Popes of the Roman Catholic Church

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Benedict XVI

is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the head of the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave, celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass ...

John Paul II

John Paul II has been acclaimed as one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century. It is widely held that he was instrumental in ending communism in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe.

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Pope	Years
Benedict XVI	2005-Current
John Paul II	1978-2005
John Paul I	1978
Paul VI	1963-1978
Blessed John XXIII	1958-1963
Pius XII	1939-1958
Pius XI	1922-1939
Benedict XV	1914-1922
St. Pius X	1903-1914
Leo XIII	1878-1903
Blessed Pius IX	1846-1878
Gregory XVI	1831-1846
Pius VIII	1829-1830
Leo XII	1823-1829
Pius VII	1800-1823
Pius VI	1775-1799
Clement XIV	1769-1774
Clement XIII	1758-1769
Benedict XIV	1740-1758
Clement XII	1730-1740
Benedict XIII	1724-1730
Innocent XIII	1721-1724
Clement XI	1700-1721
Innocent XII	1691-1700
Alexander VIII	1689-1691
Blessed Innocent XI	1676-1689
Clement X	1670-1676
Clement IX	1667-1669
Alexander VII	1655-1667
Innocent X	1644-1655
Urban VIII	1623-1644
Pope Gregory XV	1621-1623
Paul V	1605-1621
Leo XI	1605
Clement VIII	1592-1605
Innocent IX	1591
Gregory XIV	1590-1591
Urban VII	1590
Sixtus V	1585-1590
Gregory XIII	1572-1585
St. Pius V	1566-1572
Pius IV	1559-1565
Paul IV	1555-1559
Marcellus II	1555
Julius III	1550-1555
Paul III	1534-1549
Clement VII	1523-1534
Adrian VI	1522-1523
Leo X	1513-1521
Julius II	1503-1513
Pius III	1503
Alexander VI	1492-1503
Innocent VIII	1484-1492
Sixtus IV	1471-1484
Paul II	1464-1471
Pius II	1458-1464
Callistus III	1455-1458
Nicholas V	1447-1455
Eugene IV	1431-1447
Martin V	1417-1431
Gregory XII	1406-1415
Innocent VII	1404-1406
Boniface IX	1389-1404
Urban VI	1378-1389
Gregory XI	1370-1378
Blessed Urban V	1362-1370
Innocent VI	1352-1362
Clement VI	1342-1352
Benedict XII	1334-1342
John XXII	1316-1334
Clement V	1305-1314
Blessed Benedict XI	1303-1304
Boniface VIII	1294-1303
St. Celestine V	1294
Nicholas IV	1288-1292
Honorius IV	1285-1287
Martin IV	1281-1285
Nicholas III	1277-1280
John XXI	1276-1277
Adrian V	1276
Blessed Innocent V	1276
Blessed Gregory X	1271-1276
Clement IV	1265-1268
Urban IV	1261-1264
Alexander IV	1254-1261
Innocent IV	1243-1254
Celestine IV	1241
Gregory IX	1227-1241
Honorius III	1216-1227
Innocent III	1198-1216
Celestine III	1191-1198
Clement III	1187-1191
Gregory VIII	1187
Urban III	1185-1187
Lucius III	1181-1185
Alexander III	1159-1181
Adrian IV	1154-1159
Anastasius IV	1153-1154
Blessed Eugene III	1145-1153
Lucius II	1144-1145
Celestine II	1143-1144
Innocent II	1130-1143
Honorius II	1124-1130
Callistus II	1119-1124
Gelasius II	1118
Paschal II	1099-1118
Blessed Urban II	1088-1099
Blessed Victor III	1086-1087
St. Gregory VII	1073-1085
Alexander II	1061-1073
Nicholas II	1058-1061
Stephen X	1057-1058
Victor II	1055-1057
St. Leo IX	1049-1054
Damasus II	1048
Clement II	1046-1047
Gregory VI	1045-1046
