List of popes

There is no official list of popes, but the Annuario Pontificio, published every year by the Vatican, contains a list that is generally considered to be the most authoritative. Its list is the one given here. The Annuario Pontificio list gives Benedict XVI as the 265th pope of Rome.
While the term Pope (Latin: papa "father'") is used in several Churches to denote their high spiritual leaders (for example Coptic Pope), this title in English usage can by itself refer to the head of the Catholic Church. The title itself has been used officially by the head of the Catholic Church since the tenure of Pope Siricius, although it has been first used by the Copts centuries earlier.
Hermannus Contractus may have been the first historian to number the popes continuously. His list ends in 1049 with Pope Leo IX as number 154. In 2001 a rigorous study was made by the Catholic Church into the history of the papacy. Based on that research, in 2008 there have been 265 Popes and 267 pontificates. The difference can be attributed to the fact that Benedict IX reigned three different times between 1032 and 1048.
Several changes have been made in the list during the 20th century. Antipope Christopher was considered legitimate for a long time. Pope-elect Stephen was considered legitimate under the name Stephen II until the 1961 edition and erased then. Although these changes are no longer controversial, a number of modern lists still include this "first Pope Stephen II". It is probable that this is because they are based on the 1913 edition of the Catholic Encyclopaedia, which is in the public domain.
The Latin Episcopus Romanus translates as Bishop of Rome.
==Chronological list of popes==
===1st-5th Centuries===
====1st Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name 	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
30 - 67 	 	PeterSaint Peter 	Petrus, Head of the Church 	Simon Peterשמעון בן יונה(Shimon ben Yona)Shimon KiphaCΙΜΗΟΝ ΚΗΦΑC(Simeon Kephas - Simon the Rock)	Bethsaida, Galilea 	  	  	Disciple of Jesus from whom he received the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven, according to .
post42/ante57 - 64/67(?)	 	PeterSaint Peter 	Petrus, Episcopus Romanus 	Simon Peterשמעון בן יונה(Shimon ben Yona)Shimon KiphaCΙΜΗΟΝ ΚΗΦΑC(Simeon Kephas - Simon the Rock)	Bethsaida, Galilea 	  	  	Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day (Feast of Saints Peter and Paul) 29 June, (Chair of Saint Peter) 22 February. Recognized as the first pope by the Roman Catholic Church. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 29 June.
64/67(?) - 76/79(?) 	 	LinusSaint Linus 	Linus, Episcopus Romanus 	Linus 	Tuscia (Northern Latium)	  	  	Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day 23 September. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 7 June.
76/79(?) - 88 	70px 	Anacletus(Cletus)Saint Anacletus 	Anacletus, Episcopus Romanus	Anacletus 	Probably Greece 	  	  	Martyred; feast day 26 April
88/92 - 97/101 	 	Clement ISaint Clement 	Clemens, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	  	Martyred; feast day 23 November. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 25 November.
97/99 - 105/107 	 	Evaristus(Aristus)Saint Evaristus	Evaristus, Episcopus Romanus	Aristus 	  	  	  	Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day 26 October
====2nd Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
105/107 - 115/116	 	Alexander ISaint Alexander 	Alexander, Episcopus Romanus 	Alexander 	Rome 	  	  	Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 16 March.
115/116 - 125 	 	Sixtus ISaint Sixtus 	Xystus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome or Greece 	  	  	Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 10 August.
125 - 136/138 	70px 	TelesphorusSaint Telesphorus	Telesphorus, Episcopus Romanus	  	Greece 	  	  	 
136/138 - 140/142	 	HyginusSaint Hyginus 	Hyginus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Greece 	  	  	Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day 11 January
140/142 - 155 	 	Pius ISaint Pius 	Pius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Aquileia, Friuli, Italy	  	  	Martyred by sword; feast day 11 July
155 - 166 	 	AnicetusSaint Anicetus 	Anicetus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Emesa, Syria 	  	  	Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day 17 April
c.166 - 174/175 	 	SoterSaint Soter 	Soterius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Fondi, Latium, Italy 	  	  	Traditionally martyred; feast day 22 April
174/175 - 189 	 	EleuterusSaint Eleutherus 	Eleutherius, Episcopus Romanus	  	Nicopoli, Epyrus 	  	  	Traditionally martyred; feast day 6 May
189 - 198/199 	 	Victor ISaint Victor 	Victor, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Northern Africa 	  	  	 
199 - 217 	 	ZephyrinusSaint Zephyrin 	Zephyrinus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	  	 
====3rd Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
c.217 - 222/223 	 	Callixtus ISaint Callixtus 	Callistus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	  	Martyred; feast day 14 October
222/223 - 230 	 	Urban ISaint Urban 	Urbanus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	  	Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 25 May.
21 July 230 - 28 September 235 	 	PontianSaint Pontian 	Pontianus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	5 	First Pope with firm dates of office
21 November 235 - 3 January 236	 	AnterusSaint Anterus 	Anterus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Greece 	  	<1 	Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 5 August.
10 January 236 - 20 January 250	 	FabianSaint Fabian 	Fabianus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	14 	Feast day 20 January. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 5 August.
6 March/11 March 251 - June 253	 	CorneliusSaint Cornelius 	Cornelius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	2 	Died a martyr, through extreme hardship; feast day 16 September
25 June 253 - 5 March 254 	 	Lucius ISaint Lucius 	Lucius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	<1 	Feast day 4 March
12 May 254 - 2 August 257 	 	Stephen ISaint Stephen 	Stephanus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	3 	Martyred by beheading; feast day 2 August. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with the same feast day.
30/31 August 257 - 6 August 258	 	Sixtus IISaint Sixtus II 	Xystus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus	  	Greece 	  	<1 	Martyred by beheading. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 10 August.
22 July 259 - 26 December 268 	 	DionysiusSaint Dionysius 	Dionysius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Greece 	  	9 	Feast day 26 December
5 January 269 - 30 December 274	 	Felix ISaint Felix 	Felix, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	5 	 
4 January 275 - 7 December 283 	 	EutychianSaint Eutychian 	Eutychianus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	8 	 
17 December 283 - 22 April 296 	 	CaiusSaint Caius 	Caius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	12 	Feast day 22 April. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 11 August.
30 June 296 - 1 April 304 	 	MarcellinusSaint Marcellinus	Marcellinus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	7 	Feast day 26 April. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 7 June.
====4th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
308 to 309 	 	Marcellus ISaint Marcellus 	Marcellus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	  	 
c.309 - c.310 	 	EusebiusSaint Eusebius 	Eusebius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	  	 
2 July 311 - 11 January 314 	 	MiltiadesMelchiadesSaint Miltiades	Miltiades, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Africa 	  	2 	First pope after the end of the persecution of Christians through the Edict of Milan (313 AD) issued by Constantine the Great
31 January 314 - 31 December 335 	 	Sylvester ISaint Sylvester 	Silvester, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	21 	Feast day 31 December. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 2 January.
