List of popes

list of the heads of the Catholic Church
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The list of popes begins with St. Peter and continues through the present day.[1] The pope is the head of the Catholic Church.

Popes buried in St. Peter's

Peter was called the Bishop of Rome.[2] All others who became Bishop of Rome were also recognized as popes.

Chronological list of popes change

The list sometimes says interregnum. This is Latin for "between reigns". It means there was no Pope; as in a Pope had died, and his successor hadn't yet been elected.

From 30 to 249 change

Dates of reignEnglish nameOfficial Latin namePersonal namePlace of birth
30 to 67Peter[2]
Saint Peter
PetrusSimon Peter
שמעון בן יונה
(Shimon ben Yona)

Shimon Kipha
CΙΜΗΟΝ ΚΗΦΑC
(Simeon Kephas - Simon the Rock)
Bethsaida, Galilea
post42/ante57 to 64/67(?)Petrus
64/67(?) to 76/79(?)Linus
Saint Linus
LinusLinusTuscia (Northern Latium)
76/79(?) to 88Anacletus
(Cletus)
Saint Anacletus
AnacletusAnacletusProbably Greece
88/92 to 97/101Clement I
Saint Clement
Clemens Primus Rome
97/99 to 105/107Evaristus
(Aristus)
Saint Evaristus
EvaristusAristus 
105/107 to 115/116Alexander I
Saint Alexander
Alexander PrimusAlexander
115/116 to 125Sixtus I
Saint Sixtus
Xystus Primus Rome or Greece
125 to 136/138Telesphorus
Saint Telesphorus
Telesphorus Greece
136/138 to 140/142Hyginus
Saint Hyginus
Hyginus Greece
140/142 to 155Pius I
Saint Pius
Pius Primus Aquileia, Friuli, Italy
155 to 166Anicetus
Saint Anicetus
Anicetus Emesa, Syria
c.166 to 174/175Soter
Saint Soter
Soterius Fondi, Latium, Italy
174/175 to 189Eleuterus
Saint Eleutherus
Eleutherius Nicopoli, Epyrus
189 to 198/199Victor I
Saint Victor
Victor Primus Northern Africa
199 to 217Zephyrinus
Saint Zephyrin
Zephyrinus Rome
c.217 to 222/223Callixtus I
Saint Callixtus
Callistus Primus 
222/223 to 230Urban I
Saint Urban
Urbanus Primus Rome
21 July 230 to 28 September 235Pontian
Saint Pontian
Pontianus Rome
235 to 3 January 236Anterus
Saint Anterus
Anterus Greece
10 January 236 to 20 January 250Fabian
Saint Fabian
Fabianus Rome

