The Complete List Of Popes – Every Single Pope That Has Ever Lived.
Explore the comprehensive history of the Papacy with our extensive pope database. Delve into the intricate details of every Pope’s tenure, including the age at the beginning of their Pontificate, the duration of their leadership, and a plethora of other vital statistics. Uncover the rich history of the Vatican’s highest office. The Pacacy.
How Many Popes Have There Been?
The number given by the Vatican is 266, including Pope Francis. Some lists cite 267 popes – this discrepancy arises around Stephen II, who died in 752 AD after he was elected but before he could be consecrated.
List of Popes Starting from Latest to Earliest
Francis I
2013 –
Pope #266
Benedict XVI
2005 – 2013
(7 yrs, 315 days)
Pope #265
John Paul II
1978 – 2005
(26 yrs, 168 days)
Pope #264
John Paul I
1978 – 1978
(33 days)
Pope #263
Paul VI
1963 – 1978
(15 yrs, 46 days)
Pope #262
John XXIII
1958 – 1963
(4 yrs, 218 days)
Pope #261
Pius XII
1939 – 1958
(19 yrs, 221 days)
Pope #260
Pius XI
1922 – 1939
(17 yrs, 4 days)
Pope #259
Benedict XV
1914 – 1922
(7 yrs, 141 days)
Pope #258
St. Pius X
1903 – 1914
(11 yrs, 16 days)
Pope #257
Leo XIII
1878 – 1903
(25 yrs, 150 days)
Pope #256
Pius IX
1846 – 1878
(31 yrs, 236 days)
Pope #255
Gregory XVI
1831 – 1846
(15 yrs, 119 days)
Pope #254
Pius VIII
1829 – 1830
(1 yr, 244 days)
Pope #253
Leo XII
1823 – 1829
(5 yrs, 135 days)
Pope #252
Pius VII
1800 – 1823
(23 yrs, 159 days)
Pope #251
Pius VI
1775 – 1799
(24 yrs, 195 days)
Pope #250
Clement XIV
1769 – 1774
(5 yrs, 126 days)
Pope #249
Clement XIII
1758 – 1769
(10 yrs, 211 days)
Pope #248
Benedict XIV
1740 – 1758
(17 yrs, 259 days)
Pope #247
Clement XII
1730 – 1740
(9 yrs, 209 days)
Pope #246
Benedict XIII
1724 – 1730
(5 yrs, 268 days)
Pope #245
Innocent XIII
1721 – 1724
(2 yrs, 304 days)
Pope #244
Clement XI
1700 – 1721
(20 yrs, 116 days)
Pope #243
Innocent XII
1691 – 1700
(9 yrs, 77 days)
Pope #242
Alexander VIII
1689 – 1691
(1 yr, 118 days)
Pope #241
Innocent XI
1676 – 1689
(12 yrs, 325 days)
Pope #240
Clement X
1670 – 1676
(6 yrs, 84 days)
Pope #239
Clement IX
1667 – 1669
(2 yrs, 172 days)
Pope #238
Alexander VII
1655 – 1667
(12 yrs, 45 days)
Pope #237
Innocent X
1644 – 1655
(10 yrs, 114 days)
Pope #236
Urban VIII
1623 – 1644
(20 yrs, 358 days)
Pope #235
Gregory XV
1621 – 1623
(2 yrs, 149 days)
Pope #234
Paul V
1605 – 1621
(15 yrs, 257 days)
Pope #233
Leo XI
1605 – 1605
(26 days)
Pope #232
Clement VIII
1592 – 1605
(13 yrs, 32 days)
Pope #231
Innocent IX
1591 – 1591
(62 days)
Pope #230
Gregory XIV
1590 – 1591
(315 days)
Pope #229
Urban VII
1590 – 1590
(12 days)
Pope #228
Sixtus V
1585 – 1590