18 January 336 - 7 October 336 	 	MarkSaint Mark 	Marcus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	<1 	Feast day 7 October
6 February 337 - 12 April 352 	 	Julius ISaint Julius 	Iulius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	15 	 
17 May 352 - 24 September 366 	 	Liberius 	Liberius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	14 	Earliest Pope not yet canonized by the Roman Church. Revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 27 August.
1 October 366 - 11 December 384 	 	Damasus ISaint Damasus 	Damasus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Idanha-à-Velha, Portugal	  	18 	
11 December 384 - 26 November 399	 	SiriciusSaint Siricius 	Papa Siricius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	14 	First Bishop of Rome to employ the title "Papa" ("Pope")
27 November 399 - 19 December 401	 	Anastasius ISaint Anastasius 	Papa Anastasius, Episcopus Romanus	  	  	  	2 	 
====5th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
22 December 401 - 12 March 417 	 	Innocent ISaint Innocent 	Papa Innocentius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	15 	Visigoth Sack of Rome (410) under Alaric
18 March 417 - 26 December 418 	 	ZosimusSaint Zosimus 	Papa Zosimus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	1 	 
28/29 December 418 - 4 September 422	 	Boniface ISaint Boniface 	Papa Bonifacius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	3 	 
10 September 422 - 27 July 432 	 	Celestine ISaint Celestine 	Papa Coelestinus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	9 	Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 8 April.
31 July 432 - March/August 440 	 	Sixtus IIISaint Sixtus 	Papa Xystus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	8 	 
29 September 440 - 10 November 461 	 	Leo ISaint LeoLeo the Great 	Papa Leo Magnus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	21 	Convinced Attila the Hun to turn back his invasion of Italy. Feast day 10 November. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 18 February.
19 November 461 - 29 February 468 	 	HilariusSaint Hilarius 	Papa Hilarius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	6 	 
3 March 468 - 10 March 483 	 	SimpliciusSaint Simplicius 	Papa Simplicius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Tivoli, Italy 	  	15 	 
13 March 483 - 1 March 492 	 	Felix III (Felix II)Saint Felix	Papa Felix Tertius (Secundus), Episcopus Romanus	  	Rome 	  	8 	Sometimes called Felix II
1 March 492 to 21 November 496 	 	Gelasius ISaint Gelasius 	Papa Gelasius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Africa 	  	4 	 
24 November 496 - 19 November 498 	 	Anastasius II 	Papa Anastasius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	1 	 
22 November 498 - 19 July 514 	 	SymmachusSaint Symmachus 	Papa Symmachus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Sardinia 	  	15 	 
===6th-10th Centuries===
====6th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
20 July 514 - 19 July 523 	 	HormisdasSaint Hormisdas 	Papa Hormisdus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Frosinone, Southern Latium, Italy	  	8 	Father of Pope Silverius
13 August 523 - 18 May 526 	 	John ISaint John 	Papa Ioannes, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Tuscany 	  	2 	 
13 July 526 - 22 September 530 	 	Felix IV (Felix III)Saint Felix 	Papa Felix Quartus(Tertius), Episcopus Romanus	  	Samnium 	  	4 	Sometimes called Felix III
22 September 530 - 17 October 532	 	Boniface II 	Papa Bonifacius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome to Ostrogoth parents 	  	2 	 
2 January 533 - 8 May 535 	 	John II 	Papa Ioannes Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Mercurius 	Rome 	  	2 	First pope to not use personal name. This was due to Mercury being a Roman god.
13 May 535 - 22 April 536 	 	Agapetus IAgapitusSaint Agapetus 	Papa Agapetus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	<1 	Feast days 22 April, 20 September. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 17 April.
1 June 536 - 11 November 537 	 	SilveriusSaint Silverius 	Papa Silverius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	1 	Exiled; feast day 20 June, son of Pope Hormisdas
29 March 537 - 7 June 555 	 	Vigilius 	Papa Vigilius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	18 	 
16 April 556 - 4 March 561 	 	Pelagius I 	Papa Pelagius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	5 	 
17 July 561 - 13 July 574 	 	John III 	Papa Ioannes Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Catelinus 	  	  	12 	 
2 June 575 - 30 July 579 	 	Benedict I 	Papa Benedictus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	4 	 
26 November 579 - 7 February 590 	 	Pelagius II 	Papa Pelagius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	10 	 
3 September 590 - 12 March 604 	 	Gregory I, O.S.B. Saint GregoryGregory the Great	Papa Gregorius Magnus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	13 	First to formally employ the titles "Servus servorum Dei" and "Pontifex Maximus". Feast day 3 September. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 12 March.
====7th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
13 September 604 - 22 February 606	 	SabinianSaint Sabinian 	Papa Sabinianus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Blera 	  	1 	 
19 February 607 - 12 November 607 	 	Boniface III 	Papa Bonifacius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	<1 	 
25 August 608 - 8 May 615 	 	Boniface IV, O.S.B.Saint Boniface	Papa Bonifacius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Marsi 	  	6 	First Pope to bear the same name as his predecessor. Member of the Order of St. Benedict.
19 October 615 - 8 November 618 	 	Adeodatus I 	Papa Adeodatus,or Papa Deusdedit Episcopus Romanus	  	Rome 	  	3 	Sometimes called Deusdedit, and then Pope Adeodatus II is called Pope Adeodatus without a number
23 December 619 - 25 October 625 	 	Boniface V 	Papa Bonifacius Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Naples 	  	5 	 
27 October 625 - 12 October 638 	 	Honorius I 	Papa Honorius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	2 	 
October 638 - 2 August 640 	 	Severinus 	Papa Severinus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	1 	 
24 December 640 - 12 October 642 	 	John IV 	Papa Ioannes Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Zadar, Dalmatia, now Croatia	  	1 	 
24 November 642 - 14 May 649 	 	Theodore I 	Papa Theodorus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Palestine 	  	6 	 
July 649 - 16 September 655 	 	Martin ISaint Martin 	Papa Martinus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	6 	Feast Day 12 November. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 14 April.
10 August 654 - 2 June 657 	 	Eugene ISaint Eugene 	Papa Eugenius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	2 	 
30 July 657 - 27 January 672 	 	VitalianSaint Vitalian 	Papa Vitalianus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	14 	 
11 April 672 - 17 June 676 	 	Adeodatus II, O.S.B. 	Papa Adeodatus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	4 	Sometimes called Pope Adeodatus (without a number) when Pope Adeodatus I is called Pope Deusdedit. Member of the Order of St. Benedict.
2 November 676 - 11 April 678 	 	Donus 	Papa Donus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	1 	 
27 June 678 - 10 January 681 	 	AgathoSaint Agatho 	Papa Agatho, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Sicily 	  	2 	Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 20 February.
