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Complete Chronological List of All Popes from Peter to Present

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What does Pope Mean?

The Pope, a term that means "father" or "papa," is the Bishop of Rome. This title places him as the leader of the entire Catholic Church, which includes both the Latin Rite and the Eastern Catholic Churches that are in full communion with Rome.

Here's a list of the Pope's official titles:

  • Bishop of Rome
  • Vicar of Jesus Christ
  • Successor of the Prince of the Apostles
  • Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church
  • Primate of Italy
  • Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province
  • Sovereign of the State of Vatican City
  • Servant of the Servants of God

Among these, the title "Vicar of Jesus Christ" (or the shortened form "Vicar of Christ") is significant. It highlights the Pope's role as the supreme leader of the Church on Earth, a role believed to have been given to Saint Peter by Christ. This belief stems from biblical passages, including Christ telling Peter to "Feed my lambs... Feed my sheep" (John 21:16-17) and calling Peter the "rock" upon which He would build His Church (Matt. 16:18-19).

The word "pontiff" comes from the Latin word "pontifex," which means "bridge builder." "Pontifex Maximus" translates to "the greatest pontiff."

Who Has Become Pope?

How many Popes have there been? In the history of the Church, there have been 268 popes.

Who was the first Pope? The first Pope was St. Peter the fisherman, selected by Jesus Himself.

Who is the current Pope? Our current Pope is Pope Leo XIV.

Have any Popes been members of religious orders? Yes, such as:

  • 17 Benedictines
  • 7 Augustinians
  • 4 Canons Regular
  • 4 Franciscans
  • 4 Dominicans
  • 2 Conventual Franciscans
  • 2 Cistercians
  • 1 Camaldolese
  • 1 Jesuit

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List of Popes

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First Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Notes
Round portrait medallion of St. Peter, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 30 - 64/67 St. Peter
PETRUS		Simon Peter, Simeon Kephas, Simon The RockBethsaida, GalileaDisciple of Jesus from whom he received the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven, according to Matthew 16:18-19 . Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day (Feast of Saints Peter and Paul) 29 June, (Chair of Saint Peter) 22 February. Recognized as the first Bishop of Rome (Pope) appointed by Christ, by the Catholic Church. Also revered as saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 29 June.
Round portrait medallion of St. Linus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 64/67(?) - 76/79(?) St. Linus
LINUS		LinusTuscia (Central Tuscany)Feast day 23 September. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 7 June.
Round portrait medallion of St. Anacletus (Cletus), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 76/79(?) - 88 St. Anacletus (Cletus) ANACLETUSAnacletusProbably GreeceMartyred; feast day 26 April. Once erroneously split into Cletus and Anacletus
Round portrait medallion of St. Clement, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 88/92 - 97 St. Clement I CLEMENSClementRomeFeast day 23 November. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 25 November.
Round portrait medallion of St. Evaristus (Aristus), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 97/99 - 105/107 St. Evaristus (Aristus) EVARISTUSAristusBethlehem, JudeaFeast day 26 October

Second Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Notes
Round portrait medallion of St. Alexander, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 105/107 - 115/116 St. Alexander I ALEXANDERAlexanderRomeAlso revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 16 March.
Round portrait medallion of St. Sixtus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 115/116 - 125 St. Sixtus I XYSTUSRome or GreeceAlso revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 10 August.
Round portrait medallion of St. Telesphorus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 125 - 136/138 St. Telesphorus TELESPHORUSGreece
Round portrait medallion of St. Hyginus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 136/138 - 140/142 St. Hyginus HYGINUSGreeceTraditionally martyred; feast day 11 January
Round portrait medallion of St. Pius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 140/142 - 155 St. Pius I PIUSAquileia, Friuli, ItalyMartyred by sword; feast day 11 July
Round portrait medallion of St. Anicetus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 155 - 166 St. Anicetus ANICETUSEmesa, SyriaTraditionally martyred; feast day 17 April
Round portrait medallion of St. Soter, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls c.166 - 174/175 St. Soter SOTERIUSFondi, Latium, ItalyTraditionally martyred; feast day 22 April
Round portrait medallion of St. Eleuterus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 174/175 - 189 St. Eleuterus ELEUTHERIUSNicopoli, EpyrusTraditionally martyred; feast day 6 May
Round portrait medallion of St. Victor, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 189 - 198/199 St. Victor I VICTORNorthern Africa
Round portrait medallion of St. Zephyrinus (Zephyrin), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 199 - 217 St. Zephyrinus (Zephyrin) ZEPHYRINUSRome

Third Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Notes
Round portrait medallion of St. Callixtus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls c.217 - 222/223 St. Callixtus I CALLISTUSSpainMartyred; feast day 14 October
Round portrait medallion of St. Urban, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 222/223 - 230 St. Urban I URBANUSRomeAlso revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 25 May.
Round portrait medallion of St. Pontian, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 21 July 230 - 28 September 235 (5 years) St. Pontian PONTIANUSRomeFirst pope with firm dates of office
Round portrait medallion of St. Anterus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 21 November 235 - 3 January 236 (44 days) St. Anterus ANTERUSGreeceAlso revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 5 August.
Round portrait medallion of St. Fabian, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 10 January 236 - 20 January 250 (14 years) St. Fabian FABIANUSRomeFeast day 20 January. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 5 August.
Round portrait medallion of St. Cornelius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 6/11 March 251 - June 253 (2 years) St. Cornelius CORNELIUSDied a martyr, through extreme hardship; feast day 16 September
Round portrait medallion of St. Lucius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 25 June 253 - 5 March 254 (256 days) St. Lucius I LUCIUSRomeFeast day 4 March
Round portrait medallion of St. Stephen, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 12 May 254 - 2 August 257 (3 years) St. Stephen I STEPHANUSRomeMartyred by beheading; feast day 2 August. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with the same feast day.
Round portrait medallion of , Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 30/31 August 257 - 6 August 258 (340/341 days) St. Sixtus II XYSTUS SecundusGreeceMartyred by beheading. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 10 August.
Round portrait medallion of St. Dionysius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 22 July 259 - 26 December 268 (9 years) St. Dionysius DIONYSIUSGreeceFeast day 26 December
Round portrait medallion of St. Felix, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 5 January 269 - 30 December 274 (5 years) St. Felix I FELIXRome
Round portrait medallion of St. Eutychian, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 4 January 275 - 7 December 283 (8 years) St. Eutychian EUTYCHIANUS
Round portrait medallion of St. Caius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 17 December 283 - 22 April 296 (12 years) St. Caius CAIUSMartyred (according to legend) Feast day 22 April. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 11 August.
Round portrait medallion of St. Marcellinus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 30 June 296 - 1 April 304 (7 years) St. Marcellinus MARCELLINUSFeast day 26 April. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 7 June.

