The Washington times., 1903-08-04
Dates and Order of Sue
cesSion OF Pontiffs in
First CenturyNot Fixed
With Certainty-Many
Rulers of Church Were
Martyred.
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Pope Plus X is the most recent of a
long line of fathers to the Roman Cath
olic Church. The title was formerly
given to all bishops and is now regular
ly applied to presbyters in charge Of
the Russian church. Its literal meaning
is father or grandfather. Hyginus. who
was prominent in the church in 1S9, was
first to adopt it and Boniface III induced
Fhoeas. emperor OF the east. to confne
to the prelates Of Rome after the year
606.
The Pope IS considered by Romanists
10 be the visible chief of the church. the
vicar of Jesus Christ, and the successor
Of st. Peter. He signs himself servant
Of the servants Of God"
The following is a chronology of all
who have borne this title:
AZ St. Peter (said to have been the
first Bishop of Rome. and to have
been crucifed. head downward, III
6s).
90 St. Clement (Clemenus Romanus) :;
according to Tertullian.
65 St. Linus. Martyred? Cir. IS
81. LINUS is frequently called
immediate successor TO St. Peter,
but Tertullian maintains that it
was ST. Clement. In the first cen
tury neither the dates nor order
OF succession of bishops can be
fixed with certainty. Some assert
that there were two or three
bishops OF Rome al the same
time.l
as St Cletus. or AnacIetus? Martyred ?
@
1G0 St Evaristus. Martyred; multiplied
churches.
10o ST. Alexander. Martyred.
119. Sixtrs 1. Martyred?
1es st Telesphorus, Martyred.
139 St Fyginus. Condemns Gnostics;
called himself Pope.
142 St. Plus. Martyred.
157 st. Anicetus.
163 St. Soterus. Martyred under Mar
Gus Antonius.
III s. Eleutherius. Opposed the Val
entinians-
193 St. Victor l. Martyred under Sc
veTEs.
202 ST. Zephyrinus. Claimed to be Pc
teT's successor.
219 St. CaliXtus. Martyred
222 (The chair vacant.)
223 st. Urban l. Beheaded-
230 St. Pontianus. Banished by the
Emperor Maxim
235 ST. Anterus. Martyred.
296 St Fabin- Martyred under Decius
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251 St. Cornelius. Died
252 St. Luclus. Martyred; 252- Nova
tianus denied restoration to the
repentant lapsed).
253 st. Stephen !. Martyred in the
persecution of Valerian.
257 81. Sixtus II (his coadjutor). Mar
tyred three days before his dis
.ciple St Laurence in the perse-
cution of Valerian, 258.
258 (The chair vscant.)
259 ST. Dionysius. Opposed the heresy
OF Sabellius.
269 St. Felix I. Died in prison.
275 St Eutychiauus
2S3 ST. Caius Relative of the Emperor
Diocletian.
2s6 St MarceIIinus Said to have
lapsed under a severe persecu-
tion; canonized.
304 tThe chair vacant)
308 St. Marcellus. Banished from
Rome by the Emperor Maxentius
80 st. Eusebius. Died the same year
31l st. Miltiades, or Melchiades; CO.
adjutor 10 Eusebius.
314 St. Sylvester. Commencement OF
temporal power by gifts of Con
stantine.
337 St. Julius I. OF great piety and
learning; maintained the cause Oi
St Athanasius
S52 LibeTiUs. Banished
255 FELIX H. Placed in the chair By
Constans during the exile of Ii
berius, Cn whose return he was
driven from 1t with ignominy
(The Emperor would have the two
Popes reign together, but the peo-
l.
Christ, and ono bishoD.'D
s5s Liberius again abdicated.
SIS FELIX became Pope.
359 Liberius again. Mertyred 365.
3e6 St Damascus. Opposed the Arians
81. Jerome, his secretary, cor.
rected Latin Bible.
S67 URSINUS. Expelled by Valenti-
nian.
se4 Siricius. Combated heretics.
SsS St. Anastasius. Prescribed works
of Origen.
4o2 St. Innocent I. Condemned PeIa.
Gians.
AT ST. Zozimus. Condemned Pelagians
l1s ST. Boniface 1. Maintained by tn,
Emperor Honorius against EULA-
LIUS
4.2 st. Celestine I. Sent missions tc
Ireland.
4s2 sixtus III. Opposed Nestorius and
Eutyches.
40 St. Leo I the Great. Jealous.
4sI. ST. Hilary. Rich; liberal
46S St. Simplicius. Wise; prudent.
483 ST Felix III. Opposed Emperor
Zeno respecting the Fenoticon.
f92 St GeIasius. Opposed heresyi fixed
the canon OF Scriptures; compiled
the mass.
fes st. Anastasius II. Congratulated
Clovis.
49s Symmachus. Jealous against the
Henoticon.
z9S LAURENTIUS.
b14 Hormisdas. Opposed Eutychians.
b2S John l. Sent TO Constantinople Jy
Theodoric, tolerant
b26 Felix ". Introduced extreme unc-
ticn as a sacrament.
L3O Boniface II.-DIOSCORUS.