(5 yrs, 125 days)
Pope #227
Gregory XIII
1572 – 1585
(12 yrs, 332 days)
Pope #226
St. Pius V
1566 – 1572
(6 yrs, 115 days)
Pope #225
Pius IV
1559 – 1565
(5 yrs, 348 days)
Pope #224
Paul IV
1555 – 1559
(4 yrs, 87 days)
Pope #223
Marcellus II
1555 – 1555
(22 days)
Pope #222
Julius III
1550 – 1555
(5 yrs, 50 days)
Pope #221
Paul III
1534 – 1549
(15 yrs, 28 days)
Pope #220
Clement VII
1523 – 1534
(10 yrs, 303 days)
Pope #219
Adrian VI
1522 – 1523
(1 yr, 248 days)
Pope #218
Leo X
1513 – 1521
(8 yrs, 267 days)
Pope #217
Julius II
1503 – 1513
(9 yrs, 113 days)
Pope #216
Pius III
1503 – 1503
(26 days)
Pope #215
Alexander VI
1492 – 1503
(11 yrs, 7 days)
Pope #214
Innocent VIII
1481 – 1492
(7 yrs, 331 days)
Pope #213
Sixtus IV
1471 – 1484
(13 yrs, 3 days)
Pope #212
Paul II
1464 – 1471
(6 yrs, 330 days)
Pope #211
Pius II
1458 – 1464
(5 yrs, 362 days)
Pope #210
Callixtus III
1455 – 1458
(3 yrs, 120 days)
Pope #209
Nicholas V
1447 – 1455
(8 yrs, 18 days)
Pope #208
Eugene IV
1431 – 1447
(15 yrs, 357 days)
Pope #207
Martin V
1417 – 1417
(13 yrs, 101 days)
Pope #206
Gregory XII
1406 – 1415
(8 yrs, 216 days)
Pope #205
Innocent VII
1404 – 1406
(2 yrs, 20 days)
Pope #204
Boniface IX
1389 – 1404
(14 yrs, 334 days)
Pope #203
Urban VI
1378 – 1389
(11 yrs, 190 days)
Pope #202
Gregory XI
1370 – 1378
(7 yrs, 87 days)
Pope #201
Urban V
1362 – 1370
(8 yrs, 82 days)
Pope #200
Innocent VI
1352 – 1362
(9 yrs, 268 days)
Pope #199
Clement VI
1342 – 1352
(10 yrs, 213 days)
Pope #198
Benedict XII
1334-1342
(7 yrs, 126 days)
Pope #197
John XXII
1316 – 1334
(18 yrs, 119 days)
Pope #196
Clement V
1305 – 1314
(8 yrs, 319 days)
Pope #195
Benedict XI
1303 – 1304
(259 days)
Pope #194
Boniface VIII
1294 – 1303
(8 yrs, 291 days)
Pope #193
St Celestine V
1294 – 1294
(161 days)
Pope #192
Nicholas IV
1288 – 1292
(4 yrs, 42 days)
Pope #191
Honorius IV
1285 – 1287
(2 yrs, 1 day)
Pope #190
Martin IV
1281 – 1285
(4 yrs, 34 days)
Pope #189
Nicholas III
1277 – 1280
(2 yrs, 271 days)
Pope #188
John XXI
1276 – 1277
(254 days)
Pope #187
Adrian V
1276 – 1276
(38 days)
Pope #186
Innocent V
1276 – 1276
(153 days)
Pope #185
Gregory X
1271 – 1276
(4 yrs, 131 days)
Pope #184
Clement IV
1265 – 1268
(3 yrs, 298 days)
Pope #183
Urban IV
1261 – 1264
(3 yrs, 34 days)
Pope #182
Alexander IV
1254 – 1261
(6 yrs, 164 days)
Pope #181
Innocent IV
1243 – 1254
(11 yrs, 165 days)
Pope #180
Celestine IV
1241 – 1241
(16 days)
Pope #179
Gregory IX
1227 – 1241
(14 yrs, 156 days)
Pope #178
Honorius III
1216 – 1227
(10 yrs, 243 days)
Pope #177
Innocent III
1198 – 1216
(18 yrs, 190 days)
Pope #176
Celestine III
1191 – 1198
(6 yrs, 284 days)
Pope #175
Clement III
1187-1191
(3 yrs, 91 days)