Fourth Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Notes
Round portrait medallion of St. Marcellus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 308 - 309 St. Marcellus I MARCELLUS
Round portrait medallion of St. Eusebius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls c.309 - c.310 St. Eusebius EUSEBIUS
Round portrait medallion of St. Miltiades (Melchiades), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 2 July 311 - 10 January 314 (2 years) St. Miltiades (Melchiades) MILTIADESAfricaFirst pope after the end of the persecution of Christians through the Edict of Milan (313 AD) issued by Constantine the Great
Round portrait medallion of St. Sylvester, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 31 January 314 - 31 December 335 (21 years) St. Sylvester I SILVESTERSant'Angelo a Scala, AvellinoFeast day 31 December. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 2 January. First Council of Nicaea, 325.
Round portrait medallion of St. Mark, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 18 January 336 - 7 October 336 (263 days) St. Mark MARCUSRomeFeast day 7 October
Round portrait medallion of St. Julius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 6 February 337 - 12 April 352 (15 years) St. Julius I IULIUSRome
Round portrait medallion of Liberius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 17 May 352 - 24 September 366 (14 years) Liberius LIBERIUSEarliest Pope not yet canonized by the Roman Church. Revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 27 August.
Round portrait medallion of St. Damasus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 1 October 366 - 11 December 384 (18 years) St. Damasus I DAMASUSIdanha-a-Velha, PortugalPatron of Jerome, commissioned the Vulgate translation of the Bible. Council of Rome, 382. Convinced Emperor Gratian (366) to confer the ancient, pagan title of Pontifex Maximus upon the Bishop of Rome.
Round portrait medallion of St. Siricius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 11 December 384 - 26 November 399 (14 years) St. Siricius Papa SIRICIUSFirst Bishop of Rome to employ the title "Papa" ("Pope")
Round portrait medallion of St. Anastasius I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 27 November 399 - 19 December 401 (2 years St. Anastasius I Papa ANASTASIUS

Fifth Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Notes
Round portrait medallion of St. Innocent I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 22 December 401 - 12 March 417 (15 years) St. Innocent I Papa INNOCENTIUSVisigoth Sack of Rome (410) under Alaric
Round portrait medallion of St. Zosimus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 18 March 417 - 26 December 418 (1 year) St. Zosimus Papa ZOSIMUS
Round portrait medallion of St. Boniface I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 28/29 December 418 - 4 September 422 (3 years) St. Boniface I Papa BONIFACIUS
Round portrait medallion of St. Celestine I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 10 September 422 - 27 July 432 (9 years) St. Celestine I Papa COELESTINUSRome, Western Roman EmpireAlso revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 8 April.
Round portrait medallion of St. Sixtus III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 31 July 432 - March/August 440 (8 years) St. Sixtus III Papa XYSTUS Tertius
Round portrait medallion of St. Leo I (Leo the Great), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 29 September 440 - 10 November 461 (21 years) St. Leo I (Leo the Great) Papa LEO MAGNUSRomeConvinced Attila the Hun to turn back his invasion of Italy. Feast day 10 November. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 18 February.
Round portrait medallion of St. Hilarius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 19 November 461 - 29 February 468 (6 years) St. Hilarius Papa HILARIUSSardinia, Western Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of St. Simplicius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 3 March 468 - 10 March 483 (15 years) St. Simplicius Papa SIMPLICIUSTivoli, Italy
Round portrait medallion of St. Felix III (Felix II), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 13 March 483 - 1 March 492 (8 years) St. Felix III (Felix II) Papa FELIX Tertius (Secundus)RomeSometimes called Felix II
Round portrait medallion of St. Gelasius I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 1 March 492 - 21 November 496 (4 years) St. Gelasius I Papa GELASIUSAfrica
Round portrait medallion of Anastasius II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 24 November 496 - 19 November 498 (1 year) Anastasius II Papa ANASTASIUS Secundus
Round portrait medallion of St. Symmachus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 22 November 498 - 19 July 514 (15 years) St. Symmachus Papa SYMMACHUSSardinia

Sixth Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Notes
Round portrait medallion of St. Hormisdas, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 20 July 514 - 19 July 523 (8 years) St. Hormisdas Papa HORMISDUSFrosinone, Southern Latium, ItalyFather of Pope Silverius
Round portrait medallion of St. John I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 13 August 523 - 18 May 526 (2 years) St. John I Papa IOANNESTuscany
Round portrait medallion of St. Felix IV (Felix III), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 13 July 526 - 22 September 530 (4 years) St. Felix IV (Felix III) Papa FELIX Quartus (Tertius)SamniumSometimes called Felix III
Round portrait medallion of Boniface II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 22 September 530 - 17 October 532 (2 years) Boniface II Papa BONIFACIUS SecundusRome to Ostrogoth parents
Round portrait medallion of John II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 2 January 533 - 8 May 535 (2 years) John II Papa IOANNES SecundusMercuriusRomeFirst pope to not use personal name. This was due to Mercury being a Roman god.
Round portrait medallion of St. Agapetus I (Agapitus), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 13 May 535 - 22 April 536 (346 days) St. Agapetus I (Agapitus) Papa AGAPETUSRome, Ostrogothic KingdomFeast days 22 April, 20 September. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 17 April.
Round portrait medallion of St. Silverius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 1 June 536 - 11 November 537 (1 year) St. Silverius Papa SILVERIUSExiled; feast day 20 June, son of Pope Hormisdas
Round portrait medallion of Vigilius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 29 March 537 - 7 June 555 (18 years) Vigilius Papa VIGILIUSRome
Round portrait medallion of Pelagius I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 16 April 556 - 4 March 561 (5 years) Pelagius I Papa PELAGIUSRome
Round portrait medallion of John III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 17 July 561 - 13 July 574 (12 years) John III Papa IOANNES TertiusCatelinusRome, Eastern Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of Benedict I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 2 June 575 - 30 July 579 (4 years) Benedict I Papa BENEDICTUS
Round portrait medallion of Pelagius II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 26 November 579 - 7 February 590 (10 years) Pelagius II Papa PELAGIUS SecundusRome
Round portrait medallion of St. Gregory I, O.S.B. (Gregory the Great), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 3 September 590 - 12 March 604 (13 years) St. Gregory I, O.S.B. (Gregory the Great) Papa GREGORIUS MAGNUSRomeFirst to formally employ the titles "Servus servorum Dei" and "Pontifex Maximus". Feast day 3 September. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 12 March.

Seventh Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Notes
Round portrait medallion of Sabinian, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 13 September 604 - 22 February 606 (1 year) Sabinian Papa SABINIANUSBlera
Round portrait medallion of Boniface III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 19 February 607 - 12 November 607 (267 days) Boniface III Papa BONIFACIUS TertiusRome
Round portrait medallion of St. Boniface IV, O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 25 August 608 - 8 May 615 (6 years) St. Boniface IV, O.S.B. Papa BONIFACIUS QuartusMarsiFirst Pope to bear the same name as his predecessor. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
Round portrait medallion of Adeodatus I (Deusdedit), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 19 October 615 - 8 November 618 (3 years) Adeodatus I (Deusdedit) Papa ADEODATUSRomeSometimes called Deusdedit, and then Pope Adeodatus II is called Pope Adeodatus without a number
Round portrait medallion of Boniface V, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 23 December 619 - 25 October 625 (5 years) Boniface V Papa BONIFACIUS QuintusNaples
Round portrait medallion of Honorius I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 27 October 625 - 12 October 638 (12 years Honorius I Papa HONORIUSCampania, Byzantine Empire
Round portrait medallion of Severinus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls October 638 - 2 August 640 (1 year) Severinus Papa SEVERINUSRome
Round portrait medallion of John IV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 24 December 640 - 12 October 642 (1 year) John IV Papa IOANNES QuartusZadar, Dalmatia, now Croatia
Round portrait medallion of Theodore I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 24 November 642 - 14 May 649 (6 years) Theodore I Papa THEODORUSPalestine
Round portrait medallion of St. Martin I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls July 649 - 16 September 655 (6 years) St. Martin I Papa MARTINUSNear Todi, Umbria, Byzantine EmpireFeast Day 12 November. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 14 April.
Round portrait medallion of St. Eugene I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 10 August 654 - 2 June 657 (2 years) St. Eugene I Papa EUGENIUSRome
Round portrait medallion of St. Vitalian, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 30 July 657 - 27 January 672 (14 years) St. Vitalian Papa VITALIANUSSegni, Byzantine Empire
Round portrait medallion of Adeodatus II, O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 11 April 672 - 17 June 676 (4 years) Adeodatus II, O.S.B. Papa ADEODATUS SecundusRome, Byzantine EmpireSometimes called Pope Adeodatus (without a number) when Pope Adeodatus I is called Pope Deusdedit. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
Round portrait medallion of Donus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 2 November 676 - 11 April 678 (1 year) Donus Papa DONUSRome, Byzantine Empire
Round portrait medallion of St. Agatho, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 27 June 678 - 10 January 681 (2 years) St. Agatho Papa AGATHOSicilyAlso revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 20 February.
Round portrait medallion of St. Leo II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls December 681 - 3 July 683 (1 year) St. Leo II Papa LEO SecundusSicilyFeast day 3 July
Round portrait medallion of St. Benedict II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 26 June 684 - 8 May 685 (317 days) St. Benedict II Papa BENEDICTUS SecundusRome, Byzantine EmpireFeast day 7 May
Round portrait medallion of John V, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 12 July 685 - 2 August 686 (1 year) John V Papa IOANNES QuintusSyria
Round portrait medallion of Conon, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 21 October 686 - 22 September 687 (335 days) Conon Papa CONON
Round portrait medallion of St. Sergius I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 15 December 687 - 8 September 701 (13 years) St. Sergius I Papa SERGIUSSicily