December 681 - 3 July 683 	 	Leo IISaint Leo 	Papa Leo Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Sicily 	  	1 	Feast day 3 July
683/26 June 684 - 8 May 685 	 	Benedict IISaint Benedict 	Papa Benedictus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	<1 	Feast day 7 May
12 July 685 - 2 August 686 	 	John V 	Papa Ioannes Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Syria 	  	1 	 
21 October 686 - 22 September 687 	 	Conon 	Papa Conon, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	<1 	 
15 December 687 - 8 September 701 	 	Sergius ISaint Sergius 	Papa Sergius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Sicily 	  	13 	 
====8th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
30 October 701 - 11 January 705 	 	John VI 	Papa Ioannes Sextus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Greece 	  	3 	 
1 March 705 - 18 October 707 	 	John VII 	Papa Ioannes Septumus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Greece 	  	2 	Second Pope to bear the same name as his predecessor
15 January 708 - 4 February 708 	 	Sisinnius 	Papa Sisinnius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Syria 	  	<1 	 
25 March 708 - 9 April 715 	 	Constantine 	Papa Constantinus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Syria 	  	7 	Last Pope to visit Greece until John Paul II in 2001
19 May 715 - 11 February 731 	 	Gregory IISaint Gregory	Papa Gregorius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus	  	  	  	15 	Feast day 11 February
18 March 731 - 28 November 741 	 	Gregory III 	Papa Gregorius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Syria 	  	10 	Third Pope to bear the same name as his predecessor
3 December 741 - 14 March/22 March 752 	 	ZacharySaint Zachary 	Papa Zacharias, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Greece 	  	10 	Feast day 15 March
23 March 752 - 25 March 752 Never took office as Pope.	 	(Pope-Elect Stephen) 	Papa Scelga Stephanus 	  	  	  	0 	Sometimes known as Stephen II. Died three days after his election and was never consecrated into the office of Pope as such debate remains over whether he was Pope or not. The Vatican sanctioned his addition to the list of Popes in the sixteenth century, however he was removed in 1961. As such he is not considered a Pope by the Catholic Church.
26 March 752 - 26 April 757 	 	Stephen II 	Papa Stephanus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus	  	  	  	5 	Sometimes called Stephen III
29 May 757 - 28 June 767 	 	Paul ISaint Paul 	Papa Paulus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	10 	 
1 August or 7 August 767 - 24 January 772 	 	Stephen III 	Papa Stephanus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	4 	Sometimes called Stephen IV
1 February 772 - 26 December 795 	 	Adrian I 	Papa Hadrianus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	23 	 
26 December 795 - 12 June 816 	 	Leo IIISaint Leo 	Papa Leo Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	20 	Crowned Charlemagne Imperator Augustus on Christmas Day, 800, thereby initiating what would become the office of Holy Roman Emperor requiring the imprimatur of the pope for its legitimacy
====9th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
12 June 816 - 24 January 817 	 	Stephen IV 	Papa Stephanus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	<1 	Sometimes called Stephen V
25 January 817 - 11 February 824 	 	Paschal ISaint Paschal 	Papa Paschalis, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	7 	 
8 May 824 - August 827 	 	Eugene II 	Papa Eugenius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	3 	 
August 827 - September 827 	 	Valentine 	Papa Valentinus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	<1 	 
827 - January 844 	 	Gregory IV 	Papa Gregorius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	17 	 
January 844 - 7 January 847 	 	Sergius II 	Papa Sergius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	3 	 
January 847 - 17 July 855 	 	Leo IV, O.S.B.Saint Leo 	Papa Leo Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	8 	Member of the Order of St. Benedict.
855 - 7 April 858 	 	Benedict III 	Papa Benedictus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus	  	  	  	  	 
24 April 858 - 13 November 867 	 	Nicholas ISaint NicholasNicholas the Great	Papa Nicolaus Magnus Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	9 	 
14 December 867 - 14 December 872	 	Adrian II 	Papa Hadrianus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus	  	Rome 	  	5 	 
14 December 872 - 16 December 882	 	John VIII 	Papa Ioannes Octavus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	10 	 
16 December 882 - 15 May 884 	 	Marinus I 	Papa Marinus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	1 	 
17 May 884 - c.September 885 	 	Adrian IIISaint Adrian 	Papa Hadrianus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	  	 
885 - 14 September 891 	 	Stephen V 	Papa Stephanus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	  	Sometimes called Stephen VI
19 September 891 - 4 April 896 	 	Formosus 	Papa Formosus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Ostia 	  	4 	Posthumously ritually executed following the Cadaver Synod
4 April 896 - 19 April 896 	 	Boniface VI 	Papa Bonifacius Sextus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	<1 	 
22 May 896 - August 897 	 	Stephen VI 	Papa Stephanus Sextus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	1 	Sometimes called Stephen VII
August 897 - November 897 	 	Romanus 	Papa Romanus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	<1 	 
December 897 	 	Theodore II 	Papa Theodorus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus	  	  	  	<1 	 
January 898 - January 900 	 	John IX, O.S.B. 	Papa Ioannes Nonus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	  	Member of the Order of St. Benedict.
900 - 903 	 	Benedict IV 	Papa Benedictus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus	  	Rome 	  	  	 
====10th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name 	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
July 903 - September 903 	 	Leo V 	Papa Leo Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Ardea 	  	<1 	 
29 January 904 - 14 April 911 	 	Sergius III 	Papa Sergius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	7 	"Pornocracy" begins
April 911 - June 913 	 	Anastasius III 	Papa Anastasius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	2 	 
July/August 913 - February/March 914	 	Lando 	Papa Lando, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Sabina, Italy 	  	<1 	 
March 914 - May 928 	 	John X 	Papa Ioannes Decimus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	14 	 
May 928 - December 928 	 	Leo VI 	Papa Leo Sextus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	<1 	 
December 928 - February 931 	 	Stephen VII 	Papa Stephanus Septimus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	2 	Sometimes called Stephen VIII
February/March 931 - December 935 	 	John XI 	Papa Ioannes Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	4 	 
3 January 936 - 13 July 939 	 	Leo VII, O.S.B. 	Papa Leo Septimus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	3 	Member of the Order of St. Benedict.
14 July 939 - October 942 	70px 	Stephen VIII 	Papa Stephanus Octavus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	3 	Sometimes called Stephen IX
30 October 942 - May 946 	 	Marinus II 	Papa Marinus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	3 	 
10 May 946 - December 955 	 	Agapetus II 	Papa Agapetus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	9 	 
16 December 955 - 14 May 964 	 	John XII 	Papa Ioannes Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Octavian 	  	  	8 	Deposed in 963 by Emperor Otto invalidly; end of the "Pornocracy"
22 May 964 - 23 June 964 	 	Benedict V 	Papa Benedictus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	<1 	Elected after John XII's death by the people of Rome, in opposition to the Antipope Leo VIII who was appointed by Emperor Otto; Benedict accepted his deposition in 964 leaving Leo as sole pope.