Pope #174
Gregory VIII
1187 – 1187
(57 days)
Pope #173
Urban III
1185 – 1187
(1 yr, 329 days)
Pope #172
Lucius III
1181 – 1185
(4 yrs, 85 days)
Pope #171
Alexander III
1159 – 1181
(21 yrs, 357 days)
Pope #170
Adrian IV
1154 – 1159
(4 yrs, 271 days)
Pope #169
Anastasius IV
1153 – 1154
(1 yr, 144 days)
Pope #168
Eugene III
1145 – 1153
(8 yrs, 143 days)
Pope #167
Lucius II
1144 – 1145
(340 days)
Pope #166
Celestine II
1143 – 1144
(164 days)
Pope #165
Innocent II
1130 – 1143
(13 yrs, 222 days)
Pope #164
Honorius II
1124 – 1130
(5 yrs, 54 days)
Pope #163
Callixtus II
1119 – 1124
(5 yrs, 315 days)
Pope #162
Gelasius II
1118 – 1119
(1 yr, 5 days)
Pope #161
Paschal II
1099 – 1118
(18 yrs, 161 days)
Pope #160
Urban II
1088 – 1099
(11 yrs, 139 days)
Pope #159
Victor III
1086 – 1087
(1 yr, 115 days)
Pope #158
Gregory VII
1073 – 1085
(12 yrs, 33 days)
Pope #157
Alexander II
1061 – 1061
(11 yrs, 203 days)
Pope #156
Nicholas II
1059 – 1061
(2 yrs, 233 days)
Pope #155
Stephen IX
1057 – 1058
(239 days)
Pope #154
Victor II
1055 – 1057
(2 yrs, 106 days)
Pope #153
St Leo IX
1049 – 1054
(5 yrs, 66 days)
Pope #152
Damasus II
1048 – 1048
(23 days
Pope #151
Benedict IX
1047 – 1048
(252 days)
Pope #150
Clement II
1046 – 1047
(289 days)
Pope #149
Gregory VI
1045 – 1046
(1 yr, 229 days)
Pope #148
Benedict IX
1045 – 1045
(52 days)
Pope #147
Sylvester III
1045 – 1045
(56 days)
Pope #146
Benedict IX
1045 – 1045
(12 yrs, 71 days)
Pope #145
John XIX
1024 – 1032
(8 yrs, 145 days)
Pope #144
Benedict VIII
1012 – 1024
(11 yrs, 327 days)
Pope #143
Sergius IV
1009 – 1012
(2 yrs, 286 days)
Pope #142
John XVIII
1004 – 1009
(5 yrs, 205 days)
Pope #141
John XVII
1003 – 1003
(174 days)
Pope #140
Sylvester II
999 – 1003
(4 yrs, 40 days)
Pope #139
Gregory V
996 – 999
(2 yrs, 291 days)
Pope #138
John XV
985 – 996
(10 yrs, 225 days)
Pope #137
John XIV
983 – 984
(263 days)
Pope #136
Benedict VII
974 – 983
(8 yrs, 282 days)
Pope #135
Benedict VI
973 – 974
(1 yr, 140 days)
Pope #134
John XIII
965 – 972
(6 yrs, 341 days)
Pope #133
Leo VIII
964 – 965
(251 days)
Pope #132
Benedict V
964 – 964
(32 days)
Pope #131
John XII
955 – 964
(8 yrs, 356 days)
Pope #130
Agapetus II
946 – 955
(9 yrs, 182 days)
Pope #129
Marinus II
942 – 946
(3 yrs, 183 days)
Pope #128
Stephen VIII
939 – 942
(3 yrs, 108 days)
Pope #127
Leo VII
936 – 939
(3 yrs, 191 days)
Pope #126
John XI
931 – 935
(4 yrs, 261 days)
Pope #125
Stephen VII
929 – 931
(2 yrs, 10 days)
Pope #124
Leo VI
928 – 929
(187 days)
Pope #123
John X
914 – 928
(14 yrs, 88 days)
Pope #122
Lando
913 – 914
(213 days)
Pope #121
Anastasius III
911 – 913
(2 yrs, 48 days)
Pope #120
Sergius III
904 – 911
(7 yrs, 75 days)
Pope #119