From 250 to 499 change

Ordinal
number[1]
Dates of
reign[1]
PortraitEnglish nameLatin namePersonal namePlace of
birth
  21 251 — 253 Cornelius
Saint Cornelius
Cornelius  
  22 253 — 254 Lucius I
Saint Lucius
Lucius Primus Rome
  23 254 — 257 Stephen I
Saint Stephen
Stephanus Primus Rome
  24 257 — 258 Sixtus II
Saint Sixtus II
Xystus Secundus Greece
  25 259 — 268 Dionysius
Saint Dionysius
Dionysius Greece
  26 269 — 274 Felix I
Saint Felix
Felix Primus Rome
  27 275 — 283 Eutychian
Saint Eutychian
Eutychianus 
  28 283 — 296 Caius
Saint Caius
Caius  
  29 296 — 304 Marcellinus
Saint Marcellinus
Marcellinus  
  30 308 — 309 Marcellus I
Saint Marcellus
Marcellus Primus  
  31 309 or 310 Eusebius
Saint Eusebius
Eusebius  
  32 311 — 314 Miltiades
Melchiades
Saint Miltiades
Miltiades Africa
  33 314 — 335 Sylvester I
Saint Sylvester
Silvester Primus  
  34 336 — 336 Mark
Saint Mark
Marcus Rome
  35 337 — 352 Julius
Saint Julius
Iulius Primus Rome
  36 352 — 366 LiberiusLiberius  
  37 366 — 384 Damascus
Saint Damasus
Damasus Primus Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
  38 384 — 399 Siricius
Saint Siricius
Siricius  
  39 399 — 401 Anastasius I
Saint Anastasius
Anastasius Primus  
  40 401 — 417 Innocent I
Saint Innocent
Innocentius Primus  
  41 417 — 418 Zosimus
Saint Zosimus
Zosimus  
  42 418 — 422 Boniface I
Saint Boniface
Bonifacius Primus  
  43 422 — 432 Celestine I
Saint Celestine
Coelestinus Primus  
  44 432 — 440 Sixtus III
Saint Sixtus
Xystus Tertius   
  45 440 — 461 Leo I
Saint Leo
Leo the Great
Leo Primus Rome
  46 461 — 468 Hilarius
Saint Hilarius
Hilarius  
  47 468 — 483 Simplicius
Saint Simplicius
Simplicius Tivoli, Italy
  48 483 — 492 Felix III
Saint Felix
Felix Tertius Rome
  49 492 — 496 Gelasius I
Saint Gelasius
Gelasius Primus Africa
  50 496 — 498 Anastasius IIAnastasius Secundus  
  51 498 — 514 Symmachus
Saint Symmachus
Symmachus Sardinia

From 500 to 749 change

Dates of reignEnglish nameOfficial Latin namePersonal namePlace of birth
20 July 514 to 19 July 523Hormisdas
Saint Hormisdas
Hormisdus Frosinone, Southern Latium, Italy
13 August 523 to 18 May 526John I
Saint John
Ioannes Primus Tuscany
13 July 526 to 22 September 530Felix IV
Saint Felix
Felix Quartus Samnium
22 September 530 to 17 October 532Boniface IIBonifacius Secundus Rome to Ostrogoth parents