July 964 - 1 March 965 	70px 	Leo VIII 	Papa Leo Octavus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	Rome 	  	<1 	Appointed antipope by Emperor Otto in 963 in opposition to John XII and Benedict V. He became the true Pope after Benedict V was deposed
1 October 965 - 6 September 972 	70px 	John XIII 	Papa Ioannes Tertius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus	  	  	  	6 	 
19 January 973 - June 974 	 	Benedict VI 	Papa Benedictus Sextus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	1 	Deposed and murdered
October 974 - 10 July 983 	 	Benedict VII 	Papa Benedictus Septimus, Episcopus Romanus 	  	  	  	8 	 
December 983 - 20 August 984 	 	John XIV 	Papa Ioannes Quartus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus	Pietro Campanora 	Pavia 	  	<1 	 
August 985 - March 996 	 	John XV 	Papa Ioannes Quintus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus	  	Rome 	  	10 	 
3 May 996 - 18 February 999 	 	Gregory V 	Papa Gregorius Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	Bruno of Carinthia	  	  	2 	First German Pope
2 April 999 - 12 May 1003 	70px 	Sylvester II 	Papa Silvester Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Gerbert d'Aurillac	Auvergne region of France	  	4 	First French Pope
===11th-15th Centuries===
====11th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name 	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
June 1003 - December 1003 	 	John XVII 	Papa Ioannes Septimus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus	Siccone 	Rome 	  	<1 	 
25 December 1003 - July 1009 	 	John XVIII 	Papa Ioannes Duodevicesimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giovanni Fasano; Phasianus 	Rome 	  	5 	 
31 July 1009 - 12 May 1012 	 	Sergius IV 	Papa Sergius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Pietro Boccapecora 	Rome 	  	2 	 
18 May 1012 - 9 April 1024 	 	Benedict VIII 	Papa Benedictus Octavus, Episcopus Romanus 	Theophylactus II, Conti di Tusculum 	Rome 	  	11 	 
April/May 1024 - 20 October 1032 	 	John XIX 	Papa Ioannes Undevicesimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Romanus, Conti di Tusculum 	Rome 	  	8 	 
1032 - 1044 	70px 	Benedict IX 	Papa Benedictus Nonus, Episcopus Romanus 	Theophylactus III, Conti di Tusculum 	Rome 	  	  	1st Term
1045 	 	Sylvester III 	Papa Silvester Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	John, Bishop of Sabina 	Rome 	  	  	Validity of election questioned; considered Anti-Pope; deposed at the Council of Sutri.
1045 - 1046 	70px 	Benedict IX 	Papa Benedictus Nonus, Episcopus Romanus 	Theophylactus III, Conti di Tusculum 	Rome 	  	  	2nd Term; deposed at the Council of Sutri
April/May 1045 - 20 December 1046	 	Gregory VI 	Papa Gregorius Sextus, Episcopus Romanus 	Johannes Gratianus 	  	  	1 	Deposed at the Council of Sutri
24 December 1046 - 9 October 1047	 	Clement II 	Papa Clemens Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Suidger 	Saxony 	  	<1 	 
November 1047 - 1048 	70px 	Benedict IX 	Papa Benedictus Nonus, Episcopus Romanus 	Theophylactus III, Conti di Tusculum 	  	  	  	3rd Term; deposed and excommunicated
17 July 1048 - 9 August 1048 	 	Damasus II 	Papa Damasus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Poppo 	Tirol 	  	<1 	 
12 February 1049 - 19 April 1054 	 	Leo IXSaint Leo 	Papa Leo Nonus, Episcopus Romanus 	Bruno, Count of Dagsbourg 	Alsace 	  	5 	On July 16, 1054, legates sent by Pope Leo IX to the Byzantine capital excommunicated the Patriarch of Constantinople Michael I Cerularius, who promptly reciprocated. Centuries of disputes over such matters as Primacy of the Roman Pontiff, the ecclesiastical calendar, the use of leavened or unleavened bread, and additions to the Creed (notably the filioque clause) reached their nadir on that date. Although the excommunications were originally intended to be of an individual nature, the break in communion spread to the broader church as sides were chosen; the East-West schism still exists today.
13 April 1055 - 28 July 1057 	 	Victor II 	Papa Victor Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Gebhard, Count of Calw, Tollenstein, and Hirschberg	Germany 	  	2 	 
2 August 1057 - 29 March 1058 	 	Stephen IX, O.S.B. 	Papa Stephanus Nonus, Episcopus Romanus 	Frederic de Lorraine; Frederick of Lorraine 	  	  	<1 	Sometimes called Stephen X. Member of the Order of St. Benedict.
6 December 1058 - 27 July 1061 	 	Nicholas II 	Papa Nicolaus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Gérard de Bourgogne; Gerard of Burgundy 	  	  	2 	 
30 September 1061 - 21 April 1073	 	Alexander II 	Papa Alexander Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Anselmo da Baggio 	Baggio, Milan, Italy 	  	11 	 
22 April 1073 - 25 May 1085 	 	Gregory VII, O.S.B.Saint Gregory	Papa Gregorius Septimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Hildebrand 	Soana, Tuscany, Italy	  	12 	Restricted the use of title "Papa" to the Bishop of Rome. Member of the Order of St. Benedict.
24 May 1086 - 16 September 1087 	 	Victor III, O.S.B.Blessed Victor	Papa Victor Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Desiderio; Desiderius; Dauferius 	Southern Italy 	  	1 	Member of the Order of St. Benedict.
12 March 1088 - 29 July 1099 	 	Urban II, O.S.B.Blessed Urban 	Papa Urbanus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Odo of Lagery 	France 	  	11 	Started the First Crusade. Member of the Order of St. Benedict.
13 August 1099 - 21 January 1118 	 	Paschal II, O.S.B. 	Papa Paschalis Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Raniero 	Romagna, Italy 	  	18 	Member of the Order of St. Benedict.
====12th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name 	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
24 January 1118 - 28 January 1119 	 	Gelasius II, O.S.B. 	Papa Gelasius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giovanni Coniulo 	Gaeta, Latium, Italy 	  	1 	Member of the Order of St. Benedict.
2 February 1119 - 13 December 1124 	 	Callixtus II 	Papa Callistus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Guido, Comte de Bourgogne 	France 	  	5 	Opened the First Council of the Lateran in 1123
15 December 1124 - 13 February 1130 	 	Honorius II, Can.Reg. 	Papa Honorius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Lamberto Scannabecchi 	Imola, Romagna, Italy 	  	5 	Canon Regular of S. Maria di San Reno
14 February 1130 - 24 September 1143	 	Innocent II, Can. Reg. 	Papa Innocentius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus	Gregorio Papareschi 	Rome, Italy 	  	13 	Canon Regular of Lateran; Convened the Second Council of the Lateran, 1139
26 September 1143 - 8 March 1144 	 	Celestine II 	Papa Coelestinus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus	Guido 	Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy	  	<1 	 
12 March 1144 - 15 February 1145 	 	Lucius II, Can. Reg. 	Papa Lucius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Gerardo Caccianemici dal Orso	Bologna, Italy 	  	1 	Canon Regular of S. Frediano di Lucca
15 February 1145 - 8 July 1153 	 	Eugene III, O.Cist.Blessed Eugene	Papa Eugenius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Bernardo Paganelli 	Pisa, Tuscany, Italy 	  	8 	Member of the Order of Cistercians.
