Namesakes
Bishops of Rome and Popes
Tradition holds that the apostle Saint Peter was the first Bishop of Rome. By the time of Leo the Great, 400 years later, the Bishops of Rome were the most powerful figures in western Christianity. Leo began officially using the title pope (Latin papa, "father"), though it was originally shared by many bishops. Gregory VII decreed in the 11th century that only Bishops of Rome could bear the title. The popes resided in Avignon, France for 70 years during the 14th century rather than in Rome.
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Name
Years
Other Names
?-167
?-236
?-401
Agatho
?-681
(Agathon)
77.
Adeodatus II
672-676
95.
Adrian I
772-795
106.
Adrian II
867-872
169.
Adrian IV
1154-1159
185.
Adrian V
1276
218.
Adrian VI
1522-1523
129.
Agapetus II
946-955
156.
Alexander II
1061-1073
170.
Alexander III
1159-1181
181.
Alexander IV
1254-1261
214.
Alexander VI
1492-1503
237.
Alexander VII
1655-1667
241.
Alexander VIII
1689-1691
50.
Anastasius II
496-498
120.
Anastasius III
911-913
168.
Anastasius IV
1153-1154
62.
Benedict I
575-579
104.
Benedict III
855-858
117.
Benedict IV
900-903
150.
Benedict IX
1047-1048
131.
Benedict V
964
134.
Benedict VI
973-974
135.
Benedict VII
974-983
143.
Benedict VIII
1012-1024
197.
Benedict XII
1334-1342
245.
Benedict XIII
1724-1730
247.
Benedict XIV
1740-1758
258.
Benedict XV
1914-1922
265.
Benedict XVI
2005-2013
42.
Boniface I
418-422
55.
Boniface II
530-532
66.
Boniface III
607
67.
Boniface IV
608-615
203.
Boniface IX
1389-1404
69.
Boniface V
619-625
112.
Boniface VI
896
193.
Boniface VIII
1294-1303
c. 75-115
28.
Caius
283-296
16.
Callixtus I
217-222
162.
Callixtus II
1119-1124
209.
Callixtus III
1455-1458
43.
Celestine I
422-432
165.
Celestine II
1143-1144
175.
Celestine III
1191-1198
179.
Celestine IV
1241
192.
Celestine V
1294
4.
Clement I
92-99
149.
Clement II
1046-1047
174.
Clement III
1187-1191
183.
Clement IV
1265-1268
238.
Clement IX
1667-1669
195.
Clement V
1305-1314
198.
Clement VI
1342-1352
219.
Clement VII
1523-1534
231.
Clement VIII
1592-1605
239.
Clement X
1670-1676
243.
Clement XI
1700-1721
246.
Clement XII
1730-1740
248.
Clement XIII
1758-1769
249.
Clement XIV
1769-1774
83.
Conon
686-687
88.
Constantine
708-715
21.
Cornelius
251-253
37.
Damasus I
366-384
151.
Damasus II
1048
25.
Dionysius
259-268
78.
Donus
676-678
13.
Eleutherius
174-189
75.
Eugene I
655-657
99.
Eugene II
824-827
167.
Eugene III
1145-1153
207.
Eugene IV
1431-1447
31.
Eusebius
309-310
27.
Eutychian
275-283
5.
Evaristus
99-107
20.
Fabian
236-250
26.
Felix I
269-274
48.
Felix III
483-492
54.
Felix IV
526-530
111.
Formosus
891-896
266.
Francis
2013-2025
49.
Gelasius I
492-496
161.
Gelasius II
1118-1119
64.
Gregory I the Great
590-604
89.
Gregory II
715-731
90.
Gregory III
731-741
101.
Gregory IV
827-844
178.
Gregory IX
1227-1241
138.
Gregory V
996-999
148.
Gregory VI
1045-1046
157.
Gregory VII
1073-1085
173.
Gregory VIII
1187
184.
Gregory X
1271-1276
201.
Gregory XI
1370-1378
205.
Gregory XII
1406-1415
226.
Gregory XIII
1572-1585
229.
Gregory XIV
1590-1591
234.
Gregory XV
1621-1623
254.
Gregory XVI
1831-1846
46.
Hilarius
461-468
70.
Honorius I
625-638
163.
Honorius II
1124-1130
177.
Honorius III
1216-1227
190.
Honorius IV
1285-1287
52.
Hormisdas
514-523
9.
Hyginus
137-140
40.
Innocent I
401-417
164.
Innocent II
1130-1143
176.
Innocent III
1198-1216
180.
Innocent IV
1243-1254
230.
Innocent IX
1591
186.
Innocent V
1276
199.
Innocent VI
1352-1362
204.
Innocent VII
1404-1406
213.