Eighth Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Notes
Round portrait medallion of John VI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 30 October 701 - 11 January 705 (3 years) John VI Papa IOANNES SextusGreece
Round portrait medallion of John VII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 1 March 705 - 18 October 707 (2 years) John VII Papa IOANNES SeptimusGreeceSecond pope to bear the same name as his predecessor
Round portrait medallion of Sisinnius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 15 January 708 - 4 February 708 (21 days) Sisinnius Papa SISINNIUSSyria
Round portrait medallion of Constantine, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 25 March 708 - 9 April 715 (7 years) Constantine Papa CONSTANTINUSSyriaLast pope to visit Greece until John Paul II in 2001
Round portrait medallion of St. Gregory II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 19 May 715 - 11 February 731 (15 years) St. Gregory II Papa GREGORIUS SecundusRome, Byzantine EmpireFeast day 11 February
Round portrait medallion of Gregory III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 18 March 731 - 28 November 741 (10 years) Gregory III Papa GREGORIUS TertiusSyriaThird pope to bear the same name as his predecessor
Round portrait medallion of St. Zachary, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 3 December 741 - 14/22 March 752 (10 years) St. Zachary Papa ZACHARIASGreeceFeast day 15 March
23 March 752 - 25 March 752 (Never took office as Pope.) Pope-elect Stephen Papa Electus STEPHANUSSometimes known as Stephen II. Died three days after his election and was never consecrated into the office of Pope as such. Some lists still include his name. The Vatican sanctioned his addition to the list of popes in the sixteenth century, however he was removed in 1961. He is no longer considered a pope by the Catholic Church.
Round portrait medallion of Stephen II (Stephen III), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 26 March 752 - 26 April 757 (5 years) Stephen II (Stephen III) Papa STEPHANUS Secundus (Tertius)Sometimes called Stephen III
Round portrait medallion of St. Paul I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 29 May 757 - 28 June 767 (10 years) St. Paul I Papa PAULUSRome
Round portrait medallion of Stephen III (Stephen IV), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 1/7 August 767 - 24 January 772 (4 years) Stephen III (Stephen IV) Papa STEPHANUS Tertius (Quartus)SicilySometimes called Stephen IV
Round portrait medallion of Adrian I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 1 February 772 - 26 December 795 (23 years) Adrian I Papa HADRIANUSRome
Round portrait medallion of St. Leo III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 26 December 795 - 12 June 816 (20 years) St. Leo III Papa LEO TertiusRomeCrowned Charlemagne Imperator Augustus on Christmas Day, 800, thereby initiating what would become the office of Holy Roman Emperor requiring the imprimatur of the pope for its legitimacy

Ninth Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Notes
Round portrait medallion of Stephen IV (Stephen V), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 12 June 816 - 24 January 817 (<1yr) Stephen IV (Stephen V) Papa STEPHANUS Quartus (Quintus)Sometimes called Stephen V
Round portrait medallion of St. Paschal I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 25 January 817 - 11 February 824 (7years) St. Paschal I Papa PASCHALISRome
Round portrait medallion of Eugene II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 8 May 824 - August 827 (3 years) Eugene II Papa EUGENIUS SecundusRome
Round portrait medallion of Valentine, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls August 827 - September 827 (<1 year) Valentine Papa VALENTINUSRome
Round portrait medallion of Gregory IV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 827 - January 844 (17 years) Gregory IV Papa GREGORIUS QuartusRome
Round portrait medallion of Sergius II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls January 844 - 7 January 847 (3 years) Sergius II Papa SERGIUS SecundusRome
Round portrait medallion of St. Leo IV, O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls January 847 - 17 July 855 (8 years) St. Leo IV, O.S.B. Papa LEO QuartusRomeMember of the Order of Saint Benedict.
Round portrait medallion of Benedict III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 855 - 7 April 858 (3 years) Benedict III Papa BENEDICTUS TertiusRome
Round portrait medallion of St. Nicholas I (Nicholas the Great), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 24 April 858 - 13 November 867 (9 years) St. Nicholas I (Nicholas the Great) Papa NICOLAUS MAGNUSRome
Round portrait medallion of Adrian II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 14 December 867 - 14 December 872 (5 years) Adrian II Papa HADRIANUS SecundusRome
Round portrait medallion of John VIII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 14 December 872 - 16 December 882 (10 years) John VIII Papa IOANNES OctavusRome
Round portrait medallion of Marinus I, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 16 December 882 - 15 May 884 (1 year) Marinus I Papa MARINUSGallese, Rome
Round portrait medallion of St. Adrian III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 17 May 884 - c.September 885 (1 year) St. Adrian III Papa HADRIANUS TertiusRome
Round portrait medallion of Stephen V (Stephen VI), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 885 - 14 September 891 (6 years) Stephen V (Stephen VI) Papa STEPHANUS Quintus (Sextus)RomeSometimes called Stephen VI
Round portrait medallion of Formosus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 19 September 891 - 4 April 896 (4 years) Formosus Papa FORMOSUSOstiaPosthumously ritually executed following the Cadaver Synod
Round portrait medallion of Boniface VI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 4 April 896 - 19 April 896 (<1 year) Boniface VI Papa BONIFACIUS SextusRome
Round portrait medallion of Stephen VI (Stephen VII), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 22 May 896 - August 897 (1 Year) Stephen VI (Stephen VII) Papa STEPHANUS Sextus (Septimus)Sometimes called Stephen VII
Round portrait medallion of Romanus, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls August 897 - November 897 (<1 Year) Romanus Papa ROMANUSGallese, Rome
Round portrait medallion of Theodore II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls December 897 (<1 year) Theodore II Papa THEODORUS SecundusRome
Round portrait medallion of John IX, O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls January 898 - January 900 (2 years) John IX, O.S.B. Papa IOANNES NonusTivoliMember of the Order of Saint Benedict
Round portrait medallion of Benedict IV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 900 - 903 (3 Years) Benedict IV Papa BENEDICTUS QuartusRome

