Popes

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church He is also the head of state of the Vatican.

The term Pope has been used by different religious dignitaries over the years, however the title as it is recognised today is usually applied first to St Peter, disciple of Jesus, who was Pope in 30 CE to 64 or 67 CE. The current office holder is Pope Benedict XVI the 263rd Pope.

List of Popes

There are conflicting lists of Popes. This is a reasonable list however some early dates are approximate.

Number	Name	From	To
1	St Peter	33	67
2	Saint Linus	67	76
3	Anacletus, Saint	76	88
4	Clement I, Saint	88	97
5	Evaristus, Saint	98	106
6	Alexander I, Saint	106	115
7	Sixtus I, Saint	115	125
8	Telesphorus, Saint	125	136
9	Hyginus, Saint	136	140
10	Pius I, Saint	140	154
11	Anicetus, Saint	157	168
12	Soter, Saint	166	174
13	Eleutherius, Saint	175	189
14	Victor I, Saint	189	198
15	Zephyrinus, Saint	198	217
16	Callistus I	218	222
17	Urban I	222	230
18	Pontian, Saint	230	235
19	Anterus, Saint	235	236
20	Fabian, Saint	236	250
21	Cornelius	251	253
22	Lucius I, Saint	253	254
23	Stephen I, Saint	254	257
24	Sixtus II, Saint	257	258
25	Dionysius, Saint	260	268
26	Felix I, Saint	269	274
27	Eutychianus, Saint	275	283
28	Caius, Saint	283	296
29	Marcellinus, Saint	296	304
30	Marcellus I, Saint	308	309
31	Eusebius, Saint	309	311
32	Miltiades, Saint	311	314
33	Sylvester I, Saint	314	335
34	Mark, Saint	336	336
35	Julius I, Saint	337	352
36	Liberius	352	366
37	Damasus I, Saint	366	383
38	Siricius, Saint	384	399
39	Anastasius I, Saint	399	401
40	Innocent I	401	417
41	Zosimus, Saint	417	418
42	Boniface I, Saint	418	422
43	Celestine I, Saint	422	432
44	Sixtus III, Saint	432	440
45	Leo I, Saint	440	461
46	Hilarus, Saint	461	468
47	Simplicius, Saint	468	483
48	Felix III (II), Saint	483	492
49	Gelasius I, Saint	492	496
50	Anastasius II	496	498
51	Symmachus, Saint	498	514
52	Hormisdas, Saint	514	523
53	John I, Saint	523	526
54	Felix IV (III)	526	530
55	Boniface II	530	532
56	John II	533	535
57	Agapetus I, Saint	535	536
58	Silverius, Saint	536	537
59	Vigilius	537	555
60	Pelagius I	556	561
61	John III	561	574
62	Benedict I	575	579
63	Pelagius II	579	590
64	Gregory I (the Great), Saint	590	604
65	Sabinianus	604	606
66	Boniface III	607
67	Boniface IV	608	615
68	Deusdedit, Saint	615	618
69	Boniface V	619	625
70	Honorius I	625	638
71	Severinus	640	640
72	John IV	640	642
73	Theodore I	642	649
74	Martin I, Saint	649	655
75	Eugene I	655	657
76	Vitalian, Saint	657	672
77	Adeodatus, Saint	672	676
78	Donus	676	678
79	Agatho, Saint	678	681
80	Leo II, Saint	682	683
81	Benedict II	684	685
82	John V	685	686
83	Conon	686	687
84	Sergius I, Saint	687	701
85	John VI	701	705
86	John VII	705	707
87	Sisinnius	708	708
88	Constantine	708	715
89	Gregory II, Saint	715	731
90	Gregory III, Saint	731	741
91	Zachary, Saint	741	752
*	Stephen II	752	752
92	Stephen III (II)	752	757
93	Paul I	757	767
94	Stephen IV (III)	768	772
95	Hadrian I	772	795
96	Leo III	795	816
97	Stephen V (IV)	816	817
98	Paschal I	817	824
99	Eugene II	824	827
100	Valentine	827	827
101	Gregory IV	827	844
102	Sergius II	844	847
103	Leo IV, Saint	847	855
104	Benedict III	855	858
105	Nicholas I, Saint	858	867
106	Hadrian II	867	872
107	John VIII	872	882
108	Marinus I	882	884
109	Hadrian III	884	885
110	Stephen VI (V)	885	891
111	Formosus	891	896
112	Boniface VI	896	896
113	Stephen VII (VI)	896	897
114	Romanus	897	897
115	Theodore II	897	897
116	John IX	898	900
117	Benedict IV	900	903
118	Leo V	903	903
119	Sergius III	904	911
120	Anastasius III	911	913
121	Lando	913	14
122	John X	914	928
123	Leo VI	928	928
124	Stephen VIII (VII)	929	931
125	John XI	931	936
126	Leo VII	936	939