2 January 533 to 8 May 535John IIIoannes SecundusMercuriusRome
13 May 535 to 22 April 536Agapetus I
Agapitus
Saint Agapetus
Agapetus Primus  
1 June 536 to 11 November 537Silverius
Saint Silverius
Silverius  
29 March 537 to 7 June 555VigiliusVigilius Rome
16 April 556 to 4 March 561Pelagius IPelagius Primus Rome
17 July 561 to 13 July 574John IIIIoannes TertiusCatelinus 
2 June 575 to 30 July 579Benedict IBenedictus Primus  
26 November 579 to 7 February 590Pelagius IIPelagius Secundus Rome
3 September 590 to 12 March 604Gregory I, O.S.B.
Saint Gregory
Gregory the Great
Gregorius Primus Rome
13 September 604 to 22 February 606Sabinian
Saint Sabinian
Sabinianus Blera
19 February 607 to 12 November 607Boniface IIIBonifacius Tertius Rome
25 August 608 to 8 May 615Boniface IV, O.S.B.
Saint Boniface
Bonifacius Quartus Marsi
19 October 615 to 8 November 618Adeodatus IAdeodatus Primus Rome
23 December 619 to 25 October 625Boniface VBonifacius Quintus Naples
27 October 625 to 12 October 638Honorius IHonorius Primus  
October 638 to 2 August 640SeverinusSeverinus Rome
24 December 640 to 12 October 642John IVIoannes Quartus Zadar, Dalmatia, now Croatia
24 November 642 to 14 May 649Theodore ITheodorus Primus Palestine
July 649 to 16 September 655Martin I
Saint Martin
Martinus Primus  
10 August 654 to 2 June 657Eugene I
Saint Eugene
Eugenius Primus Rome
30 July 657 to 27 January 672Vitalian
Saint Vitalian
Vitalianus  
11 April 672 to 17 June 676Adeodatus II, O.S.B.Adeodatus Secundus  
2 November 676 to 11 April 678DonusDonus  
27 June 678 to 10 January 681Agatho
Saint Agatho
Agatho Sicily
December 681 to 3 July 683Leo II
Saint Leo
Leo Secundus Sicily
683/26 June 684 to 8 May 685Benedict II
Saint Benedict
Benedictus Secundus  
12 July 685 to 2 August 686John VIoannes Quintus Syria
21 October 686 to 22 September 687CononConon  
15 December 687 to 8 September 701Sergius I
Saint Sergius
Sergius Primus Sicily
30 October 701 to 11 January 705John VIIoannes Sextus Greece
1 March 705 to 18 October 707John VIIIoannes Septumus Greece
15 January 708 to 4 February 708SisinniusSisinnius Syria
25 March 708 to 9 April 715ConstantineConstantinus Syria
19 May 715 to 11 February 731Gregory II
Saint Gregory
Gregorius Secundus  
18 March 731 to 28 November 741Gregory IIIGregorius Tertius Syria
3 December 741 to 14 March/22 March 752Zachary
Saint Zachary
Zacharias Greece

