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1st Century
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2nd Century
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4th Century
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5th Century
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6th Century
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Regnal (Latin) Personal Place of Election / years
Pontificate Portrait English Notes
name name birth Death or as
name Resigned Pope
13 July 526 - Felix IV Papa Felix Samnium 4 Sometimes called Felix III
22 September (Felix III) Quartus(Tertius),
530 Saint Felix Episcopus Romanus
2 January John II Papa Ioannes Mercurius Rome 2 First pope to not use personal
533 - 8 May Secundus, name. This was due to Mercury
535 Episcopus Romanus being a Roman god.
13 May 535 - Agapetus I Papa Agapetus, <1 Feast days 22 April, 20 September.
22 April 536 Agapitus Episcopus Romanus Also revered as a saint in Eastern
Saint Christianity, with a feast day of 17
Agapetus April.
1 June 536 - Silverius Papa Silverius, 1 Exiled; feast day 20 June, son of
11 November Saint Silverius Episcopus Romanus Pope Hormisdas
537
3 September Gregory I, Papa Gregorius Rome 13 First to formally employ the titles
590 - 12 O.S.B. Magnus, Episcopus "Servus servorum Dei" and
March 604 Saint Gregory Romanus "Pontifex Maximus". Feast day 3
Gregory the September. Also revered as a saint
Great in Eastern Christianity, with a feast
day of 12 March.
7th Century
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8th Century
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birth Resigned
30 October 701 - John VI Papa Ioannes Greece 3
11 January 705 Sextus, Episcopus
Romanus
9th Century
Age at
Common Regnal (Latin) Personal Place Election / # years
Pontificate Portrait Notes
English name name name of birth Death or as Pope
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12 June 816 - 24 Stephen IV Papa Stephanus <1 Sometimes called
January 817 Quartus, Stephen V
Episcopus
Romanus
10th Century
Age at
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Common Regnal (Latin) Personal Place of Election /
Pontificate Portrait Death or
as Notes
English name name name birth Pope
Resigned
July 964 - 1 March Leo VIII Papa Leo Rome <1 Appointed
965 Octavus, antipope by
Episcopus Emperor Otto in
Romanus 963 in
opposition to
John XII and
Benedict V. He
became the true
Pope after
Benedict V was
deposed
11th Century
Common Age at #
Regnal (Latin) Personal Place of Election / years
Pontificate Portrait English Death or as
Notes
name name birth
name Resigned Pope
1045 Sylvester III Papa Silvester John, Bishop of Rome Validity of election
Tertius, Episcopus Sabina questioned;
Romanus considered Anti-
Pope; deposed at the
Council of Sutri.
1045 - 1046 Benedict IX Papa Benedictus Theophylactus Rome 2nd Term; deposed at
Nonus, Episcopus III, Conti di the Council of Sutri
Romanus Tusculum
12 February Leo IX Papa Leo Nonus, Bruno, Count of Alsace 5 On July 16, 1054,
1049 - 19 April Saint Leo Episcopus Romanus Dagsbourg legates sent by Pope
1054 Leo IX to the
Byzantine capital
excommunicated the
Patriarch of
Constantinople
Michael I Cerularius,
who promptly
reciprocated.
Centuries of disputes
over such matters as
Primacy of the
Roman Pontiff, the
ecclesiastical
calendar, the use of
leavened or
unleavened bread,
and additions to the
Creed (notably the
filioque clause)
reached their nadir on
that date. Although
the
excommunications
were originally
intended to be of an
individual nature, the
break in communion
spread to the broader
church as sides were
chosen; the East-West
schism still exists
today.
2 August 1057 Stephen IX, Papa Stephanus Frederic de <1 Sometimes called
- 29 March O.S.B. Nonus, Episcopus Lorraine; Stephen X. Member
1058 Romanus Frederick of of the Order of St.
Lorraine Benedict.
22 April 1073 - Gregory Papa Gregorius Hildebrand Soana, 12 Restricted the use of
25 May 1085 VII, O.S.B. Septimus, Episcopus Tuscany, title "Papa" to the
Saint Gregory Romanus Italy Bishop of Rome.
Member of the Order
of St. Benedict.
24 May 1086 - Victor III, Papa Victor Desiderio; Southern 1 Member of the Order
16 September O.S.B. Tertius, Episcopus Desiderius; Italy of St. Benedict.
1087 Blessed Victor Romanus Dauferius
12 March 1088 Urban II, Papa Urbanus Odo of Lagery France 11 Started the First
- 29 July 1099 O.S.B. Secundus, Episcopus Crusade. Member of
Blessed Urban Romanus the Order of St.
