Popes of the Roman Catholic Church

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Popes of the Roman Catholic Church
In the following list, the date of election, rather than of consecration, is given. Before St. Victor I (189), dates may err by one year. Antipopes—i.e., those men whose elections have been declared uncanonical—are indicated.

St. Peter , d. 64? or 67?

St. Linus , 67?–76?

St. Cletus , or Anacletus, 76?–88?

St. Clement I , 88?–97?

St. Evaristus, 97?–105?

St. Alexander I, 105?–115?

St. Sixtus I, 115?–125?

St. Telesphorus, 125?–136?

St. Hyginus, 136?–140?

St. Pius I, 140?–155?

St. Anicetus, 155?–166?

St. Soter, 166?–175?

St. Eleutherius, 175?–189?

St. Victor I, 189–99

St. Zephyrinus, 199–217

St. Calixtus I , 217–22

antipope: St. Hippolytus , 217–35

St. Urban I, 222–30

St. Pontian, 230–35

St. Anterus, 235–36

St. Fabian , 236–50

St. Cornelius , 251–53

antipope: Novatian, 251

St. Lucius I, 253–54

St. Stephen I, 254–57

St. Sixtus II, 257–58

St. Dionysius, 259–68

St. Felix I, 269–74

St. Eutychian, 275–83

St. Caius, 283–96

St. Marcellinus, 296–304

St. Marcellus I, c.308–309

St. Eusebius, 309–c.310

St. Miltiades, or Melchiades, 311–14

St. Sylvester I , 314–35

St. Marcus, 336

St. Julius I , 337–52

Liberius, 352–66

antipope:Felix , 355–65

St. Damasus I , 366–84

antipope: Ursinus, 366–67

St. Siricius, 384–99

St. Anastasius I, 399–401

St. Innocent I , 401–17

St. Zosimus, 417–18

St. Boniface I, 418–22

antipope: Eulalius, 418–19

St. Celestine I , 422–32

St. Sixtus III, 432–40

St. Leo I, 440–61

St. Hilary, 461–68

St. Simplicius, 468–83

St. Felix III (or II), 483–92

St. Gelasius I , 492–96

Anastasius II, 496–98

St. Symmachus, 498–514

antipope: Lawrence, 498–505

St. Hormisdas, 514–23

St. John I, 523–26

St. Felix IV (or III) 526–30

Boniface II, 530–32

pope or antipope: Dioscurus, 530

John II, 533–35

St. Agapetus I, 535–36

St. Silverius , 536–37

Vigilius , 537–55

Pelagius I, 556–61

John III, 561–74

Benedict I, 575–79

Pelagius II, 579–90

St. Gregory I , 590–604

Sabinian, 604–6

Boniface III, 607

St. Boniface IV, 608–15

St. Deusdedit, or Adeodatus I, 615–18

Boniface V, 619–25

Honorius I , 625–38

Severinus, 640

John IV, 640–42

Theodore I, 642–49

St. Martin I , 649–55

St. Eugene I, 654–57

St. Vitalian, 657–72

Adeodatus II, 672–76

Donus, 676–78

St. Agatho, 678–81

St. Leo II, 682–83

St. Benedict II, 684–85

John V, 685–86

Conon, 686–87

antipope: Theodore, 687

antipope: Paschal, 687

St. Sergius I, 687–701

John VI, 701–5

John VII, 705–7

Sisinnius, 708

Constantine, 708–15

St. Gregory II , 715–31

St. Gregory III, 731–41

St. Zacharias , 741–52

Stephen II, 752 (never consecrated)

Stephen II (or III), 752–57

St. Paul I, 757–67

antipope: Constantine, 767–69

antipope: Philip, 768

Stephen III (or IV), 768–72

Adrian I , 772–95

St. Leo III , 795–816

Stephen IV (or V), 816–17

St. Paschal I, 817–24

Eugene II, 824–27

Valentine, 827

Gregory IV, 827–44

antipope: John, 844

Sergius II, 844–47

St. Leo IV , 847–55

Benedict III, 855–58

antipope: Anastasius, 855

St. Nicholas I , 858–67

Adrian II, 867–72

John VIII , 872–82

Marinus I, 882–84

St. Adrian III, 884–85

Stephen V (or VI), 885–91

Formosus , 891–96

Boniface VI, 896

Stephen VI (or VII), 896–97

Romanus, 897

Theodore II, 897

John IX, 898–900

Benedict IV, 900–903

Leo V, 903

antipope: Christopher, 903–4

Sergius III, 904–11

Anastasius III, 911–13

Lando, 913–14

John X, 914–28

Leo VI, 928

Stephen VII (or VIII), 928–31

John XI, 931–35

Leo VII, 936–39

Stephen VIII (or IX), 939–42

Marinus II, 942–46

Agapetus II, 946–55

John XII , 955–64

Leo VII, 963–65, or Benedict V, 964–66 ( one of these was an antipope )