From 750 to 999 change

Dates of reignEnglish nameOfficial Latin namePersonal namePlace of birth
23 March 752 to 25 March 752 Never took office as Pope.(Pope-elect_Stephen)Stephanus  
26 March 752 to 26 April 757Stephen IIStephanus Secundus  
29 May 757 to 28 June 767Paul I
Saint Paul
Paulus Primus  
1 August 767 to 24 January 772Stephen IIIStephanus Tertius  
1 February 772 to 26 December 795Adrian IHadrianus Primus Rome
26 December 795 to 12 June 816Leo IIILeo Tertius  
12 June 816 to 24 January 817Stephen IVStephanus Quartus  
25 January 817 to 11 February 824Paschal I
Saint Paschal
Paschalis Primus Rome
8 May 824 to August 827Eugene IIEugenius Secundus Rome
August 827 to September 827ValentineValentinus Rome
October 827 to January 844Gregory IVGregorius Quartus  
January 844 to 7 January 847Sergius IISergius Secundus Rome
January 847 to 17 July 855Leo IV, O.S.B.
Saint Leo
Leo Quartus Rome
855 to 7 April 858Benedict IIIBenedictus Tertius  
24 April 858 to 13 November 867Nicholas I
Saint Nicholas
Nicholas the Great
Nicolaus Primus  
14 December 867 to 14 December 872Adrian IIHadrianus Secundus Rome
14 December 872 to 16 December 882John VIIIIoannes Octavus Rome
16 December 882 to 15 May 884Marinus IMarinus Primus  
17 May 884 to c.September 885Adrian III
Saint Adrian
Hadrianus Tertius Rome
885 to 14 September 891Stephen VStephanus Quintus  
19 September 891 to 4 April 896FormosusFormosus Ostia
4 April 896 to 19 April 896Boniface VIBonifacius Sextus Rome
22 May 896 to August 897Stephen VIStephanus Sextus  
August 897 to November 897RomanusRomanus  
December 897Theodore IITheodorus Secundus  
January 898 to January 900John IX, O.S.B.Ioannes Nonus  
900 to 903Benedict IVBenedictus Quartus Rome
July 903 to September 903Leo VLeo Quintus Ardea
29 January 904 to 14 April 911Sergius IIISergius Tertius Rome
April 911 to June 913Anastasius IIIAnastasius Tertius Rome
July/August 913 to February/March 914LandoLandus Sabina, Italy
March 914 to May 928John XIoannes Decimus  
May 928 to December 928Leo VILeo Sextus  
December 928 to February 931Stephen VIIStephanus Septimus  
February/March 931 to December 935John XIIoannes Undecimus  
3 January 936 to 13 July 939Leo VII, O.S.B.Leo Septimus  
14 July 939 to October 942Stephen VIIIStephanus Octavus  
30 October 942 to May 946Marinus IIMarinus Secundus  
10 May 946 to December 955Agapetus IIAgapetus Secundus  
16 December 955 to 14 May 964John XIIIoannes DuodecimusOctavian 
22 May 964 to 23 June 964Benedict VBenedictus Quintus  
July 964 to 1 March 965Leo VIIILeo Octavus Rome
1 October 965 to 6 September 972John XIIIIoannes Tertius Decimus  
19 January 973 to June 974Benedict VIBenedictus Sextus  
October 974 to 10 July 983Benedict VIIBenedictus Septimus  
December 983 to 20 August 984John XIVIoannes Quartus DecimusPietro CampanoraPavia
August 985 to March 996John XVIoannes Quintus Decimus Rome
3 May 996 to 18 February 999Gregory VGregorius QuintusBruno of Carinthia 
2 April 999 to 12 May 1003Sylvester IISilvester SecundusGerbert d'AurillacAuvergne region of France