8 July 1153 - 3 December 1154 	 	Anastasius IV 	Papa Anastasius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Corrado della Suburra 	Rome 	  	1 	 
4 December 1154 - 1 September 1159 	 	Adrian IV, O.S.A. 	Papa Hadrianus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Nicholas Breakspear 	England 	  	4 	Only English pope; granted Ireland to Henry II, King of England. Member of the Order of St. Augustine.
7 September 1159 - 30 August 1181 	 	Alexander III 	Papa Alexander Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Rolando Bandinelli 	Siena, Tuscany, Italy 	  	21 	Convened the Third Council of the Lateran, 1179
1 September 1181 - 25 November 1185 	 	Lucius III 	Papa Lucius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Ubaldo Allucingoli 	Lucca, Tuscany, Italy 	  	4 	 
25 November 1185 - 19 October 1187 	 	Urban III 	Papa Urbanus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Uberto Crivelli 	Milan, Italy 	  	1 	 
21 October 1187 - 17 December 1187 	 	Gregory VIII, Can. Reg. 	Papa Gregorius Octavus, Episcopus Romanus 	Alberto di Morra 	Benevento, Campania, Italy 	  	<1 	Canon Regular Premostratense; Proposed the Third Crusade
19 December 1187 - 27 March 1191 	 	Clement III 	Papa Clemens Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Paulino Scolari 	Rome 	  	3 	 
30 March 1191 - 8 January 1198 	70px 	Celestine III 	Papa Coelestinus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Giacinto Bobone 	Rome 	  	6 	 
8 January 1198 - 16 July 1216 	 	Innocent III 	Papa Innocentius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Lothario dei Conti di Segni 	Gavignano, Latium, Italy 	  	18 	Convened the Fourth Council of the Lateran, 1215
====13th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name 	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
18 July 1216 - 18 March 1227 	 	Honorius III 	Papa Honorius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Cencio Savelli 	Rome 	  	10 	 
19 March 1227 - 22 August 1241 	 	Gregory IX 	Papa Gregorius Nonus, Episcopus Romanus 	Ugolino dei Conti di Segni 	Anagni, Latium, Italy	  	14 	Canonized Elisabeth of Hungary, 1235
25 October 1241 - 10 November 1241 	 	Celestine IV 	Papa Coelestinus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Goffredo Castiglioni 	Milan, Italy 	  	<1 	Member of the Order of St. Benedict.
25 June 1243 - 7 December 1254 	 	Innocent IV 	Papa Innocentius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Sinibaldo Fieschi 	Genoa, Italy 	  	11 	Convened the First Council of Lyons, 1245
12 December 1254 - 25 May 1261 	 	Alexander IV 	Papa Alexander Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Rinaldo dei Conti di Segni; Rinaldo Conti 	Anagni, Italy 	  	6 	 
29 August 1261 - 2 October 1264 	 	Urban IV 	Papa Urbanus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Jacques Pantaléon 	Troyes, France 	  	3 	 
5 February 1265 - 29 November 1268 	 	Clement IV 	Papa Clemens Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Gui Faucoi le Gros (angl: Guy Foulques the Fat)	Saint-Gilles, France 	  	3 	 
29 November 1268 - 1 September 1271	 	interregnum 	  	  	  	  	  	Almost 3 year period without a valid pope elected. This was due to a deadlock among cardinals voting for the pope.
1 September 1271 - 10 January 1276 	 	Gregory XBlessed Gregory 	Papa Gregorius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Tebaldo Visconti 	Piacenza, Italy 	  	4 	Convened the Second Council of Lyons, 1274.
21 January 1276 - 22 June 1276 	 	Innocent V, O.P.Blessed Innocent 	Papa Innocentius Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	Pierre de Tarentaise 	Savoy, France 	  	<1 	Member of the Dominican Order.
11 July 1276 - 18 August 1276 	 	Adrian V 	Papa Hadrianus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	Ottobuono Fieschi 	Genoa, Italy 	  	<1 	 
8 September 1276 - 20 May 1277 	 	John XXI 	Papa Ioannes Vicesimus Primus, Episcopus Romanus	Pedro Hispano 	Lisbon, Portugal 	  	<1 	Killed in the collapse of his scientific laboratory
25 November 1277 - 22 August 1280 	 	Nicholas III 	Papa Nicolaus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Giovanni Gaetano Orsini 	Rome, Italy 	  	2 	
22 February 1281 - 28 March 1285 	 	Martin IV 	Papa Martinus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Simon de Brion; Simon de Brie 	Touraine, France 	  	4 	 
2 April 1285 - 3 April 1287 	 	Honorius IV 	Papa Honorius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giacomo Savelli 	Rome, Italy 	  	2 	 
22 February 1288 - 4 April 1292 	 	Nicholas IV, O.F.M. 	Papa Nicolaus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Girolamo Masci 	Ascoli, Italy 	  	4 	Member of the Franciscan Order.
4 April 1292 - 5 July 1294 	 	interregnum 	  	  	  	  	  	2 year period without a valid pope elected. This was due to a deadlock among cardinals voting for the pope.
5 July 1294 - 13 December 1294 	 	Celestine V, O.S.B.Saint Celestine	Papa Coelestinus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	Pietro da Morrone 	Moline, Italy 	  	<1 	One of only two popes who abdicated. Member of the Order of St. Benedict.
24 December 1294 - 11 October 1303 	70px 	Boniface VIII 	Papa Bonifacius Octavus, Episcopus Romanus 	Benedetto Caetani 	Anagni, Italy 	  	8 	 
====14th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name 	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
22 October 1303 - 7 July 1304 	 	Benedict XI, O.P.Blessed Bendedict	Papa Benedictus Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Niccolò Boccasini 	Treviso, Italy 	  	<1 	Convened the Council of Vienne, 1311-1312. Member of the Dominican Order.
5 June 1305 - 20 April 1314 	 	Clement V 	Papa Clemens Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	Bertrand de Got 	Bordeaux, France 	  	8 	Pope at Avignon. Suppressed the Knights Templar at the Council of Vienne.
20 April 1314 - 7 August 1316 	 	interregnum 	  	  	  	  	  	2 year period without a valid pope elected. This was due to a deadlock among cardinals voting for the pope.