Leo V
903 – 904
(124 days)
Pope #118
Benedict IV
900 – 903
(3 yrs, 179 days)
Pope #117
John IX
898 – 900
(1 yr, 352 days)
Pope #116
Theodore II
897 – 897
(19 days)
Pope #115
Romanus
897 – 897
(92 days)
Pope #114
Stephen VI
896 – 897
(1 yr, 84 days)
Pope #113
Boniface VI
896 – 896
(15 days)
Pope #112
Formosus
891 – 896
(4 yrs, 181 days)
Pope #111
Stephen V
885 – 891
(5 yrs, 355 days)
Pope #110
Adrian III
884 – 885
(1 yr, 121 days)
Pope #109
Marinus I
882 – 884
(1 yr, 151 days)
Pope #108
John VIII
872 – 882
(10 yrs, 2 days)
Pope #107
Adrian II
867 – 872
(5 years, 0 days)
Pope #106
Nicholas I
800–867
(9 yrs, 203 days)
Pope #105
Benedict III
855 – 858
(2 yrs, 200 days)
Pope #104
Leo IV
847 – 855
(8 yrs, 98 days)
Pope #103
Sergius II
844-847
(3 years, 2 days)
Pope #102
Gregory IV
827–844
(16 yrs, 36 days)
Pope #101
Valentine
827 – 827
(40 days)
Pope #100
Eugene II
824 – 827
(3 yrs, 111 days)
Pope #99
Paschal I
817 – 824
(7 yrs, 17 days)
Pope #98
Stephen IV
816 – 817
(216 days)
Pope #97
Leo III
795 – 816
(20 yrs, 169 days)
Pope #96
Adrian I
772 – 795
(23 yrs, 328 days)
Pope #95
Stephen III
768 – 772
(3 yrs, 170 days)
Pope #94
Paul I
757 – 767
(10 yrs, 30 days)
Pope #93
Stephen II
752 – 757
(5 yrs, 31 days)
Pope #92
Zachary
741 – 752
(10 yrs, 110 days)
Pope #91
Gregory III
731 – 741
(10 yrs, 255 days)
Pope #90
Gregory II
715 – 731
(15 yrs, 268 days)
Pope #89
Constantine
708 – 715
(7 yrs, 15 days)
Pope #88
Sisinnius
708 – 708
(20 days)
Pope #87
John VII
705 – 707
(2 yrs, 231 days)
Pope #86
John VI
701 – 705
(3 yrs, 73 days)
Pope #85
Sergius I
687 – 701
(13 yrs, 267 days)
Pope #84
Conon
686 – 687
(335 days)
Pope #83
John V
685 – 686
(1 yr, 10 days)
Pope #82
Benedict II
684 – 685
(316 days)
Pope #81
Leo II
682 – 683
(320 days)
Pope #80
Agatho
678 – 681
(2 yrs, 197 days)
Pope #79
Donus
676 – 678
(1 yr, 160 days)
Pope #78
Adeodatus II
672 – 676
(4 yrs, 67 days)
Pope #77
Vitalian
657 – 672
(14 yrs, 181 days)
Pope #76
Eugene I
654 – 657
(2 yrs, 296 days)
Pope #75
Martin I
649 – 655
(6 yrs, 130 days)
Pope #74
Theodore I
642 – 649
(6 yrs, 171 days)
Pope #73
John IV
640 – 642
(1 yr, 292 days)
Pope #72
Severinus
640 – 640
(66 days)
Pope #71
Honorius I
625 – 638
(12 yrs, 350 days)
Pope #70
Boniface V
619 – 625
(5 yrs, 306 days)
Pope #69
Adeodatus I
615 – 618
(2 yrs, 360 days)
Pope #68
Boniface IV
608 – 615
(6 yrs, 235 days)
Pope #67
Boniface III
607 – 607
(266 days)
Pope #66
Sabinian
604 – 606
(1 yr, 162 days)
Pope #65
Gregory I
540 – 604
(13 yrs, 191 days)
Pope #64
Pelagius II
579 – 590
(10 yrs, 73 days)
Pope #63
Benedict I
575 – 579
(4 yrs, 58 days)
Pope #62
John III
561 – 574
(12 yrs, 361 days)
Pope #61
Pelagius I
556 – 561