127	Stephen IX (VIII)	939	942
128	Marinus II	942	946
129	Agapetus II	946	955
130	John XII	955	964
131	Leo VIII	964	965
132	Benedict V	964	964
133	John XIII	965	972
134	Benedict VI	973	974
135	Benedict VII	974	983
136	John XIV	983	984
137	John XV (XVI)	985	996
138	Gregory V	996	999
139	Sylvester II	999	1003
140	John XVII (XVIII)	1003	1003
141	John XVIII (XIX)	1003	1009
142	Sergius IV	1009	1012
143	Benedict VIII	1012	1024
144	John XIX (XX)	1024	1032
145	Benedict IX	1032	1044
146	Sylvester III	1045	1045
147	Benedict IX	1045	1045
148	Gregory VI	1045	1046
149	Clement II	1046	1047
150	Benedict IX	1047	1048
151	Damasus II	1048	1048
152	Leo IX, Saint	1049	1054
153	Victor II	1055	1057
154	Stephen X (IX)	1057	1058
155	Nicholas II	1058	1061
156	Alexander II	1061	1073
157	Gregory VII, Saint	1073	1085
158	Victor III, Blessed	1086	1087
159	Urban II, Blessed	1088	1099
160	Paschal II	1099	1118
161	Gelasius II	1118	1119
162	Callistus II	1119	1124
163	Honorius II	1124	1130
164	Innocent II	1130	1143
165	Celestine II	1143	1144
166	Lucius II	1144	1145
167	Eugene III	1145	1153
168	Anastasius IV	1153	1154
169	Hadrian IV	1154	1159
170	Alexander III	1159	1181
171	Lucius III	1181	1185
172	Urban III	1185	1187
173	Gregory VIII	1187	1187
174	Clement III	1187	1191
175	Celestine III	1191	1198
176	Innocent III	1198	1216
177	Honorius III	1216	1227
178	Gregory IX	1227	1241
179	Celestine IV	1241	1241
180	Innocent IV	1243	1254
181	Alexander IV	1254	1261
182	Urban IV	1261	1264
183	Clement IV	1265	1268
184	Gregory X	1271	1276
185	Innocent V	1276	1276
186	Hadrian V	1276	1276
187	John XXI (XX)	1276	1277
188	Nicholas III	1277	1280
189	Martin IV	1281	1285
190	Honorius IV	1285	1287
191	Nicholas IV	1288	1292
192	Celestine V, Saint	1294	1294
193	Boniface VIII	1294	1303
194	Benedict XI, Blessed	1303	1304
195	Clement V	1305	1314
196	John XXII	1316	1334
197	Benedict XII	1334	1342
198	Clement VI	1342	1352
199	Innocent VI	1352	1362
200	Urban V, Blessed	1362	1370
201	Gregory XI	1370	1378
202	Urban VI	1378	1389
203	Boniface IX	1389	1404
204	Innocent VII	1404	1406
205	Gregory XII	1406	1415
206	Martin V	1417	1431
207	Eugene IV	1431	1447
208	Nicholas V	1447	1455
209	Callistus III	1455	1458
210	Pius II	1458	1464
211	Paul II	1464	1471
212	Sixtus IV	1471	1484
213	Innocent VIII	1484	1492
214	Alexander VI	1492	1503
215	Pius III	1503	1503
216	Julius II	1503	1513
217	Leo X	1513	1521
218	Hadrian VI	1522	1523
219	Clement VII	1523	1534
220	Paul III	1534	1549
221	Julius III	1550	1555
222	Marcellus II	1555	1555
223	Paul IV	1555	1559
224	Pius IV	1559	1565
225	Pius V, Saint	1566	1572
226	Gregory XIII	1572	1585
227	Sixtus V	1585	1590
228	Urban VII	1590	1590
229	Gregory XIV	1590	1591
230	Innocent IX	1591	1591
231	Clement VIII	1592	1605
232	Leo XI	1605	1605
233	Paul V	1605	1621
234	Gregory XV	1621	1623
235	Urban VIII	1623	1644
236	Innocent X	1644	1655
237	Alexander VII	1655	1667
238	Clement IX	1667	1669
239	Clement X	1670	1676
240	Innocent XI	1676	1689
241	Alexander VIII	1689	1691
242	Innocent XII	1691	1700
243	Clement XI	1700	1721
244	Innocent XIII	1721	1724
245	Benedict XIII	1724	1730
246	Clement XII	1730	1740
247	Benedict XIV	1740	1758
248	Clement XIII	1758	1769
249	Clement XIV	1769	1774
250	Pius VI	1775	1799
251	Pius VII	1800	1823
252	Leo XII	1823	1829
253	Pius VIII	1829	1830
254	Gregory XVI	1831	1846
255	Pius IX	1846	1878
256	Leo XIII	1878	1903
257	Pius X	1903	1914
258	Benedict XV	1914	1922
259	Pius XI	1922	1939
260	Pius XII	1939	1958
261	John XXIII, Blessed	1958	1963
262	Paul VI	1963	1978
263	John Paul I	1978	1978
264	John Paul II	1978	2005
265	Benedict XVI	2005	current

* elected; died before consecration

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