7 August 1316 - 4 December 1334 	 	John XXII 	Papa Ioannes Vicesimus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus	Jacques d'Euse; Jacques Duèse 	Cahors, France 	  	18 	Pope at Avignon
20 December 1334 - 25 April 1342 	 	Benedict XII, O.Cist. 	Papa Benedictus Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Jacques Fournier 	Saverdun, France 	  	7 	Pope at Avignon. Member of the Order of Cistercians.
7 May 1342 - 6 December 1352 	 	Clement VI 	Papa Clemens Sextus, Episcopus Romanus 	Pierre Roger 	Limoges, France 	  	10 	Pope at Avignon
18 December 1352 - 12 September 1362	 	Innocent VI 	Papa Innocentius Sextus, Episcopus Romanus 	Étienne Aubert; Stephen Aubert 	Beyssac, France 	  	9 	Pope at Avignon
28 September 1362 - 19 December 1370	 	Urban V, O.S.B.Blessed Urban 	Papa Urbanus Quintus, Episcopus 	Guillaume Grimoard; Guillaume de Grimoard	Languedoc, France	  	8 	Pope at Avignon. Member of the Order of St. Benedict.
30 December 1370 - 26 March 1378 	 	Gregory XI 	Papa Gregorius Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Pierre Roger de Beaufort 	Limoges, France 	  	7 	Pope at Avignon; returns to Rome
8 April 1378 - 15 October 1389 	 	Urban VI 	Papa Urbanus Sextus, Episcopus Romanus 	Bartolomeo Prignano 	Naples, Italy 	  	11 	Western Schism
2 November 1389 - 1 October 1404 	 	Boniface IX 	Papa Bonifacius Nonus, Episcopus Romanus 	Pietro Tomacelli 	Naples, Italy 	  	14 	Western Schism
====15th Century====
* This pope resigned his office.
* The exact birth date of Innocent VIII and almost all popes prior to Eugene IV is unknown, therefore the lowest probable age has been assumed for this table.
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name 	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
17 October 1404 - 6 November 1406 	 	Innocent VII 	Papa Innocentius Septimus, Episcopus Romanus	Cosimo Gentile Migliorati	Abruzzi, Italy 	67 / 69 	2 	Western Schism
30 November 1406 - 4 July 1415 	70px 	Gregory XII 	Papa Gregorius Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus	Angelo Correr 	Venice, Italy 	60 / 69 	8 	Western Schism; abdicated during the Council of Constance, which had been called by his opponent John XXIII.
4 July 1415 - 11 November 1417 	 	Interregnum 	  	  	  	  	  	Two year period without a valid pope elected. Alexander V and John XXIII were both antipopes during this period.
11 November 1417 - 20 February 1431	 	Martin V 	Papa Martinus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	Oddone Colonna 	Rome, Italy 	48 / 62 	13 	Convened the Council of Basel, 1431
3 March 1431 - 23 February 1447 	 	Eugene IV, O.S.A. 	Papa Eugenius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Gabriele Condulmer 	Venice, Italy 	47 / 63 	15 	Member of the Augustinian Order. Crowned Sigismund emperor at Rome in 1433.
6 March 1447 - 24 March 1455 	70px 	Nicholas V, O.P. 	Papa Nicolaus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	Tommaso Parentucelli 	Sarzana, Liguria, Italy	49 / 57 	8 	Member of the Dominican Order. Held Jubilee of 1450; crowned Frederick III emperor at Rome in 1452.
8 April 1455 - 6 August 1458 	 	Callixtus III 	Papa Callistus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Alfonso de Borgia 	Xàtiva, València, Spain	76 / 79 	3 	First Spanish Pope
19 August 1458 - 15 August 1464 	 	Pius II 	Papa Pius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Enea Silvio Piccolomini 	Siena, Italy 	52 / 58 	5 	 
30 August 1464 - 26 July 1471 	70px 	Paul II 	Papa Paulus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Pietro Barbo 	Venice, Italy 	47 / 54 	6 	Nephew of Eugene IV
9 August 1471 - 12 August 1484 	70px 	Sixtus IV, O.F.M. 	Papa Xystus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Francesco della Rovere 	Savona, Italy 	57 / 70 	13 	Member of the Franciscan Order. Commissioned the Sistine Chapel
29 August 1484 - 25 July 1492 	70px 	Innocent VIII 	Papa Innocentius Octavus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giovanni Battista Cybo 	Genoa, Italy 	51 / 59 	7 	Appointed Tomás de Torquemada
11 August 1492 - 18 August 1503 	 	Alexander VI 	Papa Alexander Sextus, Episcopus Romanus 	Rodrigo de Lanzòl-Borgia 	Xàtiva, València, Spain	61 / 72 	11 	Nephew of Callixtus III. Father to Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia. Divided the extra-European world between Spain and Portugal in 1493 by the Bull Inter caetera.
===16th-20th Centuries===
====16th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name 	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
22 September 1503 - 18 October 1503 	 	Pius III 	Papa Pius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini	Siena, Tuscany, Italy 	64 / 64 	<1 	Nephew of Pius II
31 October 1503 - 21 February 1513 	 	Julius II, O.F.M. 	Papa Iulius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giuliano della Rovere 	Albisola, Savona, Italy 	59 / 69 	9 	Member of the Franciscan Order. Nephew of Sixtus IV; Convened the Fifth Council of the Lateran, 1512. Took effective control of the whole territory of the Papal States for the first time. Proposed plans for rebuilding of Saint Peter's Basilica
9 March 1513 - 1 December 1521 	 	Leo X 	Papa Leo Decimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici 	Florence, Italy 	37 / 45 	8 	Son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Excommunicated Martin Luther
9 January 1522 - 14 September 1523 	 	Adrian VI 	Papa Hadrianus Sextus, Episcopus Romanus 	Adriaan Floriszoon Boeyens 	Utrecht, Holy Roman Empire (presently The Netherlands)	62 / 64 	1 	The only Dutch Pope. Last non-Italian to be elected pope until John Paul II in 1978. The tutor of Emperor Charles V
26 November 1523 - 25 September 1534 	 	Clement VII 	Papa Clemens Septimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici 	Florence, Italy 	45 / 56 	11 	Cousin of Leo X. Rome plundered by imperial troops ("Sacco di Roma"), 1527. He forbade the divorce of Henry VIII and crowned Charles V Emperor at Bologna in 1530. His niece Catherine de' Medici was married to the son of the French king.
13 October 1534 - 10 November 1549 	 	Paul III 	Papa Paulus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Alessandro Farnese 	Canino, Viterbo, Italy 	66 / 81 	15 	Opened the Council of Trent in 1545. His illegitimate son became the first Duke of Parma.