Benedict.
13 August Paschal II, Papa Paschalis Raniero Romagna, 18 Member of the Order
1099 - 21 O.S.B. Secundus, Episcopus Italy of St. Benedict.
January 1118 Romanus
12th Century
Age at
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Common Regnal (Latin) Personal Place of Election /
Pontificate Portrait Death or
as Notes
English name name name birth Pope
Resigned
24 January 1118 Gelasius II, Papa Gelasius Giovanni Gaeta, 1 Member of the
- 28 January O.S.B. Secundus, Coniulo Latium, Italy Order of St.
1119 Episcopus Benedict.
Romanus
2 February 1119 Callixtus II Papa Callistus Guido, Comte de France 5 Opened the First
- 13 December Secundus, Bourgogne Council of the
1124 Episcopus Lateran in 1123
Romanus
15 December Honorius II, Papa Honorius Lamberto Bologna, Italy 5 Canon Regular of
1124 - 13 Can.Reg. Secundus, S. Maria di San
February 1130 Episcopus Reno
Romanus
14 February Innocent II, Papa Gregorio Rome, Italy 13 Canon Regular of
1130 - 24 Can. Reg. Innocentius Papareschi Lateran; Convened
September 1143 the Second Council
Secundus, of the Lateran, 1139
Episcopus
Romanus
12 March 1144 - Lucius II, Papa Lucius Gerardo Bologna, Italy 1 Canon Regular of
15 February Can. Reg. Secundus, Caccianemici dal S. Frediano di
1145 Episcopus Orso Lucca
Romanus
15 February Eugene III, Papa Eugenius Bernardo da Pisa Pisa, Tuscany, 8 Member of the
1145 - 8 July O.Cist. Tertius, Italy Order of
1153 Blessed Eugene Episcopus Cistercians.
Romanus
21 October 1187 Gregory Papa Alberto di Morra Benevento, <1 Canon Regular
- 17 December VIII, Can. Gregorius Campania, Premostratense;
1187 Italy Proposed the Third
Reg. Octavus, Crusade
Episcopus
Romanus
8 January 1198 - Innocent III Papa Lothario dei Gavignano, 18 Convened the
16 July 1216 Innocentius Conti di Segni Latium, Italy Fourth Council of
the Lateran, 1215
Tertius,
Episcopus
Romanus
13th Century
Age at
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Pontificate Portrait Death or as Pope
Notes
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18 July 1216 - 18 Honorius III Papa Honorius Cencio Rome 10
March 1227 Tertius, Episcopus
Romanus
25 October 1241 Celestine IV Papa Goffredo Milan, Italy <1 Died before
- 10 November Coelestinus Castiglioni coronation.
1241
Quartus,
Episcopus Romanus
8 September John XXI Papa Ioannes Pedro Hispano Lisbon, <1 Killed in the
1276 - 20 May Vicesimus Portugal collapse of his
1277 scientific
Primus, Episcopus laboratory
Romanus
22 February 1288 Nicholas IV, Papa Nicolaus Girolamo Ascoli, Italy 4 Member of the
- 4 April 1292 O.F.M. Quartus, Masci Franciscan
Episcopus Romanus Order.
5 July 1294 - 13 Celestine V, Papa Pietro da Moline, Italy <1 One of only
December 1294 O.S.B. Coelestinus Morrone two popes who
Saint Celestine abdicated.
Quintus, Member of the
Episcopus Romanus Order of St.
Benedict.
Age at
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Pontificate Portrait Death or as Pope
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22 October 1303 Benedict XI, Papa Benedictus Niccolò Treviso, Italy <1 Convened the
- 7 July 1304 O.P. Undecimus, Boccasini Council of
Blessed Bendedict Episcopus Romanus Vienne, 1311-
1312. Member
of the
Dominican
Order.
7 August 1316 - John XXII Papa Ioannes Jacques d'Euse; Cahors, France 18 Pope at
4 December Vicesimus Jacques Duèse Avignon
1334
Secundus,
Episcopus Romanus
15th Century
Pontificate Portrait Common Regnal (Latin) Personal Place of Age at # years Notes
English name name name birth Election / as
Death or
Resigned Pope
17 October 1404 Innocent VII Papa Cosimo Gentile Abruzzi, 67 / 69 [B] 2 Western Schism
- 6 November Innocentius Migliorati Italy
1406
Septimus,
Episcopus Romanus
30 November Gregory XII Papa Gregorius Angelo Correr Venice, Italy 60 / 69 [R][B] 8 Western Schism;
1406 - 4 July Duodecimus, abdicated during
1415 Episcopus Romanus the Council of
Constance, which
had been called by
his opponent John
XXIII.