(4 yrs, 322 days)
Pope #60
Vigilius
537 – 555
(18 yrs, 70 days)
Pope #59
Silverius
536 – 537
(276 days)
Pope #58
Agapetus I
535 – 536
(356 days)
Pope #57
John II
533 – 535
(2 yrs, 126 days)
Pope #56
Boniface II
530 – 532
(2 yrs, 25 days)
Pope #55
Felix IV
526 – 530
(4 yrs, 72 days)
Pope #54
John I
523 – 526
(2 yrs, 278 days)
Pope #53
Hormisdas
450 – 523
(9 yrs, 17 days)
Pope #52
Symmachus
498 – 514
(15 yrs, 239 days)
Pope #51
Anastasius II
496 – 498
(1 yr, 360 days)
Pope #50
Gelasius I
492 – 496
(4 yrs, 265 days)
Pope #49
Felix III
483 – 492
(8 yrs, 354 days)
Pope #48
Simplicius
468 – 483
(15 yrs, 7 days)
Pope #47
Hilarius
461 – 468
(6 yrs, 102 days)
Pope #46
Leo I
400 – 461
(21 yrs, 42 days)
Pope #45
Sixtus III
432 – 440
(8 yrs, 18 days)
Pope #44
Celestine I
422 – 432
(9 yrs, 321 days)
Pope #43
Boniface I
418 – 422
(3 yrs, 250 days)
Pope #42
Zosimus I
417 – 418
(1 yr, 283 days)
Pope #41
Innocent I
401 – 417
(15 yrs, 81 days)
Pope #40
Anastasius I
399 – 401
(2 yrs, 22 days)
Pope #39
Siricius
384 – 399
(14 yrs, 344 days)
Pope #38
Damasus I
366 – 384
(18 yrs, 71 days)
Pope #37
Liberius
352 – 366
(14 yrs, 130 days)
Pope #36
Julius I
337 – 352
(15 yrs, 66 days)
Pope #35
Mark
336 – 336
(263 days)
Pope #34
Sylvester I
314 – 335
(21 yrs, 334 days)
Pope #33
Miltiades
311 – 314
(2 yrs, 192 days)
Pope #32
Eusebius
310 – 310
(1 yr, 121 days)
Pope #31
Marcellus I
308 – 309
(234 days)
Pope #30
Marcellinus
296 – 304
(7 yrs, 301 days)
Pope #29
Caius
283 – 296
(12 yrs, 127 days)
Pope #28
Eutychian
275 – 283
(8 yrs, 337 days)
Pope #27
Felix I
269 – 274
(5 yrs, 359 days)
Pope #26
Dionysius
259 – 268
(9 yrs, 157 days)
Pope #25
Sixtus II
257 – 258
(341 days)
Pope #24
Stephen I
254 – 257
(3 yrs, 143 days)
Pope #23
Lucius I
253 – 254
(253 days)
Pope #22
Cornelius
251 – 253
(2 yrs, 111 days)
Pope #21
Fabian
236 – 250
(14 yrs, 10 days)
Pope #20
Anterus
235 – 236
(43 days)
Pope #19
Pontian
230 – 235
(5 yrs, 38 days)
Pope #18
Urban I
222 – 230
(7 yrs, 221 days)
Pope #17
Callixtus I
218 – 222
(4 yrs, 298 days)
Pope #16
Zephyrinus
199 – 217
(18 yrs, 145 days)
Pope #15
Victor I
189 – 199
(10 yrs, 63 days)
Pope #14
Eleuterus
174 – 189
(15 yrs, 34 days)
Pope #13
Soter
167 – 174
(8 yrs, 2 days)
Pope #12
Anicetus
157 – 168
(10 yrs, 283 days)
Pope #11
Pius I
140 – 154
(15 yrs, 181 days)
Pope #10
Hyginus
136 – 142
(4 yrs, 6 days)
Pope #9
Telesphorus
126 – 136
(10 yrs, 277 days)
Pope #8
Sixtus I
115 – 124
(9 yrs, 335 days)
Pope #7
Alexander I
107 – 115
(9 yrs, 188 days)
Pope #6
Evaristus
99 – 107
(5 yrs, 338 days)
Pope #5
Clement I
88 – 99
(11 yrs, 211 days)
Pope #4
Anacletus
79 – 92
Pope #3
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