7 February 1550 - 29 March 1555 	 	Julius III 	Papa Iulius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte	Rome, Italy 	62 / 67 	5 	 
9 April 1555 - 30 April or 1 May 1555	 	Marcellus II 	Papa Marcellus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Marcello Cervini 	Montefano, Macerata, Italy 	53 / 53 	<1 	Last to use birth name as regnal name
23 May 1555 - 18 August 1559 	 	Paul IV 	Papa Paulus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giovanni Pietro Carafa 	Capriglia, Campania, Italy 	78 / 83 	4 	 
26 December 1559 - 9 December 1565 	 	Pius IV 	Papa Pius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giovanni Angelo Medici 	Milan, Italy 	59 / 66 	6 	Reopened the Council of Trent, 1562, it concluded its proceedings in 1563
7 January 1566 - 1 May 1572 	 	Pius V, O.P.Saint Pius	Papa Pius Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	Michele Ghislieri 	Bosco, Alessandria, Italy 	61 / 68 	6 	Member of the Dominican Order. Excommunicated Elizabeth I of England, 1570. Victory of Lepanto 1571
13 May 1572 - 10 April 1585 	 	Gregory XIII 	Papa Gregorius Tertius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus	Ugo Boncompagni 	Bologna, Italy 	70 / 83 	12 	Reform of the calendar 1582
24 April 1585 - 27 August 1590 	 	Sixtus V, O.F.M. Conv.	Papa Xystus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	Felice Peretti 	Grottammare, Marche, Italy 	63 / 68 	5 	Member of the Conventual Franciscan Order.
15 September 1590 - 27 September 1590	 	Urban VII 	Papa Urbanus Septimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giovanni Battista Castagna 	Rome, Italy 	69 / 69 	<1 	 
5 December 1590 - 15 /16 October 1591	70px 	Gregory XIV 	Papa Gregorius Quartus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus	Niccolò Sfondrati 	Cremona, Lombardy, Italy 	55 / 56 	<1 	 
29 October 1591 - 30 December 1591 	 	Innocent IX 	Papa Innocentius Nonus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti 	Bologna, Italy 	72 / 72 	<1 	 
30 January 1592 - 3 March 1605 	 	Clement VIII 	Papa Clemens Octavus, Episcopus Romanus 	Ippolito Aldobrandini 	Fano, Marche, Italy 	55 / 69 	13 	 
====17th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name 	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
1 April 1605 - 27 April 1605 	 	Leo XI 	Papa Leo Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici	Florence, Italy 	69 / 69 	<1 	 
16 May 1605 - 28 January 1621 	 	Paul V 	Papa Paulus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus 	Camillo Borghese 	Rome, Italy 	52 / 68 	15 	 
9 February 1621 - 8 July 1623 	 	Gregory XV 	Papa Gregorius Quintus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus	Alessandro Ludovisi 	Bologna, Italy 	67 / 69 	2 	 
6 August 1623 - 29 July 1644 	 	Urban VIII 	Papa Urbanus Octavus, Episcopus Romanus 	Maffeo Barberini 	Florence, Italy 	55 / 76 	20 	Trial against Galileo Galilei
15 September 1644 - 7 January 1655 	 	Innocent X 	Papa Innocentius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giovanni Battista Pamphilj 	Rome, Italy 	70 / 80 	10 	 
7 April 1655 - 22 May 1667 	 	Alexander VII 	Papa Alexander Septimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Fabio Chigi 	Siena, Tuscany, Italy 	56 / 68 	12 	 
20 June 1667 - 9 December 1669 	 	Clement IX 	Papa Clemens Nonus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giulio Rospigliosi 	Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy 	67 / 69 	2 	 
29 April 1670 - 22 July 1676 	 	Clement X 	Papa Clemens Decimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Emilio Altieri 	Rome, Italy 	79 / 86 	6 	 
21 September 1676 - 11/12 August 1689	 	Innocent XIBlessed Innocent XI	Papa Innocentius Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Benedetto Odescalchi 	Como, Lombardy, Italy 	65 / 78 	12 	 
6 October 1689 - 1 February 1691 	 	Alexander VIII 	Papa Alexander Octavus, Episcopus Romanus 	Pietro Vito Ottoboni 	Padova, Veneto, Italy 	79 / 80 	1 	 
12 July 1691 - 27 September 1700 	 	Innocent XII 	Papa Innocentius Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Antonio Pignatelli 	Spinazzola, Puglia, Italy	76 / 85 	9 	 
23 November 1700 - 19 March 1721 	 	Clement XI 	Papa Clemens Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giovanni Francesco Albani 	Urbino, Marche, Italy 	51 / 71 	20 	 
====18th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name 	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
8 May 1721 - 7 March 1724 	 	Innocent XIII 	Papa Innocentius Tertius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus	Michelangelo de ’Conti; Michael Angelo Conti	Poli, Lazio, Italy 	65 / 68 	3 	 
29 May 1724 - 21 February 1730 	 	Benedict XIII, O.P. 	Papa Benedictus Tertius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Pierfrancesco Orsini 	Gravina, Puglia, Italy 	75 / 81 	5 	Member of the Dominican Order.
12 July 1730 - 6 February 1740 	 	Clement XII 	Papa Clemens Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Lorenzo Corsini 	Florence, Italy 	78 / 87 	9 	 
17 August 1740 - 3 May 1758 	 	Benedict XIV 	Papa Benedictus Quartus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini 	Bologna, Italy 	65 / 83 	17 	 
6 July 1758 - 2 February 1769 	 	Clement XIII 	Papa Clemens Tertius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Carlo della Torre Rezzonico 	Venice, Veneto, Italy 	65 / 75 	10 	 
19 May 1769 - 22 September 1774 	70px 	Clement XIV, O.F.M. Conv.	Papa Clemens Quartus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli 	Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna, Italy	63 / 68 	5 	Member of the Conventual Franciscan Order. Suppressed the Jesuit Order.
15 February 1775 - 29 August 1799	 	Pius VI 	Papa Pius Sextus, Episcopus Romanus 	Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi 	Cesena, Italy 	57 / 81 	24 	Condemned the French Revolution and was expelled from the Papal States by French troops from 1798 until his death.
14 March 1800 - 20 August 1823 	 	Pius VII, O.S.B. 	Papa Pius Septimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Barnaba Chiaramonti 	Cesena, Italy 	57 / 81 	23 	Member of the Order of St. Benedict. Present at Napoleon's coronation as Emperor of the French. Temporarily expelled from the Papal States by the French between 1809 and 1814.
====19th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name 	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
28 September 1823 - 10 February 1829	 	Leo XII 	Papa Leo Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Count Annibale Sermattei della Genga 	Fabriano, Marche, Italy 	63 / 68 	5 	 
31 March 1829 - 1 December 1830 	 	Pius VIII 	Papa Pius Octavus, Episcopus Romanus 	Francesco Saverio Castiglioni 	Cingoli, Marche, Italy 	67 / 69 	1 	 
2 February 1831 - 1 June 1846 	 	Gregory XVI, O.S.B. Cam.	Papa Gregorius Sextus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus	Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari 	Belluno, Veneto, Italy 	65 / 80 	15 	Member of the Camaldolese Order. The last non-bishop to be elected
16 June 1846 - 7 February 1878 	 	Pius IXBlessed Pius IX 	Papa Pius Nonus, Episcopus Romanus 	Count Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti 	Senigallia, Marche, Italy 	54 / 85 	31 	Opened First Vatican Council; lost the Papal States to Italy. Longest serving pope in history (see note on St. Peter.)