11 November Martin V Papa Martinus Oddone Rome, Italy 48 / 62 [B] 13 Convened the
1417 - 20 Quintus, Colonna Council of Basel,
February 1431 Episcopus Romanus 1431
3 March 1431 - Eugene IV, Papa Eugenius Gabriele Venice, Italy 47 / 63 [B] 15 Member of the
23 February O.S.A. Quartus, Condulmer Augustinian Order.
1447 Episcopus Romanus Crowned
Sigismund
emperor at Rome
in 1433.
30 August 1464 Paul II Papa Paulus Pietro Barbo Venice, Italy 47 / 54 6 Nephew of Eugene
- 26 July 1471 Secundus, IV
Episcopus Romanus
9 August 1471 - Sixtus IV, Papa Xystus Francesco della Savona, 57 / 70 13 Member of the
12 August 1484 O.F.M. Quartus, Rovere Italy Franciscan Order.
Episcopus Romanus Commissioned the
Sistine Chapel
29 August 1484 Innocent VIII Papa Giovanni Genoa, Italy 51 / 59 [B] 7 Appointed Tomás
- 25 July 1492 Innocentius Battista Cybo de Torquemada
Octavus,
Episcopus Romanus
16th Century
Common Age at
# years
Regnal Personal Place of Election /
Pontificate Portrait English Death or
as Notes
(Latin) name name birth Pope
name Resigned
22 September Pius III Papa Pius Francesco Siena, Tuscany, 64 / 64 <1 Nephew of Pius II
1503 - 18 Tertius, Todeschini Italy
October 1503 Episcopus Piccolomini
Romanus
9 March 1513 - Leo X Papa Leo Giovanni di Florence, Italy 37 / 45 8 Son of Lorenzo the
1 December Decimus, Lorenzo de' Magnificent.
1521 Episcopus Medici Excommunicated
Romanus Martin Luther
9 January 1522 Adrian VI Papa Adriaan Utrecht, Holy 62 / 64 1 The only Dutch
- 14 September Hadrianus Floriszoon Roman Empire Pope. Last non-
1523 Boeyens (presently The Italian to be elected
Sextus, Netherlands) pope until John Paul
Episcopus II in 1978. The tutor
Romanus of Emperor Charles
V
9 April 1555 - Marcellus II Papa Marcello Cervini Montefano, 53 / 53 <1 Last to use birth
30 April or 1 Marcellus Macerata, Italy name as regnal name
May 1555
Secundus,
Episcopus
Romanus
26 December Pius IV Papa Pius Giovanni Angelo Milan, Italy 59 / 66 6 Reopened the
1559 - 9 Quartus, Medici Council of Trent,
December 1565 Episcopus 1562, it concluded
Romanus its proceedings in
1563
7 January 1566 Pius V, O.P. Papa Pius Michele Bosco, 61 / 68 6 Member of the
- 1 May 1572 Saint Pius Quintus, Ghislieri Alessandria, Dominican Order.
Episcopus Italy Excommunicated
Romanus Elizabeth I of
England, 1570.
Victory of Lepanto
1571
17th Century
Age at
Common Regnal (Latin) Personal Place of Election / # years
Pontificate Portrait Death or as Pope
Notes
English name name name birth
Resigned
6 August 1623 - Urban VIII Papa Urbanus Maffeo Florence, Italy 55 / 76 20 Trial
29 July 1644 Octavus, Episcopus Barberini against
Romanus Galileo
Galilei
7 April 1655 - 22 Alexander VII Papa Alexander Fabio Chigi Siena, Tuscany, 56 / 68 12
May 1667 Septimus, Italy
Episcopus Romanus
18th Century
Common Age at
# years
Regnal (Latin) Personal Election /
Pontificate Portrait English Place of birth Death or
as Notes
name name Pope
name Resigned
8 May 1721 - 7 Innocent Papa Michelangelo de Poli, Lazio, Italy 65 / 68 3
March 1724 XIII Innocentius ’Conti; Michael
Angelo Conti
Tertius
Decimus,
Episcopus
Romanus
6 July 1758 - 2 Clement Papa Clemens Carlo della Torre Venice, Veneto, 65 / 75 10
February 1769 XIII Tertius Rezzonico Italy
Decimus,
Episcopus
Romanus
15 February Pius VI Papa Pius Count Giovanni Cesena, Italy 57 / 81 24 Condemned the
1775 - 29 Sextus, Episcopus Angelo Braschi French
August 1799 Romanus Revolution and
was expelled
from the Papal
States by
French troops
from 1798 until
his death.