Tenth Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Notes
Round portrait medallion of Leo V, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls July 903 - September 903 (< 1 year) Leo V Papa LEO QuintusArdea
Round portrait medallion of Sergius III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 29 January 904 - 14 April 911 (7 years) Sergius III Papa SERGIUS TertiusRome"Saeculum obscurum" begins
Round portrait medallion of Anastasius III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls April 911 - June 913 (2 years) Anastasius III Papa ANASTASIUS TertiusRome
Round portrait medallion of Lando, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls July/August 913 - February/March 914 (< 1 year) Lando Papa LANDOSabina, Italy
Round portrait medallion of John X, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls March 914 - May 928 (14 years) John X Papa IOANNES DecimusRomagna, Italy
Round portrait medallion of Leo VI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls May 928 - December 928 (< 1 year) Leo VI Papa LEO SextusRome
Round portrait medallion of Stephen VII (Stephen VIII), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls December 928 - February 931 (2 years) Stephen VII (Stephen VIII) Papa STEPHANUS Septimus (Octavus)RomeSometimes called Stephen VIII
Round portrait medallion of John XI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls February/March 931 - December 935 (4 years) John XI Papa IOANNES UndecimusRome
Round portrait medallion of Leo VII, O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 3 January 936 - 13 July 939 (3 years) Leo VII, O.S.B. Papa LEO SeptimusMember of the Order of Saint Benedict.
Round portrait medallion of Stephen VIII (Stephen IX), Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 14 July 939 - October 942 (3 years) Stephen VIII (Stephen IX) Papa STEPHANUS Octavus (Nonus)GermanySometimes called Stephen IX
Round portrait medallion of Marinus II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 30 October 942 - May 946 (3 years) Marinus II Papa MARINUS SecundusRome
Round portrait medallion of Agapetus II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 10 May 946 - December 955 (9 years) Agapetus II Papa AGAPETUS SecundusRome
Round portrait medallion of John XII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 16 December 955 - 14 May 964 (8 years) John XII Papa IOANNES DuodecimusOctavianRomeDeposed in 963 by Emperor Otto invalidly; end of the "Saeculum obscurum"
Round portrait medallion of Benedict V, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 22 May 964 - 23 June 964 (< 1 year) Benedict V Papa BENEDICTUS QuintusRomeElected after John XII's death by the people of Rome, in opposition to the Antipope Leo VIII who was appointed by Emperor Otto; Benedict accepted his deposition in 964 leaving Leo as sole pope.
July 964 - 1 March 965 (< 1 year) Leo VIII Papa LEO OctavusRomeAppointed antipope by Emperor Otto in 963 in opposition to John XII and Benedict V. He became the true Pope after Benedict V was deposed
Round portrait medallion of John XIII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 1 October 965 - 6 September 972 (6 years) John XIII Papa IOANNES Tertius DecimusRome
Round portrait medallion of Benedict VI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 19 January 973 - June 974 (1 year) Benedict VI Papa BENEDICTUS SextusRome, Papal StatesDeposed and murdered
Round portrait medallion of Benedict VII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls October 974 - 10 July 983 (8 years) Benedict VII Papa BENEDICTUS SeptimusRome
Round portrait medallion of John XIV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls December 983 - 20 August 984 (<1 year) John XIV Papa IOANNES Quartus DecimusPietro CampanoraPavia
Round portrait medallion of John XV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls August 985 - March 996 (10 years) John XV Papa IOANNES Quintus DecimusRome
Round portrait medallion of Gregory V, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 3 May 996 - 18 February 999 (2 years) Gregory V Papa GREGORIUS QuintusBruno of CarinthiaGermany, Holy Roman EmpireFirst German Pope
Round portrait medallion of Sylvester II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 2 April 999 - 12 May 1003 (4 years) Sylvester II Papa SILVESTER SecundusGerbert d'AurillacAuvergne region of FranceFirst French Pope

Eleventh Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Notes
Round portrait medallion of John XVII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls June 1003 - December 1003 John XVII Papa IOANNES Septimus DecimusSicconeRome, Papal States
Round portrait medallion of John XVIII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 25 December 1003 - July 1009 (5 years) John XVIII Papa IOANNES DuodeVicesimusGiovanni Fasano; PhasianusRapagnano, Papal States
Round portrait medallion of Sergius IV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 31 July 1009 - 12 May 1012 (2 years) Sergius IV Papa SERGIUS QuartusPietro BoccapecoraRome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of Benedict VIII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 18 May 1012 - 9 April 1024 (11 years) Benedict VIII Papa BENEDICTUS OctavusTheophylactus II, Conti di TusculumRome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of John XIX, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls April/May 1024 - 20 October 1032 (8 years) John XIX Papa IOANNES UndeVicesimusRomanus, Conti di TusculumRome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of Benedict IX, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 1032 - 1044 (12 years) Benedict IX Papa BENEDICTUS NonusTheophylactus III, Conti di TusculumRome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire1st Term
1045 Sylvester III Papa SILVESTER TertiusJohn, Bishop of SabinaRome, Papal States, Holy Roman EmpireValidity of election questioned; considered Anti-Pope; deposed at the Council of Sutri.
Round portrait medallion of Benedict IX, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 1045 - 1046 Benedict IX Papa BENEDICTUS NonusTheophylactus III, Conti di TusculumRome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire2nd Term; deposed at the Council of Sutri
Round portrait medallion of Gregory VI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls April/May 1045 - 20 December 1046 (1 year) Gregory VI Papa GREGORIUS Sextus,Johannes GratianusRome, Papal States, Holy Roman EmpireDeposed at the Council of Sutri
Round portrait medallion of Clement II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 24 December 1046 - 9 October 1047 (289 days) Clement II Papa CLEMENS SecundusSuidgerHornburg, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of Benedict IX, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls November 1047 - 1048 Benedict IX Papa BENEDICTUS NonusTheophylactus III, Conti di TusculumRome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire3rd Term; deposed and excommunicated
Round portrait medallion of Damasus II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 17 July 1048 - 9 August 1048 (23 days) Damasus II Papa DAMASUS SecundusPoppoPildenau, Duchy of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of St. Leo IX, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 12 February 1049 - 19 April 1054 (5 years) St. Leo IX Papa LEO NonusBruno, Count of DagsbourgEguisheim, Swabia, Holy Roman EmpireIn 1054, Leo IX and Patriarch of Constantinople Michael I Cerularius excommunicated each other, beginning the East-West Schism.
Round portrait medallion of Victor II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 13 April 1055 - 28 July 1057 (2 years) Victor II Papa VICTOR SecundusGebhard, Count of Calw, Tollenstein, and HirschbergKingdom of Germany, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of Stephen IX (Stephen X), O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 2 August 1057 - 29 March 1058 (241 days) Stephen IX (Stephen X), O.S.B. Papa STEPHANUS Nonus (Decimus)Frederic de LorraineDuchy of Lorraine, Holy Roman EmpireSometimes called Stephen X. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
Round portrait medallion of Nicholas II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 6 December 1058 - 27 July 1061 (2 years) Nicholas II Papa NICOLAUS SecundusGerard de BourgogneChateau de Chevron, Kingdom of Arles
Round portrait medallion of Alexander II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 30 September 1061 - 21 April 1073 (11 years) Alexander II Papa ALEXANDER SecundusAnselmo da BaggioMilan, Italy, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of St. Gregory VII, O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 22 April 1073 - 25 May 1085 (12 years) St. Gregory VII, O.S.B. Papa GREGORIUS SeptimusHildebrandSovana, Italy, Holy Roman EmpireRestricted the use of title "Papa" to the Bishop of Rome. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
Round portrait medallion of Bd. Victor III, O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 24 May 1086 - 16 September 1087 (1 year) Bd. Victor III, O.S.B. Papa VICTOR TertiusDesiderio; Desiderius; DauferiusBenevento, Duchy of BeneventoMember of the Order of Saint Benedict.
Round portrait medallion of Bd. Urban II, O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 12 March 1088 - 29 July 1099 (11 years) Bd. Urban II, O.S.B. Papa URBANUS SecundusOdo of LageryLagery, County of Champagne, FranceStarted the First Crusade. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
Round portrait medallion of Paschal II, O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 13 August 1099 - 21 January 1118 (18 years) Paschal II, O.S.B. Papa PASCHALIS SecundusRanieroBleda, Papal States, Holy Roman EmpireMember of the Order of Saint Benedict.