From 1000 to 1249 change

Dates of reignEnglish nameOfficial Latin namePersonal namePlace of birth
June 1003 to December 1003John XVIIIoannes Septimus DecimusSicconeRome
25 December 1003 to July 1009John XVIIIIoannes DuodevicesimusGiovanni Fasano; PhasianusRome
31 July 1009 to 12 May 1012Sergius IVSergius QuartusPietro BoccapecoraRome
18 May 1012 to 9 April 1024Benedict VIIIBenedictus OctavusTheophylactus II, Conti di TusculumRome
April/May 1024 to 20 October 1032John XIXIoannes UndevicesimusRomanus, Conti di TusculumRome
1032 to 1044Benedict IXBenedictus NonusTheophylactus III, Conti di TusculumRome
1045Sylvester IIISilvester TertiusJohn, Bishop of SabinaRome
1045 to 1046Benedict IXBenedictus NonusTheophylactus III, Conti di TusculumRome
April/May 1045 to 20 December 1046Gregory VIGregorius SextusJohannes Gratianus 
24 December 1046 to 9 October 1047Clement IIClemens SecundusSuidgerSaxony
November 1047 to 1048Benedict IXBenedictus NonusTheophylactus III, Conti di Tusculum 
17 July 1048 to 9 August 1048Damasus IIDamasus SecundusPoppoTirol
12 February 1049 to 19 April 1054Leo IX
Saint Leo
Leo NonusBruno, Count of DagsbourgAlsace
13 April 1055 to 28 July 1057Victor IIVictor SecundusGebhard, Count of Calw, Tollenstein, and HirschbergGermany
2 August 1057 to 29 March 1058Stephen IX, O.S.B.Stephanus NonusFrederic de Lorraine; Frederick of Lorraine 
6 December 1058 to 27 July 1061Nicholas IINicolaus SecundusGérard de Bourgogne; Gerard of Burgundy 
30 September 1061 to 21 April 1073Alexander IIAlexander SecundusAnselmo da BaggioBaggio, Milan, Italy
22 April 1073 to 25 May 1085Gregory VII, O.S.B.
Saint Gregory
Gregorius SeptimusHildebrandSoana, Tuscany, Italy
24 May 1086 to 16 September 1087Victor III, O.S.B.
Blessed Victor
Victor TertiusDesiderio; Desiderius; DauferiusSouthern Italy
12 March 1088 to 29 July 1099Urban II, O.S.B.
Blessed Urban
Urbanus SecundusOdo of LageryFrance
13 August 1099 to 21 January 1118Paschal II, O.Cist.Paschalis SecundusRanieroRomagna, Italy
24 January 1118 to 28 January 1119Gelasius II, O.S.B.Gelasius SecundusGiovanni ConiuloGaeta, Latium, Italy
2 February 1119 to 13 December 1124Callixtus IICallistus SecundusGuido, Comte de BourgogneFrance
15 December 1124 to 13 February 1130Honorius IIHonorius SecundusLamberto ScannabecchiImola, Romagna, Italy
14 February 1130 to 24 September 1143Innocent IIInnocentius SecundusGregorio PapareschiRome, Italy
26 September 1143 to 8 March 1144Celestine IICoelestinus SecundusGuidoCittà di Castello, Umbria, Italy
12 March 1144 to 15 March 1145Lucius IILucius SecundusGerardo Caccianemici dal OrsoBologna, Italy
15 February 1145 to 8 July 1153Eugene III, O.Cist.
Blessed Eugene
Eugenius TertiusBernardo PignatelliPisa, Tuscany, Italy
8 July 1153 to 3 December 1154Anastasius IVAnastasius QuartusCorradoRome
4 December 1154 to 1 September 1159Adrian IV, O.S.A.Hadrianus QuartusNicholas BreakspearEngland
7 September 1159 to 30 August 1181Alexander IIIAlexander TertiusRolando BandinelliSiena, Tuscany, Italy
1 September 1181 to 25 November 1185Lucius IIILucius TertiusUbaldo AllucingoliLucca, Tuscany, Italy
25 November 1185 to 19 October 1187Urban IIIUrbanus TertiusUberto CrivelliMilan, Italy
21 October 1187 to 17 December 1187Gregory VIIIGregorius OctavusAlberto di MorraBenevento, Campania, Italy
19 December 1187 to 27 March 1191Clement IIIClemens TertiusPaulino ScolariRome
30 March 1191 to 8 January 1198Celestine IIICoelestinus TertiusGiacinto BoboneRome
8 January 1198 to 16 July 1216Innocent IIIInnocentius TertiusLothario dei Conti di SegniGavignano, Latium, Italy
18 July 1216 to 18 March 1227Honorius IIIHonorius TertiusCencio SavelliRome
19 March 1227 to 22 August 1241Gregory IXGregorius NonusUgolino dei Conti di SegniAnagni, Latium, Italy
25 October 1241 to 10 November 1241Celestine IV, O.S.B.Coelestinus QuartusGoffredo CastiglioniMilan, Italy
25 June 1243 to 7 December 1254Innocent IVInnocentius QuartusSinibaldo FieschiGenoa, Italy

