Papal appointment

Table columns:
Pope
Pontificate
Notes

Table rows:
cells: 1 Peter, Apostle, Saint
Reigned 33-67
According to Catholic doctrine, Peter was appointed Pope when Jesus said: "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church, and even the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it. Behold, I give you the keys to the kingdom of Heaven." [5]
cells: 2 Linus, Saint
Reigned c.67-76
elected by Church fathers following martyrdom of St. Peter
cells: 3 Anacletus, Saint
Reigned 76-88
aka Cletus
cells: 4 Clement I, Saint
Reigned 88-97
cells: 5 Evaristus, Saint
Reigned c.98- c.106
Aristus in the Liberian Catalogue
cells: 6 Alexander I, Saint
Reigned c.106-115
cells: 7 Sixtus I, Saint
Reigned 115-125 XYSTUS in the oldest documents
cells: 8 Telesphorus, Saint
Reigned 125-136
cells: 9 Hyginus, Saint
Reigned c.136-140
cells: 10 Pius I, Saint
Reigned c.140-c.154
cells: 11 Anicetus, Saint
Reigned c.157-168
cells: 12 Soter, Saint
Reigned c.166-c.174
cells: 13 Eleutherius, Saint
Reigned c.175-189
cells: 14 Victor I, Saint
Reigned 189-c.198
cells: 15 Zephyrinus, Saint
Reigned 198-217
cells: 16 Callistus I
Reigned 218-c.222
cells: 17 Urban I
Reigned 222-230
cells: 18 Pontian,
Saint Reigned 230-235
cells: 19 Anterus, Saint
Reigned 235-236
aka Anteros
cells: 20 Fabian, Saint
Reigned 236-250
A dove flew into the crowd and settled on Fabian’s head; the gathered clergy and laity took this as a sign that Fabian had been anointed by the Holy Spirit, and he was chosen the 20th Pope by acclamation[6]
cells: 21 Cornelius
Reigned 251-253
cells: 22 Lucius I, Saint
Reigned 253-254
cells: 23 Stephen I, Saint
Reigned 254-257
cells: 24 Sixtus II, Saint
Reigned 257-258
XYSTUS in the oldest documents
cells: 25 Dionysius, Saint
Reigned 260-268
cells: 26 Felix I, Saint
Reigned 269-274
cells: 27 Eutychianus, Saint
Reigned 275-283
cells: 28 Caius, Saint
Reigned 283-296
cells: 29 Marcellinus, Saint
Reigned 296-304
cells: 30 Marcellus I, Saint
Reigned 308-309
cells: 31 Eusebius, Saint
Reigned 309 or 310
cells: 32 Miltiades, Saint
Reigned 311-314
cells: 33 Sylvester I, Saint
Reigned 314-335
cells: 34 Mark, Saint
Reigned 336 aka Marcus
cells: 35 Julius I, Saint
Reigned 337-352
cells: 36 Liberius
Reigned 352-366
cells: 37 Damasus I, Saint
Reigned 366-383
cells: 38 Siricius, Saint
Reigned 384-399
cells: 39 Anastasius I, Saint
Reigned 399-401
cells: 40 Innocent I
Reigned 401-417
cells: 41 Zosimus, Saint
Reigned 417-418
cells: 42 Boniface I, Saint
Reigned 418-422
cells: 43 Celestine I, Saint
Reigned 422-432
cells: 44 Sixtus III, Saint
Reigned 432-440
XYSTUS in the oldest documents
cells: 45 Leo I, Saint
Reigned 440-461
cells: 46 Hilarus, Saint
Reigned 461-468
cells: 47 Simplicius, Saint
Reigned 468-483
cells: 48 Felix III (II), Saint
Reigned 483-492
cells: 49 Gelasius I, Saint
Reigned 492-496
cells: 50 Anastasius II
Reigned 496-498
cells: 51 Symmachus, Saint
Reigned 498-514
cells: 52 Hormisdas, Saint
Reigned 514-523
cells: 53 John I, Saint
Reigned 523-c.526

Questions about this table:
originalText: who was the first pope and how was he appointed
answer: answerTexts: Peter, Apostle, Saint
when Jesus said: "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church, and even the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it. Behold, I give you the keys to the kingdom of Heaven."