Twelfth Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Notes
Round portrait medallion of Gelasius II, O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 24 January 1118 - 28 January 1119 (1 year) Gelasius II, O.S.B. Papa GELASIUS SecundusGiovanni ConiuloGaeta, Principality of CapuaMember of the Order of Saint Benedict.
Round portrait medallion of Callixtus II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 2 February 1119 - 13 December 1124 (5 years) Callixtus II Papa CALLISTUS SecundusGuido, Comte de BourgogneQuingey, County of Burgundy, Holy Roman EmpireOpened the First Council of the Lateran in 1123
Round portrait medallion of Honorius II, Can.Reg., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 15 December 1124 - 13 February 1130 (5 years) Honorius II, Can.Reg. Papa HONORIUS SecundusLamberto ScannabecchiFiagnano, Papal States, Holy Roman EmpireCanon Regular of S. Maria di San Reno
Round portrait medallion of Innocent II, Can.Reg., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 14 February 1130 - 24 September 1143 (13 years) Innocent II, Can.Reg. Papa INNOCENTIUS SecundusGregorio PapareschiRome, Papal States, Holy Roman EmpireCanon Regular of Lateran; Convened the Second Council of the Lateran, 1139
Round portrait medallion of Celestine II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 26 September 1143 - 8 March 1144 (164 days) Celestine II Papa COELESTINUS SecundusGuidoCitta di Castello, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of Lucius II, Can.Reg., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 12 March 1144 - 15 February 1145 (340 days) Lucius II, Can.Reg. Papa LUCIUS SecundusGerardo Caccianemici dal OrsoBologna, Papal States, Holy Roman EmpireCanon Regular of S. Frediano di Lucca
Round portrait medallion of Bd. Eugene III, O.Cist., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 15 February 1145 - 8 July 1153 (8 years) Bd. Eugene III, O.Cist. Papa EUGENIUS TertiusBernardo da PisaPisa, Republic of Pisa, Holy Roman EmpireMember of the Order of Cistercians
Round portrait medallion of Anastasius IV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 8 July 1153 - 3 December 1154 (1 year) Anastasius IV Papa ANASTASIUS QuartusCorrado Demetri della SuburraRome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of Adrian IV, O.S.A., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 4 December 1154 - 1 September 1159 (4 years) Adrian IV, O.S.A. Papa HADRIANUS QuartusNicholas BreakspearAbbots Langley, Hertfordshire, Kingdom of EnglandFirst and only English pope; purportedly granted Ireland to Henry II, King of England. Member of the Order of St. Augustine.
Round portrait medallion of Alexander III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 7 September 1159 - 30 August 1181 (21 years) Alexander III Papa ALEXANDER TertiusRolandoSiena, Italy, Holy Roman EmpireConvened the Third Council of the Lateran, 1179
Round portrait medallion of Lucius III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 1 September 1181 - 25 November 1185 (4 years) Lucius III Papa LUCIUS TertiusUbaldoLucca, Italy, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of Urban III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 25 November 1185 - 19 October 1187 (1 year) Urban III Papa URBANUS TertiusUberto CrivelliCuggiono, Italy, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of Gregory VIII, Can.Reg., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 21 October 1187 - 17 December 1187 (57 days) Gregory VIII, Can.Reg. Papa GREGORIUS OctavusAlberto di MorraBenevento, Papal States, Holy Roman EmpireCanon Regular Premostratense. Proposed the Third Crusade
Round portrait medallion of Clement III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 19 December 1187 - 20 March 1191 (3 years) Clement III Papa CLEMENS TertiusPaolo ScolariRome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of Celestine III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 21 March 1191 - 8 January 1198 (6 years) Celestine III Papa COELESTINUS TertiusGiacinto BoboneRome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of Innocent III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 8 January 1198 - 16 July 1216 (18 years) Innocent III Papa INNOCENTIUS TertiusLothario dei Conti di SegniGavignano, Papal States, Holy Roman EmpireConvened the Fourth Council of the Lateran, 1215. Initiated the Fourth Crusade. Initiated the medieval Inquisition in Spain and Portugal.

Thirteenth Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Notes
Round portrait medallion of Honorius III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 18 July 1216 - 18 March 1227 (10 years) Honorius III Papa HONORIUS TertiusCencioRome, Papal States, Holy Roman EmpireInitiated the Fifth Crusade.
Round portrait medallion of Gregory IX, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 19 March 1227 - 22 August 1241 (14 years) Gregory IX Papa GREGORIUS NonusUgolino dei Conti di SegniAnagni, Papal States, Holy Roman EmpireCanonized Elisabeth of Hungary, 1235. Initiated the Inquisition in France.
Round portrait medallion of Celestine IV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 25 October 1241 - 10 November 1241 (17 days) Celestine IV Papa COELESTINUS QuartusGoffredo CastiglioniMilan, Italy, Holy Roman EmpireDied before coronation.
Round portrait medallion of Innocent IV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 25 June 1243 - 7 December 1254 (11 years) Innocent IV Papa INNOCENTIUS QuartusSinibaldo FieschiGenoa, Republic of Genoa, Holy Roman EmpireConvened the First Council of Lyons, 1245
Round portrait medallion of Alexander IV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 12 December 1254 - 25 May 1261 (6 years) Alexander IV Papa ALEXANDER QuartusRinaldo dei Conti di JenneJenne, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of Urban IV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 29 August 1261 - 2 October 1264 (3 years) Urban IV Papa URBANUS QuartusJacques PantaleonTroyes, County of Champagne, France
Round portrait medallion of Clement IV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 5 February 1265 - 29 November 1268 (3 years) Clement IV Papa CLEMENS QuartusGui FaucoiSaint-Gilles, Languedoc, France
29 November 1268 - 1 September 1271 (2 years) interregnum Almost 3 year period without a valid pope elected. This was due to a deadlock among cardinals voting for the pope.
Round portrait medallion of Bd. Gregory X, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 1 September 1271 - 10 January 1276 (4 years) Bd. Gregory X Papa GREGORIUS DecimusTebaldo ViscontiPiacenza, Italy, Holy Roman EmpireConvened the Second Council of Lyons, 1274.
Round portrait medallion of Bd. Innocent V, O.P., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 21 January 1276 - 22 June 1276 Bd. Innocent V, O.P. Papa INNOCENTIUS QuintusPierre de TarentaiseCounty of Savoy, Holy Roman EmpireMember of the Dominican Order.
Round portrait medallion of Adrian V, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 11 July 1276 - 18 August 1276 Adrian V Papa HADRIANUS QuintusOttobuono FieschiGenoa, Republic of Genoa, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of John XXI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 8 September 1276 - 20 May 1277 John XXI Papa IOANNES Vicesimus PrimusPedro HispanoLisbon, PortugalDue to a confusion over the numbering of popes named John in the 13th century, there was no John XX. Killed in the collapse of his scientific laboratory.
Round portrait medallion of Nicholas III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 25 November 1277 - 22 August 1280 (2 years) Nicholas III Papa NICOLAUS TertiusGiovanni Gaetano OrsiniRome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of Martin IV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 22 February 1281 - 28 March 1285 (4 years) Martin IV Papa MARTINUS QuartusSimon de BrionMeinpicien, Touraine, France
Round portrait medallion of Honorius IV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 2 April 1285 - 3 April 1287 (2 years) Honorius IV Papa HONORIUS QuartusGiacomo SavelliRome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Round portrait medallion of Nicholas IV, O.F.M., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 22 February 1288 - 4 April 1292 (4 years) Nicholas IV, O.F.M. Papa NICOLAUS QuartusGirolamo MasciLisciano, Papal States, Holy Roman EmpireMember of the Franciscan Order.
4 April 1292 - 5 July 1294 (2 years) interregnum 2 year period without a valid pope elected. This was due to a deadlock among cardinals voting for the pope.
Round portrait medallion of St. Celestine V, O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 5 July 1294 - 13 December 1294 (223 days) St. Celestine V, O.S.B. Papa COELESTINUS QuintusPietro da MorroneSant' Angelo Limosano, Kingdom of SicilyOne of only two popes who abdicated. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
Round portrait medallion of Boniface VIII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 24 December 1294 - 11 October 1303 (8 years) Boniface VIII Papa BONIFACIUS OctavusBenedetto CaetaniAnagni, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire

Fourteenth Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Notes
Round portrait medallion of Bd. Benedict XI, O.P., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 22 October 1303 - 7 July 1304 (259 days) Bd. Benedict XI, O.P. Papa BENEDICTUS UndecimusNiccolo BoccasiniTreviso, Italy, Holy Roman EmpireMember of the Dominican Order.
Round portrait medallion of Clement V, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 5 June 1305 - 20 April 1314 (8 years, 319 days) Clement V Papa CLEMENS QuintusBertrand de GotVillandraut, Gascony, FrancePope at Avignon. Convened the Council of Vienne, 1311-1312. Initiated the persecution of the Knights Templar with the Pastoralis Praeeminentiae under pressure from King Philip IV of France.
20 April 1314 - 7 August 1316 interregnum 2 year period without a valid pope elected. This was due to a deadlock among cardinals voting for the pope.
Round portrait medallion of John XXII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 7 August 1316 - 4 December 1334 (18 years, 119 days) John XXII Papa IOANNES Vicesimus SecundusJacques d'Euse; Jacques DueseCahors, Quercy, FrancePope at Avignon
Round portrait medallion of Benedict XII, O.Cist., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 20 December 1334 - 25 April 1342 (7 years, 126 days) Benedict XII, O.Cist. Papa BENEDICTUS DuodecimusJacques FournierSaverdun, County of Foix, FrancePope at Avignon. Member of the Order of Cistercians.
Round portrait medallion of Clement VI, O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 7 May 1342 - 6 December 1352 (10 years, 213 days) Clement VI, O.S.B. Papa CLEMENS SextusPierre RogerMaumont, Limousin, FrancePope at Avignon
Round portrait medallion of Innocent VI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 18 December 1352 - 12 September 1362 (9 years, 268 days) Innocent VI Papa INNOCENTIUS SextusEtienne AubertLes Monts, Limousin, FrancePope at Avignon
Round portrait medallion of Bd. Urban V, O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 28 September 1362 - 19 December 1370 (8 years, 82 days) Bd. Urban V, O.S.B. Papa URBANUS QuintusGuillaume (de) GrimoardGrizac, Languedoc, FrancePope at Avignon. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
Round portrait medallion of Gregory XI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 30 December 1370 - 27 March 1378 (7 years, 87 days) Gregory XI Papa GREGORIUS UndecimusPierre Roger de BeaufortMaumont, Limousin, FranceLast pope at Avignon; returned the papal court to Rome, 1377. Died shortly before the Western Schism.
Round portrait medallion of Urban VI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 8 April 1378 - 15 October 1389 (11 years, 190 days) Urban VI Papa URBANUS SextusBartolomeo PrignanoNaples, Kingdom of NaplesWestern Schism
Round portrait medallion of Boniface IX, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 2 November 1389 - 1 October 1404 (14 years, 334 days) Boniface IX Papa BONIFACIUS NonusPietro TomacelliNaples, Kingdom of NaplesWestern Schism

Fifteenth Century

R This pope resigned his office.

B The exact birth date of Innocent VIII and almost all popes prior to Eugene IV is unknown, therefore the lowest probable age has been assumed for this table.

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Age at start/end of papacy Notes
Round portrait medallion of Innocent VII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 17 October 1404 - 6 November 1406 (2 years, 20 days) Innocent VII Papa INNOCENTIUS SeptimusCosimo Gentile MiglioratiSulmona, Kingdom of Naples65 / 67 [B]Western Schism
Round portrait medallion of Gregory XII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 30 November 1406 - 4 July 1415 (8 years, 216 days) Gregory XII Papa GREGORIUS DuodecimusAngelo CorrerVenice, Republic of Venice60 / 69 [R][B]Western Schism; abdicated during the Council of Constance, which had been called by his opponent John XXII.
4 July 1415 - 11 November 1417 Interregnum Two-year period without a valid pope elected.
Round portrait medallion of Martin V, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 11 November 1417 -20 February 1431 (13 years, 101 days) Martin V Papa MARTINUS QuintusOddone ColonnaGenazzano, Papal States48 / 62 [B]Convened the Council of Basel, 1431
Round portrait medallion of Eugene IV, O.S.A., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 3 March 1431 - 23 February 1447 (15 years, 357 days) Eugene IV, O.S.A. Papa EUGENIUS QuartusGabriele CondulmerVenice, Republic of Venice47 / 63 [B]Member of the Augustinian Order. Crowned Sigismund emperor at Rome in 1433. Transferred the Council of Basel to Ferrara. It was later transferred again, to Florence, because of the Bubonic plague.
Round portrait medallion of Nicholas V, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 6 March 1447 - 24 March 1455 (8 years, 18 days) Nicholas V Papa NICOLAUS QuintusTommaso ParentucelliSarzana, Republic of Genoa49 / 57Held Jubilee of 1450; crowned Frederick III emperor at Rome in 1452.
Round portrait medallion of Callixtus III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 8 April 1455 - 6 August 1458 (3 years, 120 days) Callixtus III Papa CALLISTUS TertiusAlfonso de BorgiaXativa, Kingdom of Valencia, Crown of Aragon76 / 79First Spanish pope
Round portrait medallion of Pius II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 19 August 1458 - 15 August 1464 (5 years, 362 days) Pius II Papa PIUS SecundusEnea Silvio PiccolominiCorsignano, Republic of Siena52 / 58
Round portrait medallion of Paul II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 30 August 1464 - 26 July 1471 (6 years, 330 days) Paul II Papa PAULUS SecundusPietro BarboVenice, Republic of Venice47 / 54Nephew of Eugene IV
Round portrait medallion of Sixtus IV, O.F.M., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 9 August 1471 - 12 August 1484 (13 years, 3 days) Sixtus IV, O.F.M. Papa XYSTUS QuartusFrancesco della RovereCelle Ligure, Republic of Genoa57 / 70Member of the Franciscan Order. Commissioned the Sistine Chapel. Authorized an Inquisition targeting converted (Jewish) Christians in Spain, at the request of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.
Round portrait medallion of Innocent VIII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 29 August 1484 - 25 July 1492 (7 years, 331 days) Innocent VIII Papa INNOCENTIUS OctavusGiovanni Battista CyboGenoa, Republic of Genoa51 / 59 [B]Appointed Tomas de Torquemada
Round portrait medallion of Alexander VI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 11 August 1492 - 18 August 1503 (11 years, 7 days) Alexander VI Papa ALEXANDER SextusRodrigo de Lanzol-BorgiaXativa, Kingdom of Valencia, Crown of Aragon61 / 72Nephew of Callixtus III. Father to Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia. Divided the extra-European world between Spain and Portugal in 1493 by the Bull Inter caetera.