Innocent VIII
1484-1492
236.
Innocent X
1644-1655
240.
Innocent XI
1676-1689
242.
Innocent XII
1691-1700
244.
Innocent XIII
1721-1724
53.
John I
523-526
56.
John II
533-535
61.
John III
561-574
72.
John IV
640-642
116.
John IX
898-900
263.
John Paul I
1978
264.
John Paul II
1978-2005
82.
John V
685-686
85.
John VI
701-705
86.
John VII
705-707
107.
John VIII
872-882
122.
John X
914-928
125.
John XI
931-935
130.
John XII
955-964
133.
John XIII
965-972
136.
John XIV
983-984
144.
John XIX
1024-1032
137.
John XV
985-996
140.
John XVII
1003
141.
John XVIII
1003-1009
187.
John XXI
1276-1277
196.
John XXII
1316-1334
261.
John XXIII
1958-1963
35.
Julius I
337-352
216.
Julius II
1503-1513
221.
Julius III
1550-1555
121.
Lando
913-914
45.
Leo I the Great
440-461
80.
Leo II
682-683
96.
Leo III
795-816
103.
Leo IV
847-855
152.
Leo IX
1049-1054
118.
Leo V
903
123.
Leo VI
928
126.
Leo VII
936-939
132.
Leo VIII
964-965
217.
Leo X
1513-1521
232.
Leo XI
1605
252.
Leo XII
1823-1829
256.
Leo XIII
1878-1903
267.
Leo XIV
2025-
36.
Liberius
352-366
2.
Linus
67-76
22.
Lucius I
253-254
166.
Lucius II
1144-1145
171.
Lucius III
1181-1185
29.
Marcellinus
296-304
30.
Marcellus I
308-309
222.
Marcellus II
1555
108.
Marinus I
882-884
128.
Marinus II
942-946
34.
Mark
336
74.
Martin I
649-653
189.
Martin IV
1281-1285
206.
Martin V
1417-1431
32.
Miltiades
311-314
105.
Nicholas I the Great
858-867
155.
Nicholas II
1058-1061
188.
Nicholas III
1277-1280
191.
Nicholas IV
1288-1292
208.
Nicholas V
1447-1455
98.
Paschal I
817-824
160.
Paschal II
1099-1118
93.
Paul I
757-767
211.
Paul II
1464-1471
220.
Paul III
1534-1549
223.
Paul IV
1555-1559
233.
Paul V
1605-1621
262.
Paul VI
1963-1978
60.
Pelagius I
556-561
63.
Pelagius II
579-590
1.
Peter
c. 30-67
10.
Pius I
140-154
210.
Pius II
1458-1464
215.
Pius III
1503
224.
Pius IV
1559-1565
255.
Pius IX
1846-1878
225.
Pius V
1566-1572
250.
Pius VI
1775-1799
251.
Pius VII
1800-1823
253.
Pius VIII
1829-1830
257.
Pius X
1903-1914
259.
Pius XI
1922-1939
260.
Pius XII
1939-1958
18.
Pontian
230-235
114.
Romanus
897
65.
Sabinian
604-606
84.
Sergius I
687-701
102.
Sergius II
844-847
119.
Sergius III
904-911
142.
Sergius IV
1009-1012
71.
Severinus
640
58.
Silverius
536-537
47.
Simplicius
468-483
38.
Siricius
384-399
87.
Sisinnius
708
7.
Sixtus I
115-124
24.
Sixtus II
257-258
44.
Sixtus III
432-440
212.
Sixtus IV
1471-1484
227.
Sixtus V
1585-1590
12.
Soter
166-174
23.
Stephen I
254-257
92.
Stephen II
752-757
94.
Stephen III
767-772
97.
Stephen IV
816-817
154.
Stephen IX
1057-1058
110.
Stephen V
885-891
113.
Stephen VI
896-897
124.
Stephen VII
929-931
127.
Stephen VIII
939-942
33.
Sylvester I
314-335
139.
Sylvester II
999-1003
146.
Sylvester III
1045
51.
Symmachus
498-514
8.
Telesphorus
125-137
73.
Theodore I
642-649
115.
Theodore II
897
17.
Urban I
222-230
159.
Urban II
1088-1099
172.
Urban III
1185-1187
182.
Urban IV
1261-1264
200.
Urban V
1362-1370
202.
Urban VI
1378-1389
228.
Urban VII
1590
235.
Urban VIII
1623-1644
100.
Valentine
827
14.
Victor I
189-199
153.
Victor II
1055-1057
158.
Victor III
1086-1087
59.
Vigilius
537-555
76.
Vitalian
657-672
91.
Zachary
741-752
15.
Zephyrinus
199-217
41.
Zosimus
417-418