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Popes of the Roman Catholic Church

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | Copyright

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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