Sixteenth Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Age at start/end of papacy Notes
Round portrait medallion of Pius III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 22 September 1503 - 18 October 1503 (26 days) Pius III Papa PIUS TertiusFrancesco Todeschini PiccolominiSiena, Republic of Siena64 / 64Nephew of Pius II
Round portrait medallion of Julius II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 31 October 1503 - 21 February 1513 (9 years, 113 days) Julius II Papa IULIUS SecundusGiuliano della RovereAlbisola, Republic of Genoa59 / 69Nephew of Sixtus IV; Convened the Fifth Council of the Lateran, 1512. Took effective control of the whole territory of the Papal States for the first time. Commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Proposed plans for rebuilding of St. Peter's Basilica
Round portrait medallion of Leo X, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 9 March 1513 - 1 December 1521 (8 years, 267 days) Leo X Papa LEO DecimusGiovanni di Lorenzo de' MediciFlorence, Republic of Florence37 / 45Son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Excommunicated Martin Luther. Extended the Spanish Inquisition into Portugal.
Round portrait medallion of Adrian VI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 9 January 1522 - 14 September 1523 (1 year, 248 days) Adrian VI Papa HADRIANUS SextusAdriaan Floriszoon BoeyensUtrecht, Bishopric of Utrecht, Holy Roman Empire (presently The Netherlands62 / 64The only Dutch pope. Last non-Italian to be elected pope until John Paul II in 1978. The tutor of Emperor Charles V
Round portrait medallion of Clement VII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 26 November 1523 - 25 September 1534 (10 years, 303 days Clement VII Papa CLEMENS SeptimusGiulio di Giuliano de' MediciFlorence, Republic of Florence45 / 56Cousin of Leo X. Rome plundered by imperial troops ("Sacco di Roma"), 1527. He forbade the divorce of Henry VIII and crowned Charles V Emperor at Bologna in 1530. His niece Catherine de' Medici was married to the future Henry II of France.
Round portrait medallion of Paul III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 13 October 1534 - 10 November 1549 (15 years, 28 days) Paul III Papa PAULUS TertiusAlessandro FarneseCanino, Lazio, Papal States66 / 81Opened the Council of Trent in 1545.
Round portrait medallion of Julius III, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 7 February 1550 - 29 March 1555 (5 years, 50 days) Julius III Papa IULIUS TertiusGiovanni Maria Ciocchi del MonteRome, Papal States62 / 67
Round portrait medallion of Marcellus II, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 9 April 1555 - 30 April or 1 May 1555 (21/22 days) Marcellus II Papa MARCELLUS SecundusMarcello CerviniMontefano, Marche, Papal States53 / 53Last to use birth name as regnal name
Round portrait medallion of Paul IV, C.R., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 23 May 1555 - 18 August 1559 (4 years, 87 days) Paul IV, C.R. Papa PAULUS QuartusGiovanni Pietro CarafaCapriglia Irpina, Campania, Kingdom of Naples78 / 83
Round portrait medallion of Pius IV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 26 December 1559 - 9 December 1565 (5 years, 348 days) Pius IV Papa PIUS QuartusGiovanni Angelo MediciMilan, Duchy of Milan60 / 66Reopened the Council of Trent, 1562, it concluded its proceedings in 1563
Round portrait medallion of St. Pius V, O.P., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 7 January 1566 - 1 May 1572 (6 years, 115 days) St. Pius V, O.P. Papa PIUS QuintusMichele GhislieriBosco, Duchy of Milan61 / 68Member of the Dominican Order. Excommunicated Elizabeth I of England, 1570. Victory of Lepanto 1571
Round portrait medallion of Gregory XIII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 13 May 1572 - 10 April 1585 (12 years, 332 days) Gregory XIII Papa GREGORIUS Tertius DecimusUgo BoncompagniBologna, Papal States70 / 83Reform of the calendar 1582
Round portrait medallion of Sixtus V, O.F.M. Conv., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 24 April 1585 - 27 August 1590 (5 years, 125 days) Sixtus V, O.F.M. Conv. Papa XYSTUS QuintusFelice PerettiGrottammare, Marche, Papal States63 / 68Member of the Conventual Franciscan Order.
Round portrait medallion of Urban VII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 15 September 1590 - 27 September 1590 (12 days) Urban VII Papa URBANUS SeptimusGiovanni Battista CastagnaRome, Papal States69 / 69Shortest-reigning pope; died before coronation.
Round portrait medallion of Gregory XIV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 5 December 1590 - 15/16 October 1591 (0 years, 314/315 days) Gregory XIV Papa GREGORIUS Quartus DecimusNiccolo SfondratiSomma Lombardo, Duchy of Milan55 / 56
29 October 1591 - 30 December 1591 (62 days) Innocent IX Papa INNOCENTIUS NonusGiovanni Antonio FacchinettiBologna, Papal States72 / 72
Round portrait medallion of Clement VIII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 30 January 1592 - 3 March 1605 (13 years, 32 days) Clement VIII Papa CLEMENS OctavusIppolito AldobrandiniFano, Marche, Papal States55 / 69

Seventeenth Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Age at start/end of papacy Notes
Round portrait medallion of Leo XI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 1 April 1605 - 27 April 1605 (26 days) Leo XI Papa LEO UndecimusAlessandro Ottaviano de MediciFlorence, Duchy of Florence69 / 69
Round portrait medallion of Paul V, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 16 May 1605 - 28 January 1621 (15 years, 257 days) Paul V Papa PAULUS QuintusCamillo BorgheseRome, Papal States52 / 68Known for building projects, including the facade of St. Peter's Basilica.
Round portrait medallion of Gregory XV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 9 February 1621 - 8 July 1623 (2 years, 149 days) Gregory XV Papa GREGORIUS Quintus DecimusAlessandro LudovisiBologna, Papal States67 / 69
Round portrait medallion of Urban VIII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 6 August 1623 - 29 July 1644 (20 years, 358 days) Urban VIII Papa URBANUS OctavusMaffeo BarberiniFlorence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany55 / 76Trial against Galileo Galilei
Round portrait medallion of Innocent X, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 15 September 1644 - 7 January 1655 (10 years, 114 days) Innocent X Papa INNOCENTIUS DecimusGiovanni Battista PamphiljRome, Papal States70 / 80
Round portrait medallion of Alexander VII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 7 April 1655 - 22 May 1667 (12 years, 45 days) Alexander VII Papa ALEXANDER SeptimusFabio ChigiSiena, Grand Duchy of Tuscany56 / 68
Round portrait medallion of Clement IX, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 20 June 1667 - 9 December 1669 (2 years, 172 days) Clement IX Papa CLEMENS NonusGiulio RospigliosiPistoia, Grand Duchy of Tuscany67 / 69
Round portrait medallion of Clement X, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 29 April 1670 - 22 July 1676 (6 years, 84 days) Clement X Papa CLEMENS DecimusEmilio AltieriRome, Papal States79 / 86
Round portrait medallion of Bd. Innocent XI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 21 September 1676 - 11/12 August 1689 (12 years, 324/325 days) Bd. Innocent XI Papa INNOCENTIUS UndecimusBenedetto OdescalchiComo, Duchy of Milan65 / 78
Round portrait medallion of Alexander VIII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 6 October 1689 - 1 February 1691 (1 year, 118 days) Alexander VIII Papa ALEXANDER OctavusPietro Vito OttoboniVenice, Republic of Venice79 / 80
Round portrait medallion of Innocent XII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 12 July 1691 - 27 September 1700 (9 years, 77 days) Innocent XII Papa INNOCENTIUS DuodecimusAntonio PignatelliSpinazzola, Kingdom of Naples76 / 85
Round portrait medallion of Clement XI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 23 November 1700 - 19 March 1721 (20 years, 116 days) Clement XI Papa CLEMENS UndecimusGiovanni Francesco AlbaniUrbino, Marche, Papal States51 / 71Chinese Rites controversy