20 February 1878 - 20 July 1903 	 	Leo XIII 	Papa Leo Tertius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci	Carpineto Romano, Latium, Italy	67 / 93 	25 	Laid down the seeds of Catholic Social Teaching through his encyclical, Rerum Novarum (On Capital and Labor) and supported Christian Democracy as against communism; he is the third-longest reigning pope after Pius IX (reigned for 31 years) and John Paul II (reigned for 26 years)
====20th Century====
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name 	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name 	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
4 August 1903 - 20 August 1914 	 	Pius XSaint Pius X 	Papa Pius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto 	Riese, Treviso, Veneto, Italy 	68 / 79 	11 	Encouraged and expanded reception of Holy Communion. Most recent pope to be canonized.
3 September 1914 - 22 January 1922	 	Benedict XV 	Papa Benedictus Quintus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus	Giacomo Della Chiesa 	Genoa, Italy 	59 / 67 	7 	Credited for intervening for peace during World War I. He is remembered by Pope Benedict XVI as "prophet of peace."
6 February 1922 - 10 February 1939	 	Pius XI 	Papa Pius Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Achille Ambrogio Damiano Ratti 	Desio, Milan, Italy 	64 / 81 	17 	Signed the Lateran Treaty with Italy, establishing the Vatican City as a sovereign state.
2 March 1939 - 9 October 1958 	 	Pius XII Venerable Pius XII 	Papa Pius Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus 	Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli 	Rome, Italy 	63 / 82 	19 	Invoked papal infallibility in encyclical Munificentissimus Deus.
28 October 1958 - 3 June 1963 	 	John XXIIIBlessed John XXIII 	Papa Ioannes Vicesimus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus 	Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli 	Sotto il Monte, Bergamo, Italy 	76 / 81 	4 	Opened Second Vatican Council; sometimes called "Good Pope John"
21 June 1963 - 6 August 1978 	 	Paul VI Servant of God Paul VI 	Papa Paulus Sextus, Episcopus Romanus 	Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini	Concesio, Brescia, Italy 	65 / 80 	15 	The last pope to be crowned with the Papal Tiara. Concluded Second Vatican Council. In 1965, the specific anathemas and excommunications resulting in the East-West schism of 1054 (see Pope Leo IX) were lifted through the "embrace of peace" and declaration of reconciliation by Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople and Pope Paul VI. In spite of the lifting of this historical obstacle, the actual break in communion between the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church still exists, However, a serious dialogue on reconciliation between the two churches has taken place over the past four decades.
26 August 1978 - 28 September 1978	 	John Paul I Servant of God John Paul I 	Papa Ioannes Paulus Primus, Episcopus Romanus 	Albino Luciani 	Forno di Canale (now Canale d'Agordo), Veneto, Italy	65 / 65 	<1 	First Pope to use 'the First' in regnal name. First pope with two names, for his two immediate predecessors. Died early into a charismatic reign.
16 October 1978 - 2 April 2005 	 	John Paul IIServant of God John Paul II	Papa Ioannes Paulus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus 	Karol Józef Wojtyła 	Wadowice, Poland 	58 / 84 	26 	First Polish pope and first non-Italian pope in 455 years. Canonized more saints than all predecessors. Longest serving Pope since Pius IX (1846-1878) and 2nd longest serving Pope to date (see note on St. Peter. ) He is remembered as "Pope of the Youth" and as "the Pilgrim Pope" for his extensive official travel.
===21st Century===
Pontificate 	Portrait	Common English name	Regnal (Latin) name 	Personal name 	Place of birth 	Age at Election / Death or Resigned	# years as Pope	Notes
19 April 2005 - present	 	Benedict XVI 	Papa Benedictus Sextus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus	Joseph Alois Ratzinger	Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany	78 / - 	 	First German pope since Stephen IX in 1058. Oldest to become pope since Clement XII in 1730. When Benedict ascended to the Papacy his election was welcomed by the Anti-Defamation League who noted "his great sensitivity to Jewish history and the Holocaust".
==Religious Orders==
30 popes have been members of religious orders. These have included:
* 14 Benedictines (Gregory I, Boniface IV, Adeodatus II, Leo IV, John IX, Leo VII, Stephen IX, Gregory VII, Victor III, Urban II, Gelasius II, Celestine V, Urban V, and Pius VII)
* 5 Dominicans (Innocent V, Benedict XI, Nicholas V, Pius V, and Benedict XIII)
* 3 Cistercians (Paschal II, Eugene III, and Benedict XII)
* 3 Franciscans (Nicholas IV, Sixtus IV, and Julius II)
* 2 Augustinians (Adrian IV and Eugene IV)
* 2 Conventual Franciscans (Sixtus V and Clement XIV)
* 1 Camaldolese (Gregory XVI)
== Notes on numbering of popes ==
A number of anomalies in the list given above need further explanation:
* Felix II (356-357), Boniface VII (974, 984-985), John XVI (997-998), Benedict X (1058-1059) and Alexander V (1409-1410) are not listed because they are considered antipopes.
*The numbering of popes named Felix has been amended to omit antipope Felix II. However, most lists still call the last two Felixes Felix III and Felix IV. Additionally, there was an antipope Felix V.
* There has never been a pope John XX as a result of confusion of the numbering system in the 11th century.
* Pope-elect Stephen, who died before being consecrated, has not been on the Vatican's official list of popes since 1961, but appears on lists dating from before 1960. The numbering of following popes called Stephen are nowadays given as Pope Stephen II to Pope Stephen IX, rather than Stephen III to Stephen X.
* When Simon de Brion became pope in 1281, he chose to be called Martin. At that time, Marinus I and Marinus II were mistakenly considered to be Martin II and Martin III respectively, and so, erroneously, Simon de Brion became Pope Martin IV.
* Pope Donus II, said to have reigned about 974, never existed. The belief resulted from the confusion of the title dominus (lord) with a proper name. (Pope Joan also probably never existed; however, legends about her may have originated from stories about the pornocracy.)
* The status of Antipope John XXIII was uncertain for hundreds of years, and was finally settled in 1958 when Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli announced his own name as John XXIII. Baldassare Cossa, who was Antipope John XXIII, served as a Cardinal of the reunited church before his death in 1419 and his remains are found in the Battistero di San Giovanni (Florence).
==See also==
* History of the Papacy
* List of antipopes
* List of popes sorted alphabetically
* Liber Pontificalis
* List of sexually active popes
* List of popes by length of reign
* List of ages of popes
* Prophecy of the Popes
* List of German popes
* List of French popes
* List of Syrian popes
* African popes
* Links between popes
* Graphical list of popes
*List of popes