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. |
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| St. Peter , d. 64? or 67?
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| St. Linus , 67?-76?
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| St. Cletus , or Anacletus, 76?-88?
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| St. Clement I , 88?-97?
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| St. Evaristus, 97?-105?
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| St. Alexander I, 105?-115?
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| St. Sixtus I, 115?-125?
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| St. Telesphorus, 125?-136?
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| St. Hyginus, 136?-140?
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| St. Pius I, 140?-155?
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| St. Anicetus, 155?-166?
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| St. Soter, 166?-175?
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| St. Eleutherius, 175?-189?
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| St. Victor I, 189-99
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| St. Zephyrinus, 199-217
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| St. Calixtus I , 217-22
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| antipope: St. Hippolytus , 217-35
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| St. Urban I, 222-30
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| St. Pontian, 230-35
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| St. Anterus, 235-36
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| St. Fabian , 236-50
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| St. Cornelius , 251-53
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| antipope: Novatian, 251
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| St. Lucius I, 253-54
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| St. Stephen I, 254-57
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| St. Sixtus II, 257-58
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| St. Dionysius, 259-68
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| St. Felix I, 269-74
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| St. Eutychian, 275-83
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| St. Caius, 283-96
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| St. Marcellinus, 296-304
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| St. Marcellus I, c.308-309
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| St. Eusebius, 309-c.310
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| St. Miltiades, or Melchiades, 311-14
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| St. Sylvester I , 314-35
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| St. Marcus, 336
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| St. Julius I , 337-52
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| Liberius, 352-66
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| antipope: Felix , 355-65
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| St. Damasus I , 366-84
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| antipope: Ursinus, 366-67
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| St. Siricius, 384-99
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| St. Anastasius I, 399-401
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| St. Innocent I , 401-17
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| St. Zosimus, 417-18
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| St. Boniface I, 418-22
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| antipope: Eulalius, 418-19
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| St. Celestine I , 422-32
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| St. Sixtus III, 432-40
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| St. Leo I, 440-61
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| St. Hilary, 461-68
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| St. Simplicius, 468-83
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| St. Felix III (or II), 483-92
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| St. Gelasius I , 492-96
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| Anastasius II, 496-98
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| St. Symmachus, 498-514
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| antipope: Lawrence, 498-505
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| St. Hormisdas, 514-23
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| St. John I, 523-26
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| St. Felix IV (or III) 526-30
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| Boniface II, 530-32
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| pope or antipope: Dioscurus, 530
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| John II, 533-35
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| St. Agapetus I, 535-36
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| St. Silverius , 536-37
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| Vigilius , 537-55
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| Pelagius I, 556-61
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| John III, 561-74
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| Benedict I, 575-79
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| Pelagius II, 579-90
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| St. Gregory I , 590-604
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| Sabinian, 604-6
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| Boniface III, 607
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| St. Boniface IV, 608-15
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| St. Deusdedit, or Adeodatus I, 615-18
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| Boniface V, 619-25
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| Honorius I , 625-38
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| Severinus, 640
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| John IV, 640-42
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| Theodore I, 642-49
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| St. Martin I , 649-55
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| St. Eugene I, 654-57
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| St. Vitalian, 657-72
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| Adeodatus II, 672-76
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| Donus, 676-78
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| St. Agatho, 678-81
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| St. Leo II, 682-83
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| St. Benedict II, 684-85
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| John V, 685-86
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| Conon, 686-87
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| antipope: Theodore, 687
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| antipope: Paschal, 687
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| St. Sergius I, 687-701
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| John VI, 701-5
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| John VII, 705-7
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| Sisinnius, 708
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| Constantine, 708-15
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| St. Gregory II , 715-31
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| St. Gregory III, 731-41
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| St. Zacharias , 741-52
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| Stephen II, 752 (never consecrated)
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| Stephen II (or III), 752-57
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| St. Paul I, 757-67
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| antipope: Constantine, 767-69
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| antipope: Philip, 768
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| Stephen III (or IV), 768-72
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| Adrian I , 772-95
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| St. Leo III , 795-816
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| Stephen IV (or V), 816-17
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| St. Paschal I, 817-24
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| Eugene II, 824-27
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| Valentine, 827
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| Gregory IV, 827-44
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| antipope: John, 844
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| Sergius II, 844-47
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| St. Leo IV , 847-55
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| Benedict III, 855-58
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| antipope: Anastasius, 855
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| St. Nicholas I , 858-67
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| Adrian II, 867-72
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| John VIII , 872-82
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| Marinus I, 882-84
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| St. Adrian III, 884-85
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| Stephen V (or VI), 885-91
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| Formosus , 891-96
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| Boniface VI, 896
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| Stephen VI (or VII), 896-97
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| Romanus, 897
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| Theodore II, 897
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| John IX, 898-900
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| Benedict IV, 900-903
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| Leo V, 903
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| antipope: Christopher, 903-4
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| Sergius III, 904-11
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| Anastasius III, 911-13
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| Lando, 913-14
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| John X, 914-28
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| Leo VI, 928
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| Stephen VII (or VIII), 928-31
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| John XI, 931-35
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| Leo VII, 936-39
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| Stephen VIII (or IX), 939-42
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| Marinus II, 942-46
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| Agapetus II, 946-55
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| John XII , 955-64
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| Leo VII, 963-65, or Benedict V, 964-66 ( one of these was an antipope )
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| John XIII, 965-72
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| Benedict VI, 973-74
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| antipope: Boniface VII, 974, 984-85
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| Benedict VII, 974-83
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| John XIV, 983-84
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| John XV, 985-96
