Pope John (numbering)

There has been much confusion of the numbering of Popes John, due to the legend of another pope John between John XIV and John XV, and the antipapacy of John XVI. The sequence of Johns is now two off.
John 	Dates of Papacy	Né 	Notes 	# 	
There is no controversy regarding the numbering of the popes John before XV
I II III IV V VI VII Anti-VIII VIII IX X XI XII XIII	There is no controversy regarding the numbering of the popes John before XV
I II III IV V VI VII Anti-VIII VIII IX X XI XII XIII	There is no controversy regarding the numbering of the popes John before XV
I II III IV V VI VII Anti-VIII VIII IX X XI XII XIII	There is no controversy regarding the numbering of the popes John before XV
I II III IV V VI VII Anti-VIII VIII IX X XI XII XIII 	There is no controversy regarding the numbering of the popes John before XV
I II III IV V VI VII Anti-VIII VIII IX X XI XII XIII	
Pope John XIV 	983–984 	Pietro Canepanova 	 	14 	
John 	 	 	Medieval historians misreading the Liber Pontificalis assumed another Pope John between Pope John XIV and the true Pope John XV, mistaking him with the historical character of cardinal deacon John son of Robert, that opposed to Antipope Boniface VII. 	–	
Pope John XV 	985–996 	John 	sometimes called XVI because of legendary predecessor, born to confusion between the reign of Boniface VII, the four month-long imprisonment of John XIV signed as a distinct pontificate in the Liber Pontificalis and the historical cardinal deacon John son of Robert that opposed to Boniface VII after death of John XIV	15 	
Antipope John XVI 	997–998 	Johannes Philagathos or Piligato or Filagatto	An antipope, according to conventional wisdom, and thus his regnal number XVI should have been reused. This occurred, but some centuries later the sequencing was wrongly "corrected" by some medieval historians and it has never been corrected again. He was elected in opposition to Pope Gregory V (996–999). 	–	
Pope John XVII 	1003 	Sicco 	Took the number XVI, but some historians corrected his number in XVII despite XVI having been an antipope.Sometimes called John XVII (XVIII) due to legend of another John between XIV & XV. 	16 	
Pope John XVIII 	1004–1009	Fasanius 	He took the number XVII, but some historians corrected his number to include Antipope John XVI. Sometimes called John XVIII (XIX) due to legend of another John between XIV & XV. 	17 	
Pope John XIX 	1024–1032	Romanus 	He took the number XVIII, but some historians corrected his number to include Antipope John XVI. 	18 	
Pope John XX 	 	 	There has never been a Pope John XX because Pedro Julião on election decided to skip the number XX and to be counted as John XXI instead. He wanted to correct what in his time was believed to be an error in the counting of his predecessors John XV – XIX. 	–	
Pope John XXI 	1276–1277	Pedro Juliãoromanised as Petrus Hispanus 	 	19 	
Pope John XXII 	1316–1334	Jacques Duèze 	 	20 	
Antipope John XXIII	1410–1415	Baldassare Cossa 	 	–	
Pope John XXIII 	1958–1963	Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli 	Roncalli's choice of XXIII rather than XXIV confirmed the antipope status of Antipope John XXIII. 	21 	
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