John XIII, 965–72

Benedict VI, 973–74

antipope: Boniface VII, 974, 984–85

Benedict VII, 974–83

John XIV, 983–84

John XV, 985–96

Gregory V, 996–99

antipope: John XVI, 997–98

Sylvester II , 999–1003

John XVII, 1003

John XVIII, 1004–9

Sergius IV, 1009–12

Benedict VIII, 1012–24

antipope: Gregory, 1012

John XIX, 1024–32

Benedict IX, 1032–44

Sylvester III, 1045

Benedict IX, 1045

Gregory VI, 1045–46

Clement II, 1046–47

Benedict IX, 1047–48

Damasus II, 1048

St. Leo IX , 1049–54

Victor II, 1055–57

Stephen IX (or X), 1057–58

antipope: Benedict X, 1058–59

Nicholas II, 1058–61

Alexander II, 1061–73

antipope: Honorius II, 1061–72

St. Gregory VII , 1073–85

antipope: Clement III, 1080–1100 (see Guibert of Ravenna )

Victor III, 1086–87

Urban II , 1088–99

Paschal II , 1099–1118

antipope: Theodoric, 1100

antipope: Albert, 1102

antipope: Sylvester IV, 1105–11

Gelasius II, 1118–19

antipope: Gregory VIII, 1118–21

Calixtus II , 1119–24

Honorius II , 1124–30

antipope: Celestine II, 1124

Innocent II , 1130–43

antipope: Anacletus II, 1130–38

antipope: Victor IV, 1138

Celestine II, 1143–44

Lucius II, 1144–45

Eugene III , 1145–53

Anastasius IV, 1153–54

Adrian IV , 1154–59

Alexander III , 1159–81

antipope: Victor IV, 1159–64

antipope: Paschal III, 1164–68

antipope: Calixtus III, 1168–78

antipope: Innocent III, 1179–80

Lucius III , 1181–85

Urban III, 1185–87

Gregory VIII, 1187

Clement III, 1187–91

Celestine III, 1191–98

Innocent III , 1198–1216

Honorius III , 1216–27

Gregory IX , 1227–41

Celestine IV, 1241

Innocent IV , 1243–54

Alexander IV, 1254–61

Urban IV ,1261–64

Clement IV , 1265–68

Gregory X, 1271–76

Innocent V , 1276

Adrian V, 1276

John XXI , 1276–77

Nicholas III , 1277–80

Martin IV , 1281–85

Honorius IV, 1285–87

Nicholas IV, 1288–92

St. Celestine V , 1294

Boniface VIII , 1294–1303

Benedict XI , 1303–4

Clement V , 1305–14

John XXII , 1316–34

antipope: Nicholas V, 1328–30 (see Rainalducci, Pietro )

Benedict XII, 1334–42

Clement VI , 1342–52

Innocent VI , 1352–62

Urban V , 1362–70

Gregory XI , 1370–78

The Great Schism, 1378–1417

Roman Line

Urban VI , 1378–89

Boniface IX , 1389–1404

Innocent VII, 1404–6

Gregory XII , 1406–15

Avignon Line

antipope: Clement VII, 1378–94 (see Robert of Geneva )

antipope: Benedict XIII, 1394–1423 (see Luna, Pedro de )

antipope: Clement VII, 1423–29

antipope: Benedict XIV, 1425–30

Pisan Line

antipope: Alexander V, 1409–10

antipope: John XXIII, 1410–15 (see Cossa, Baldassare )

Martin V , 1417–31

Eugene IV , 1431–47

antipope: Felix V, 1439–49 (see Amadeus VIII )

Nicholas V , 1447–55

Calixtus III , 1455–58

Pius II , 1458–64

Paul II , 1464–71

Sixtus IV , 1471–84

Innocent VIII , 1484–92

Alexander VI , 1492–1503

Pius III, 1503

Julius II , 1503–13

Leo X , 1513–21

Adrian VI , 1522–23

Clement VII , 1523–34

Paul III , 1534–49

Julius III, 1550–55

Marcellus II, 1555

Paul IV , 1555–59

Pius IV , 1559–65

St. Pius V , 1566–72

Gregory XIII , 1572–85

Sixtus V , 1585–90

Urban VII, 1590

Gregory XIV, 1590–91

Innocent IX, 1591

Clement VIII , 1592–1605

Leo XI, 1605

Paul V , 1605–21

Gregory XV, 1621–23

Urban VIII , 1623–44

Innocent X, 1644–55

Alexander VII, 1655–67

Clement IX, 1667–69

Clement X, 1670–76

Innocent XI , 1676–89

Alexander VIII, 1689–91

Innocent XII , 1691–1700

Clement XI , 1700–1721

Innocent XIII, 1721–24

Benedict XIII, 1724–30

Clement XII, 1730–40

Benedict XIV , 1740–58

Clement XIII, 1758–69

Clement XIV , 1769–74

Pius VI , 1775–99

Pius VII , 1800–1823

Leo XII, 1823–29

Pius VIII, 1829–30

Gregory XVI , 1831–46

Pius IX , 1846–78

Leo XIII , 1878–1903

St. Pius X , 1903–14

Benedict XV , 1914–22

Pius XI , 1922–39

Pius XII , 1939–58

John XXIII , 1958–63

Paul VI , 1963–78

John Paul I , 1978

John Paul II , 1978–2005

Benedict XVI , 2005–

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