From 1254 to 1492 change

Dates of reignEnglish nameOfficial Latin namePersonal namePlace of birth
12 December 1254 to 25 May 1261Alexander IVAlexander QuartusRinaldo dei Conti di Segni; Rinaldo ContiAnagni, Italy
29 August 1261 to 2 October 1264Urban IVUrbanus QuartusJacques PantaléonTroyes, France
5 February 1265 to 29 November 1268Clement IVClemens QuartusGui Faucoi le Gros (angl: Guy Foulques the Fat)Saint-Gilles, France
29 November 1268 to 1 September 1271Sede vacante (interregnum)
1 September 1271 to 10 January 1276Gregory X, O.Cist.
Blessed Gregory
Gregorius DecimusTebaldo ViscontiPiacenza, Italy
21 January 1276 to 22 June 1276Innocent V, O.P.
Blessed Innocent
Innocentius QuintusPierre de TarentaiseSavoy, France
11 July 1276 to 18 August 1276Adrian VHadrianus QuintusOttobuono FieschiGenoa, Italy
8 September 1276 to 20 May 1277John XXIIoannes Vicesimus PrimusPedro HispanoLisbon, Portugal
25 November 1277 to 22 August 1280Nicholas III, O.S.B.Nicolaus TertiusGiovanni Gaetano OrsiniRome, Italy
22 February 1281 to 28 March 1285Martin IVMartinus QuartusSimon de Brion; Simon de BrieTouraine, France
2 April 1285 to 3 April 1287Honorius IVHonorius QuartusGiacomo SavelliRome, Italy
22 February 1288 to 4 April 1292Nicholas IV, O.F.M.Nicolaus QuartusGirolamo MasciAscoli, Italy
4 April 1292 to 5 July 1294Sede vacante (interregnum)
5 July 1294 to 13 December 1294Celestine V, O.S.B.
Saint Celestine
Coelestinus QuintusPietro da MorroneMoline, Italy
24 December 1294 to 11 October 1303Boniface VIIIBonifacius OctavusBenedetto CaetaniAnagni, Italy
22 October 1303 to 7 July 1304Benedict XI, O.P.
Blessed Bendedict
Benedictus UndecimusNiccolò BoccasiniTreviso, Italy
5 June 1305 to 20 April 1314Clement VClemens QuintusBertrand de GotBordeaux, France
20 April 1314 to 7 August 1316Sede vacante (interregnum)
7 August 1316 to 4 December 1334John XXIIIoannes Vicesimus SecundusJacques d'Euse; Jacques DuèseCahors, France
20 December 1334 to 25 April 1342Benedict XII, O.Cist.Benedictus DuodecimusJacques FournierSaverdun, France
7 May 1342 to 6 December 1352Clement VIClemens SextusPierre RogerLimoges, France
18 December 1352 to 12 September 1362Innocent VIInnocentius SextusÉtienne Aubert; Stephen AubertBeyssac, France
28 September 1362 to 19 December 1370Urban V, O.S.B.
Blessed Urban
Urbanus QuintusGuillaume Grimoard; Guillaume de GrimoardLanguedoc, France
30 December 1370 to 26 March 1378Gregory XIGregorius UndecimusPierre Roger de BeaufortLimoges, France
8 April 1378 to 15 October 1389Urban VIUrbanus SextusBartolomeo PrignanoNaples, Italy
2 November 1389 to 1 October 1404Boniface IXBonifacius NonusPietro TomacelliNaples, Italy
17 October 1404 to 6 November 1406Innocent VIIInnocentius SeptimusCosimo Gentile MiglioratiAbruzzi, Italy
30 November 1406 to 4 July 1415Gregory XIIGregorius DuodecimusAngelo CorrerVenice, Italy
4 July 1415 to 11 November 1417Sede vacante (interregnum)
11 November 1417 to 20 February 1431Martin VMartinus QuintusOddone ColonnaRome, Italy
3 March 1431 to 23 February 1447Eugene IV, O.S.A.Eugenius QuartusGabriele CondulmerVenice, Italy
6 March 1447 to 24 March 1455Nicholas V, O.P.Nicolaus QuintusTommaso ParentucelliSarzana, Liguria, Italy
8 April 1455 to 6 August 1458Callixtus IIICallistus TertiusAlfonso de BorgiaXàtiva, València, Spain
19 August 1458 to 15 August 1464Pius IIPius SecundusEnea Silvio PiccolominiSiena, Italy
30 August 1464 to 26 July 1471Paul IIPaulus SecundusPietro BarboVenice, Italy
9 August 1471 to 12 August 1484Sixtus IV, O.F.M.Xystus QuartusFrancesco della RovereSavona, Italy
29 August 1484 to 25 July 1492Innocent VIIIInnocentius OctavusGiovanni Battista CyboGenoa, Italy
11 August 1492 to 18 August 1503Alexander VIAlexander SextusRodrigo de Lanzòl-BorgiaXàtiva, València, Spain