Sylvester III	1045
Benedict IX	1032-1045
John XIX	1024-1032
Benedict VIII	1012-1024
Sergius IV	1009-1012
John XVIII	1003-1009
John XVII	1003
Sylvester II	999-1003
Gregory V	996-999
John XV	985-996
John XIV	983-984
Benedict VII	974-983
Benedict VI	973-974
John XIII	965-972
Benedict V	964
Leo VIII	963-964
John XII	955-963
Agapetus II	946-955
Marinus II	942-946
Stephen IX	939-942
Leo VII	936-939
John XI	931-935
Stephen VIII	929-931
Leo VI	928
John X	914-928
Lando	913-914
Anastasius III	911-913
Sergius III	904-911
Leo V	903
Benedict IV	900-903
John IX	898-900
Theodore II	897
Romanus	897
Stephen VII	896-897
Boniface VI	896
Formosus	891-896
Stephen VI	885-891
St. Adrian III	884-885
Marinus I	882-884
John VIII	872-882
Adrian II	867-872
St. Nicholas I (the Great)	858-867
Benedict III	855-858
St. Leo IV	847-855
Sergius II	844-847
Gregory IV	827-844
Valentine	827
Eugene II	824-827
St. Paschal I	817-824
Stephen V	816-817
St. Leo III	795-816
Adrian I	772-795
Stephen IV	767-772
St. Paul I	757-767
Stephen III	752-757
Stephen II	752
St. Zachary	741-752
St. Gregory III	731-741
St. Gregory II	715-731
Constantine	708-715
Sisinnius	708
John VII	705-707
John VI	701-705
St. Sergius I	687-701
Conon	686-687
John V	685-686
St. Benedict II	684-685
St. Leo II	682-683
St. Agatho	678-681
Donus	676-678
Adeodatus (II)	672-676
St. Vitalian	657-672
St. Eugene I	655-657
St. Martin I	649-655
Theodore I	642-649
John IV	640-642
Severinus	640
Honorius I	625-638
Boniface V	619-625
St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I)	615-618
St. Boniface IV	608-615
Boniface III	607
Sabinian	604-606
St. Gregory I (the Great)	590-604
Pelagius II	579-590
Benedict I	575-579
John III	561-574
Pelagius I	556-561
Vigilius	537-555
St. Silverius	536-537
St. Agapetus I -- also called Agapitus I	535-536
John II	533-535
Boniface II	530-532
St. Felix IV (III)	526-530
St. John I	523-526
St. Hormisdas	514-523
St. Symmachus	498-514
Anastasius II	496-498
St. Gelasius I	492-496
St. Felix III (II)	483-492
St. Simplicius	468-483
St. Hilarius	461-468
St. Leo I (the Great)	440-461
St. Sixtus III	432-440
St. Celestine I	422-432
St. Boniface I	418-422
St. Zosimus	417-418
St. Innocent I	401-417
St. Anastasius I	399-401
St. Siricius	384-399
St. Damasus I	366-383
Liberius	352-366
St. Julius I	337-352
St. Marcus	336
St. Sylvester I	314-335
St. Miltiades	311-314
St. Eusebius	309-310
St. Marcellus I	308-309
St. Marcellinus	296-304
St. Caius -- also called Gaius	283-296
St. Eutychian	275-283
St. Felix I	269-274
St. Dionysius	260-268
St. Sixtus II	257
St. Stephen I	254-257
St. Lucius I	253-254
St. Cornelius	251-253
St. Fabian	236-250
St. Anterus	235-236
St. Pontain	230-235
St. Urban I	222-230
St. Callistus I	217-222
St. Zephyrinus	199-217
St. Victor I	189-199
St. Eleutherius	175-189
St. Soter	166-175
St. Anicetus	155-156
St. Pius I	140-155
St. Hyginus	136-140
St. Telesphorus	125-136
St. Sixtus I -- also called Xystus I	115-125
St. Alexander I	105-115
St. Evaristus	97-105
St. Clement I	88-97
St. Anacletus (Cletus)	76-88
St. Linus	67-76
St. Peter	32-67

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