14 March 1800 Pius VII, Papa Pius Barnaba Cesena, Italy 57 / 81 23 Member of the
- 20 August O.S.B. Septimus, Chiaramonti Order of St.
1823 Episcopus Benedict.
Romanus Present at
Napoleon's
coronation as
Emperor of the
French.
Temporarily
expelled from
the Papal States
by the French
between 1809
and 1814.
19th Century
Common Age at
Regnal (Latin) Personal Place of Election / # years
Pontificate Portrait English Death or as Pope
Notes
name name birth
name Resigned
28 September Leo XII Papa Leo Count Annibale Fabriano, 63 / 68 5
1823 - 10 Duodecimus, Sermattei della Marche, Italy
February 1829 Episcopus Romanus Genga
20 February Leo XIII Papa Leo Tertius Gioacchino Carpineto 67 / 93 25 Laid down the
1878 - 20 July Decimus, Vincenzo Romano, seeds of Catholic
1903 Episcopus Romanus Raffaele Luigi Latium, Italy Social Teaching
Pecci through his
encyclical,
Rerum Novarum
(On Capital and
Labor) and
supported
Christian
Democracy as
against
communism; he
is the third-
longest reigning
pope after Pius
IX (reigned for
31 years) and
John Paul II
(reigned for 26
years)
20th Century
Common Age at
# years
Regnal (Latin) Personal Place of Election /
Pontificate Portrait English Death or
as Notes
name name birth Pope
name Resigned
6 February 1922 Pius XI Papa Pius Achille Desio, Milan, 64 / 81 17 Signed the Lateran
- 10 February Undecimus, Ambrogio Italy Treaty with Italy,
1939 Episcopus Damiano establishing the
Romanus Ratti Vatican City as a
sovereign state.
2 March 1939 - Pius XII Papa Pius Eugenio Rome, Italy 63 / 82 19 Invoked papal
9 October 1958 Venerable Pius Duodecimus, Maria infallibility in
XII Episcopus Giuseppe encyclical
Romanus Giovanni Munificentissimus
Pacelli Deus.
21 June 1963 - Paul VI Papa Paulus Giovanni Concesio, 65 / 80 15 The last pope to be
6 August 1978 Servant of Sextus, Episcopus Battista Brescia, Italy crowned with the Papal
God Paul VI Romanus Enrico Tiara. Concluded
Antonio Second Vatican
Maria Council. In 1965, the
Montini specific anathemas and
excommunications
resulting in the East-
West schism of 1054
(see Pope Leo IX)
were lifted through the
"embrace of peace"
and declaration of
reconciliation by
Patriarch Athenagoras
I of Constantinople and
Pope Paul VI. In spite
of the lifting of this
historical obstacle, the
actual break in
communion between
the Roman Catholic
Church and Eastern
Orthodox Church still
exists, However, a
serious dialogue on
reconciliation between
the two churches has
taken place over the
past four decades.
26 August 1978 John Paul I Papa Ioannes Albino Forno di 65 / 65 <1 First Pope to use 'the
- 28 September Servant of Paulus Primus, Luciani Canale (now First' in regnal name.
1978 God John Paul Episcopus Canale First pope with two
I Romanus d'Agordo), names, for his two
Veneto, Italy immediate
predecessors. Died
early into a charismatic
reign.
16 October John Paul Papa Ioannes Karol Józef Wadowice, 58 / 84 26 First Polish pope and
1978 - 2 April II Paulus Wojtyła Poland first non-Italian pope
2005 Servant of in 455 years.
Secundus, Canonized more saints
God John Paul Episcopus
II than all predecessors.
Romanus Longest serving Pope
since Pius IX (1846-
1878) and 2nd longest
serving Pope to date
(see note on St. Peter. )
He is remembered as
"Pope of the Youth"
and as "the Pilgrim
Pope" for his extensive
official travel.
21st Century
Common Age at
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Pontificate Portrait English Death or as Pope
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name name birth
name Resigned