Eighteenth Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Age at start/end of papacy Notes
Round portrait medallion of Innocent XIII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 8 May 1721 - 7 March 1724 (2 years, 304 days) Innocent XIII Papa INNOCENTIUS Tertius DecimusMichelangelo de ContiPoli, Lazio, Papal States65 / 68
Round portrait medallion of Benedict XIII, O.P., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 29 May 1724 - 21 February 1730 (5 years, 268 days) Benedict XIII, O.P. Papa BENEDICTUS Tertius DecimusPierfrancesco OrsiniGravina in Puglia, Kingdom of Naples75 / 81Member of the Dominican Order.
Round portrait medallion of Clement XII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 12 July 1730 - 6 February 1740 (9 years, 209 days) Clement XII Papa CLEMENS DuodecimusLorenzo CorsiniFlorence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany78 / 87
Round portrait medallion of Benedict XIV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 17 August 1740 - 3 May 1758 (17 years, 259 days) Benedict XIV Papa BENEDICTUS Quartus DecimusProspero Lorenzo LambertiniBologna, Papal States65 / 83
Round portrait medallion of Clement XIII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 6 July 1758 - 2 February 1769 (10 years, 211 days) Clement XIII Papa CLEMENS Tertius DecimusCarlo della Torre RezzonicoVenice, Republic of Venice65 / 75
Round portrait medallion of Clement XIV, O.F.M. Conv., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 19 May 1769 - 22 September 1774 (5 years, 126 days) Clement XIV, O.F.M. Conv. Papa CLEMENS Quartus DecimusGiovanni Vincenzo Antonio GanganelliSant' Arcangelo di Romagna, Papal States63 / 68Member of the Conventual Franciscan Order. Suppressed the Jesuit Order.
Round portrait medallion of Pius VI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 15 February 1775 - 29 August 1799 (24 years, 195 days) Pius VI Papa PIUS SextusCount Giovanni Angelo BraschiCesena, Papal States57 / 81Condemned the French Revolution and was expelled from the Papal States by French troops from 1798 until his death.
Round portrait medallion of Pius VII, O.S.B., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 14 March 1800 - 20 August 1823 (23 years, 159 days) Pius VII, O.S.B. Papa PIUS SeptimusBarnaba ChiaramontiCesena, Papal States57 / 81Member of the Order of Saint Benedict. Present at Napoleon's coronation as Emperor of the French. Temporarily expelled from the Papal States by the French between 1809 and 1814.

Nineteenth Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Age at start/end of papacy Notes
Round portrait medallion of Leo XII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 28 September 1823 - 10 February 1829 (5 years, 135 days) Leo XII Papa LEO DuodecimusCount Annibale Sermattei della GengaGenga or Spoleto, Papal States63 / 68
Round portrait medallion of Pius VIII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 31 March 1829 - 1 December 1830 (1 year, 245 days) Pius VIII Papa PIUS OctavusFrancesco Saverio CastiglioniCingoli, Marche, Papal States67 / 69
Round portrait medallion of Gregory XVI, O.S.B. Cam., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 2 February 1831 - 1 June 1846 (15 years, 119 days) Gregory XVI, O.S.B. Cam. Papa GREGORIUS Sextus DecimusBartolomeo Alberto CappellariBelluno, Republic of Venice65 / 80Member of the Camaldolese Order. The last non-bishop to be elected
Round portrait medallion of Bd. Pius IX, O.F.S., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 16 June 1846 - 7 February 1878 (31 years, 236 days) Bd. Pius IX, O.F.S. Papa PIUS NonusCount Giovanni Maria Mastai-FerrettiSenigallia, Marche, Papal States54 / 85Opened First Vatican Council; lost the Papal States to Italy. Longest serving pope in history (see note on St. Peter.)
Round portrait medallion of Leo XIII, O.F.S., Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 20 February 1878 - 20 July 1903 (25 years, 150 days) Leo XIII, O.F.S. Papa LEO Tertius DecimusGioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi PecciCarpineto Romano, Rome departement, French Empire (now Italy)67 / 93Laid down the seeds of Catholic social teaching 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

Twentieth Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Age at start/end of papacy Notes
Round portrait medallion of St. Pius X, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 4 August 1903 - 20 August 1914 (11 years, 16 days) St. Pius X Papa PIUS DecimusGiuseppe Melchiorre SartoRiese, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire68 / 79Encouraged and expanded reception of Holy Communion. Most recent pope to be canonized.
Round portrait medallion of Benedict XV, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 3 September 1914 - 22 January 1922 (7 years, 141 days) Benedict XV Papa BENEDICTUS Quintus DecimusGiacomo Della ChiesaGenoa, Kingdom of Sardinia59 / 67Credited for intervening for peace during World War I. Remembered by Pope Benedict XVI as "prophet of peace".
Round portrait medallion of Pius XI, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 6 February 1922 - 10 February 1939 (17 years, 4 days) Pius XI Papa PIUS UndecimusAchille Ambrogio Damiano RattiDesio, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire64 / 81Signed the Lateran Treaty with Italy, establishing the Vatican City as a sovereign state.
Round portrait medallion of Ven. Pius XII, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls 2 March 1939 - 9 October 1958 (19 years, 221 days) Ven. Pius XII Papa PIUS DuodecimusEugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni PacelliRome, Italy63 / 82Invoked papal infallibility in encyclical Munificentissimus Deus
28 October 1958 - 3 June 1963 (4 years, 218 days) Bd. John XXIII Papa IOANNES Vicesimus TertiusAngelo Giuseppe RoncalliSotto il Monte, Bergamo, Italy76 / 81Opened Second Vatican Council; sometimes called "Good Pope John".
21 June 1963 - 6 August 1978 (15 years, 46 days) Servant of God Paul VI Papa PAULUS SextusGiovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria MontiniConcesio, Brescia, Italy65 / 80The last pope to be crowned with the Papal Tiara. First pope to travel to the United States. Concluded Second Vatican Council.
26 August 1978 - 28 September 1978 (33 days) Servant of God John Paul I Papa IOANNES PAULUS PrimusAlbino LucianiForno di Canale, Veneto, Italy65 / 65First pope to use 'the First' in regnal name. First pope with two names, for his two immediate predecessors. Died early into a charismatic reign.
16 October 1978 - 2 April 2005 (26 years, 168 days) St. John Paul II (John Paul the Great) Papa IOANNES PAULUS SecundusKarol Jozef WojtylaWadowice, Poland58 / 84First Polish pope and first non-Italian pope in 455 years. Canonized more saints than all predecessors. Traveled extensively. Longest serving pope since Pius IX (1846-1878) and 2nd longest serving pope to date (see note on St. Peter. )

Twenty-First Century

Portrait Pontificate Name English - Regnal (Latin) Personal name Place of birth Age at start/end of papacy Notes
19 April 2005 - 28 February 2013 (7 years, 315 days) Benedict XVI Papa BENEDICTUS Sextus DecimusJoseph Alois RatzingerMarktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany78 / 85First German pope since Stephen IX in 1057. Oldest to become pope since Clement XII in 1730. First pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415; now Pope Emeritus.
13 March 2013 - 21 April 2025 (12 years, 39 days) Francis Papa FRANCISCUSJorge Mario BergoglioBuenos Aires, Argentina76 / 88First Pope from the Americas, first Jesuit Pope, and first to choose the name Francis.
8 May 2025 - Present Leo XIV Papa LEO XIVRobert Francis PrevostChicago, United States of America69 / -First Pope from the United States

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