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| Gregory V, 996-99
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| antipope: John XVI, 997-98
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| Sylvester II , 999-1003
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| John XVII, 1003
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| John XVIII, 1004-9
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| Sergius IV, 1009-12
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| Benedict VIII, 1012-24
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| antipope: Gregory, 1012
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| John XIX, 1024-32
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| Benedict IX, 1032-44
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| Sylvester III, 1045
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| Benedict IX, 1045
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| Gregory VI, 1045-46
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| Clement II, 1046-47
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| Benedict IX, 1047-48
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| Damasus II, 1048
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| St. Leo IX , 1049-54
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| Victor II, 1055-57
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| Stephen IX (or X), 1057-58
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| antipope: Benedict X, 1058-59
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| Nicholas II, 1058-61
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| Alexander II, 1061-73
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| antipope: Honorius II, 1061-72
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| St. Gregory VII , 1073-85
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| antipope: Clement III, 1080-1100 (see Guibert of Ravenna )
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| Victor III, 1086-87
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| Urban II , 1088-99
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| Paschal II , 1099-1118
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| antipope: Theodoric, 1100
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| antipope: Albert, 1102
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| antipope: Sylvester IV, 1105-11
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| Gelasius II, 1118-19
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| antipope: Gregory VIII, 1118-21
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| Calixtus II , 1119-24
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| Honorius II , 1124-30
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| antipope: Celestine II, 1124
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| Innocent II , 1130-43
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| antipope: Anacletus II, 1130-38
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| antipope: Victor IV, 1138
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| Celestine II, 1143-44
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| Lucius II, 1144-45
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| Eugene III , 1145-53
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| Anastasius IV, 1153-54
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| Adrian IV , 1154-59
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| Alexander III , 1159-81
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| antipope: Victor IV, 1159-64
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| antipope: Paschal III, 1164-68
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| antipope: Calixtus III, 1168-78
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| antipope: Innocent III, 1179-80
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| Lucius III , 1181-85
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| Urban III, 1185-87
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| Gregory VIII, 1187
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| Clement III, 1187-91
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| Celestine III, 1191-98
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| Innocent III , 1198-1216
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| Honorius III , 1216-27
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| Gregory IX , 1227-41
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| Celestine IV, 1241
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| Innocent IV , 1243-54
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| Alexander IV, 1254-61
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| Urban IV ,1261-64
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| Clement IV , 1265-68
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| Gregory X, 1271-76
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| Innocent V , 1276
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| Adrian V, 1276
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| John XXI , 1276-77
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| Nicholas III , 1277-80
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| Martin IV , 1281-85
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| Honorius IV, 1285-87
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| Nicholas IV, 1288-92
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| St. Celestine V , 1294
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| Boniface VIII , 1294-1303
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| Benedict XI , 1303-4
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| Clement V , 1305-14
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| John XXII , 1316-34
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| antipope: Nicholas V, 1328-30 (see Rainalducci, Pietro )
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| Benedict XII, 1334-42
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| Clement VI , 1342-52
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| Innocent VI , 1352-62
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| Urban V , 1362-70
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| Gregory XI , 1370-78
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| The Great Schism, 1378-1417 |
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Avignon Line
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| antipope: Clement VII, 1378-94 (see Robert of Geneva )
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| antipope: Benedict XIII, 1394-1423 (see Luna, Pedro de )
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| antipope: Clement VII, 1423-29
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| antipope: Benedict XIV, 1425-30
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| antipope: Alexander V, 1409-10
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| antipope: John XXIII, 1410-15 (see Cossa, Baldassare )
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| Martin V , 1417-31
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| Eugene IV , 1431-47
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| antipope: Felix V, 1439-49 (see Amadeus VIII )
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| Nicholas V , 1447-55
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| Calixtus III , 1455-58
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| Pius II , 1458-64
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| Paul II , 1464-71
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| Sixtus IV , 1471-84
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| Innocent VIII , 1484-92
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| Alexander VI , 1492-1503
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| Pius III, 1503
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| Julius II , 1503-13
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| Leo X , 1513-21
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| Adrian VI , 1522-23
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| Clement VII , 1523-34
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| Paul III , 1534-49
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| Julius III, 1550-55
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| Marcellus II, 1555
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| Paul IV , 1555-59
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| Pius IV , 1559-65
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| St. Pius V , 1566-72
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| Gregory XIII , 1572-85
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| Sixtus V , 1585-90
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| Urban VII, 1590
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| Gregory XIV, 1590-91
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| Innocent IX, 1591
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| Clement VIII , 1592-1605
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| Leo XI, 1605
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| Paul V , 1605-21
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| Gregory XV, 1621-23
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| Urban VIII , 1623-44
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| Innocent X, 1644-55
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| Alexander VII, 1655-67
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| Clement IX, 1667-69
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| Clement X, 1670-76
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| Innocent XI , 1676-89
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| Alexander VIII, 1689-91
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| Innocent XII , 1691-1700
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| Clement XI , 1700-1721
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| Innocent XIII, 1721-24
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| Benedict XIII, 1724-30
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| Clement XII, 1730-40
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| Benedict XIV , 1740-58
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| Clement XIII, 1758-69
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| Clement XIV , 1769-74
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| Pius VI , 1775-99
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| Pius VII , 1800-1823
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| Leo XII, 1823-29
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| Pius VIII, 1829-30
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| Gregory XVI , 1831-46
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| Pius IX , 1846-78
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| Leo XIII , 1878-1903
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| St. Pius X , 1903-14
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| Benedict XV , 1914-22
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| Pius XI , 1922-39
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| Pius XII , 1939-58
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| John XXIII , 1958-63
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| Paul VI , 1963-78
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| John Paul I , 1978
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| John Paul II , 1978-2005
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| Benedict XVI , 2005-
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