From 1503 to 1740 change

Dates of reignPortraitEnglish nameOfficial Latin namePersonal namePlace of birth
22 September 1503 to 18 October 1503Pius IIIPius TertiusFrancesco Todeschini PiccolominiSiena, Tuscany, Italy
31 October 1503 to 21 February 1513 Julius II, O.F.M.Iulius SecundusGiuliano della RovereAlbisola, Savona, Italy
9 March 1513 to 1 December 1521 Leo XLeo DecimusGiovanni di Lorenzo de' MediciFlorence, Italy
9 January 1522 to 14 September 1523 Adrian VIHadrianus SextusAdriaan Floriszoon BoeyensUtrecht, Holy Roman Empire (presently The Netherlands)
26 November 1523 to 25 September 1534 Clement VIIClemens SeptimusGiulio di Giuliano de' MediciFlorence, Italy
13 October 1534 to 10 November 1549 Paul IIIPaulus TertiusAlessandro FarneseCanino, Viterbo, Italy
29 November 1549 to 29 March 1555 Julius IIIIulius TertiusGiovanni Maria Ciocchi del MonteRome, Italy
9 April 1555 to April 30 or 1 May 1555 Marcellus IIMarcellus SecundusMarcello CerviniMontefano, Macerata, Italy
23 May 1555 to 18 August 1559 Paul IVPaulus QuartusGiovanni Pietro CarafaCapriglia, Campania, Italy
26 December 1559 to 9 December 1565 Pius IVPius QuartusGiovanni Angelo MediciMilan, Italy
7 January 1566 to 1 May 1572 Pius V, O.P.
Saint Pius
Pius QuintusMichele GhislieriBosco, Alessandria, Italy
13 May 1572 to 10 April 1585 Gregory XIIIGregorius Tertius DecimusUgo BoncompagniBologna, Italy
24 April 1585 to 27 August 1590 Sixtus V, O.F.M. Conv.Xystus QuintusFelice PerettiGrottammare, Marche, Italy
15 September 1590 to 27 September 1590 Urban VIIUrbanus SeptimusGiovanni Battista CastagnaRome, Italy
5 December 1590 to 15 /16 October 1591 Gregory XIVGregorius Quartus DecimusNiccolò SfondratiCremona, Lombardy, Italy
29 October 1591 to 30 December 1591 Innocent IXInnocentius NonusGiovanni Antonio FacchinettiBologna, Italy
30 January 1592 to 3 March 1605 Clement VIIIClemens OctavusIppolito AldobrandiniFano, Marche, Italy
1 April 1605 to 27 April 1605 Leo XILeo UndecimusAlessandro Ottaviano de' MediciFlorence, Italy
16 May 1605 to 28 January 1621 Paul VPaulus QuintusCamillo BorgheseRome, Italy
9 February 1621 to 8 July 1623 Gregory XVGregorius Quintus DecimusAlessandro LudovisiBologna, Italy
6 August 1623 to 29 July 1644 Urban VIIIUrbanus OctavusMaffeo BarberiniFlorence, Italy
15 September 1644 to 7 January 1655 Innocent XInnocentius DecimusGiovanni Battista PamphiljRome, Italy
7 April 1655 to 22 May 1667 Alexander VIIAlexander SeptimusFabio ChigiSiena, Tuscany, Italy
20 June 1667 to 9 December 1669 Clement IXClemens NonusGiulio RospigliosiPistoia, Tuscany, Italy
29 April 1670 to 22 July 1676 Clement XClemens DecimusEmilio AltieriRome, Italy
21 September 1676 to 11/12 August 1689 Innocent XI
Blessed Innocent
Innocentius UndecimusBenedetto OdescalchiComo, Lombardy, Italy
6 October 1689 to 1 February 1691 Alexander VIIIAlexander OctavusPietro Vito OttoboniPadova, Veneto, Italy
12 July 1691 to 27 September 1700 Innocent XIIInnocentius DuodecimusAntonio PignatelliSpinazzola, Puglia, Italy
23 November 1700 to 19 March 1721 Clement XIClemens UndecimusGiovanni Francesco AlbaniUrbino, Marche, Italy
8 May 1721 to 7 March 1724 Innocent XIIIInnocentius Tertius DecimusMichelangelo de ’Conti; Michael Angelo ContiPoli, Lazio, Italy
29 May 1724 to 21 February 1730 Benedict XIII, O.P.Benedictus Tertius DecimusPierfrancesco OrsiniGravina, Puglia, Italy
12 July 1730 to 6 February 1740 Clement XIIClemens DuodecimusLorenzo CorsiniFlorence, Italy
17 August 1740 to 3 May 1758 Benedict XIVBenedictus Quartus DecimusProspero Lorenzo LambertiniBologna, Italy

