
31 March 1829 to 1 December 1830
Pope Pius VIII Papa Pius Octavus, Episcopus Romanus
Francesco Xaverio Castiglione; Francesco Saverio Castigliani
2 February 1831 to 1 June 1846
Pope Gregory XVI Papa Gregorius Sextus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Bartolommeo Alberto Cappellari
16 June 1846 to 7 February 1878
Pope Pius IX Papa Pius Nonus, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti
Opened First Vatican Council ;Papal States to Italy
20 February 1878 to 20 July 1903
Pope Leo XIII Papa Leo Tertius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci
4 August 1903 to 20 August 1914
Pope Pius X Pope Saint Pius X
Papa Pius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto
3 September 1914 to 22 January 1922
Pope Benedict XV Papa Benedictus Quintus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Giacomo della Chiesa
6 February 1922 to 10 February 1939
Pope Pius XI Papa Pius Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus
Achille Ratti
signed the Lateran Treaty with Italy, establishing the Vatican City as a sovereign state
2 March 1939 to 9 October 1958
Pope Pius XII Papa Pius Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus
Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Eugenio Pacelli
28 October 1958 to 3 June 1963
Pope John XXIII Blessed John XXIII
Papa Ioannes Vicesimus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Opened Second Vatican Council ; sometimes called "Good Pope John"
21 June 1963 to 6 August 1978
Pope Paul VI Papa Paulus Sextus, Episcopus Romanus
Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini
26 August 1978 to 28 September 1978
Pope John Paul I Papa Ioannes Paulus Primus, Episcopus Romanus
Albino Luciani
First Pope to use 'the First' in regnal name. First pope with two names, for his two immediate predecessors.
16 October 1978 to 2 April 2005
Pope John Paul II Papa Ioannes Paulus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus
Karol Józef Wojtyła
First Polish and first non-Italian pope since 1523 . Reputedly canonized more saints than all predecessors. Styled "The Great" by some admirers. The longest serving Pope since Pius IX
From 2000
Pontificate
Common Name
Regnal Name
Personal Name
Notes
19 April 2005 to present
Pope Benedict XVI Papa Benedictus Sextus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus
Joseph Alois Ratzinger
Notes on numbering of popes
Hermannus Contractus may have been the first historian to number the popes continuously. His list ends in 1049 with Pope Leo IX as the number 154. This makes the current Pope Benedict XVI the 265th.
Recently the numbering of popes named Felix has been amended to omit anti-pope Felix 'II' .
Pope Stephen II , who died before being consecrated, is listed above and in the Catholic Encyclopedia , but is not on the Vatican's offical list of popes. The numbering of his successors with the same name rise by one.
Marinus I and Marinus II are considered as Martin II and Martin III respectively.
In legend, an English woman reigned as Pope Joan , from 855 - 858 following Leo IV's death. This is impossible as Leo IV was immediately succeeded by Benedict III and is challenged by an antipope during that time.
Pope Donus II, said to reign about 974 is non-existent. This is due to the confusion of the title 'dominus' (lord) with a proper name.
Boniface VII (974, 984-985), Benedict X (1058-1059) and Alexander V (1409-1410) are not in the list as they were considered antipopes.
There has never been a John XX . It is a result of the confusion in the 11th century as a number of popes and antipopes took this name.
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