From 1758 to 2005 change

Dates of reignPortraitEnglish nameOfficial Latin namePersonal namePlace of birth
6 July 1758 to 2 February 1769 Clement XIIIClemens Tertius DecimusCarlo della Torre RezzonicoVenice, Veneto, Italy
19 May 1769 to 22 September 1774 Clement XIV, O.F.M. Conv.Clemens Quartus DecimusGiovanni Vincenzo Antonio GanganelliSant'Arcangelo di Romagna, Italy
15 February 1775 to 29 August 1799 Pius VIPius SextusGiovanni Angelo BraschiCesena, Italy
14 March 1800 to 20 August 1823 Pius VII, O.S.B.Pius SeptimusBarnaba ChiaramontiCesena, Italy
28 September 1823 to 10 February 1829 Leo XIILeo DuodecimusAnnibale Sermattei della GengaFabriano, Marche, Italy
31 March 1829 to 1 December 1830 Pius VIIIPius OctavusFrancesco Saverio CastiglioniCingoli, Marche, Italy
2 February 1831 to 1 June 1846 Gregory XVI, O.S.B. Cam.Gregorius Sextus DecimusBartolomeo Alberto CappellariBelluno, Veneto, Italy
16 June 1846 to 7 February 1878 Pius IX
Blessed Pius IX
Pius NonusGiovanni Maria Mastai-FerrettiSenigallia, Marche, Italy
20 February 1878 to 20 July 1903 Leo XIIILeo Tertius DecimusGioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi PecciCarpineto Romano, Latium, Italy
4 August 1903 to 20 August 1914 Pius X
Saint Pius X
Pius DecimusGiuseppe Melchiorre SartoRiese, Treviso, Veneto, Italy
3 September 1914 to 22 January 1922 Benedict XVBenedictus Quintus DecimusGiacomo Della ChiesaGenoa, Italy
6 February 1922 to 10 February 1939 Pius XIPius UndecimusAchille Ambrogio Damiano RattiDesio, Milan, Italy
2 March 1939 to 9 October 1958 Pius XII
Venerable Pius XII
Pius DuodecimusEugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni PacelliRome, Italy
28 October 1958 to 3 June 1963 John XXIII
Saint John XXIII
Ioannes Vicesimus TertiusAngelo Giuseppe RoncalliSotto il Monte, Bergamo, Italy
21 June 1963 to 6 August 1978 Paul VI
Saint Paul VI
Paulus SextusGiovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria MontiniConcesio, Brescia, Italy
26 August 1978 to 28 September 1978 John Paul I
Venerable John Paul I
Ioannes Paulus PrimusAlbino LucianiForno di Canale (now Canale d'Agordo), Veneto, Italy
16 October 1978 to 2 April 2005 John Paul II
Saint John Paul II
Ioannes Paulus SecundusKarol Józef WojtyłaWadowice, Poland

From 2005 change

Dates of reignPortraitEnglish nameOfficial Latin namePersonal namePlace of birth
19 April 2005 to 28 February 2013 Benedict XVIBenedictus Sextus DecimusJoseph Alois RatzingerMarktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany
13 March 2013 to present
      -- current pope
Pope FrancisFranciscusJorge Mario BergoglioBuenos Aires, Argentina

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Emblem of the Holy See.
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); see Nihil Obstat. June 1, 1911. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York; retrieved 2013-4-8.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2013-3-18.

Further reading change

  • John N.D. Kelly, The Oxford Dictionary of Popes, Oxford University Press, 1986.
  • AA.VV., Enciclopedia dei Papi, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia italiana, 2000.
  • Pontificia Amministrazione della Patriarcale Basilica di San Paolo, I Papi. Venti secoli di storia, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2002.

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