The Chronological list of the 266 Catholic Church popes

Chronological list of popes

1st millennium

1st century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at election / death or resigned	Notes
1	1 April 33 – 29 June 67 (34 years, 89 days)		St Peter PETRUS (1 - 29 June 67)	Šimʻōn Kêpâ (Simon Peter)	Bethsaida, Galilea,Syria, Roman Empire	32 / 66	Apostle of Jesus from whom he received the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, according to Matthew 16:18–19. Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day (Feast of Saints Peter and Paul) 29 June, (Chair of Saint Peter) 22 February. He is recognized by the Catholic Church as the first Bishop of Rome appointed by Christ. Also revered as saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 29 June.[4]
2	29 June 67 – 23 September 76 (9 years, 86 days)		St Linus Papa LINUS (10 - 23 September 76)	Linus	Volterra, Italia, Roman Empire	57 / 66	Feast day 23 September. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 7 June.
3	23 September 76 – 26 April 88 (11 years, 216 days)		St Anacletus (Cletus) Papa ANACLETUS (Cletus) (25 - 26 April 88)	Anacletus	Athens, Greece, Roman Empire	51 / 63	Martyred; feast day 26 April. Once erroneously split into Cletus and Anacletus.[5]
4	26 April 88 – 23 November 99 (11 years, 211 days)		St Clement I Papa CLEMENS (35 - 23 November 99)	Clemens	Rome, Roman Empire	53 / 64	Feast day 23 November. Issued 1 Clement which is said to be the basis of apostolic authority for the clergy. Also revered as a saint inEastern Christianity, with a feast day of 25 November.
5	23 November 99 – 27 October 105 (7 years, 338 days)		St Evaristus Papa EVARISTUS (50 - 27 October 105)	Evaristus	Bethlehem, Judea, Roman Empire	49 / 55	Said to have divided Rome into parishes, assigning a priest to each. Feast day of 26 October.

2nd century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at election / death or resigned	Notes
6	27 October 107 – 3 May 115 (7 years, 188 days)		St Alexander I Papa ALEXANDER (75 - 3 May 115)	Alexander	Rome, Roman Empire	30 / 40	Inaugurated the custom of blessing houses with holy water. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 16 March.
7	3 May 115 – 3 April 125 (9 years, 335 days)		St Sixtus I Papa XYSTUS (42 - 3 April 125)	Xystus	Rome, Roman Empire	73 / 83	Feast day of 6 April. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 10 August.
8	3 April 125 – 5 January 136 (10 years, 277 days)		St Telesphorus Papa TELESPHORUS (67 - 5 January 136)	Telesphorus	Terranova da Sibari,Calabria, Roman Empire	58 / 69	Feast day of 5 January. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 22 February. Church Father St. Irenaeus called him a great martyr.
9	5 January 136 – 11 January 140 (4 years, 6 days)		St Hyginus Papa HYGINUS (78 - 11 January 140)	Ygínos	Athens, Greece, Roman Empire	58 / 62	Tradition holds he was martyred; feast day 11 January.
10	11 January 140 – 11 July 155 (15 years, 181 days)		St Pius I Papa PIUS (81 - 11 July 155)	Pius	Aquileia, Friuli, Roman Empire	59 / 74	Martyred by sword; feast day 11 July. Decreed that Easter should only be celebrated on a Sunday.
11	11 July 155 – 20 April 166 (10 years, 283 days)		St Anicetus Papa ANICETUS (92 - 20 April 166)	Anicitus	Emesa, Syria, Roman Empire	63 / 74	Tradition holds he was martyred; feast day 17 April. Decreed that priests are not allowed to have long hair.
12	20 April 166 – 22 April 174 (8 years, 2 days)		St Soter Papa SOTERIUS (120 - 22 April 175)	Soterius	Fondi, Latium, Roman Empire	46 / 55	Tradition holds he was martyred; feast day 22 April. Declared that marriage was valid as a sacrament blessed by a priest; formally inaugurated Easter as an annual festival in Rome.
13	22 April 174 – 26 May 189 (15 years, 34 days)		St Eleuterus Papa ELEUTHERIUS (130 - 26 May 189)	Eleutherius	Nicopoli, Epirus, Greece, Roman Empire	45 / 59	Tradition holds he was martyred; feast day 6 May.
14	26 May 189 – 28 July 199 (10 years, 63 days)		St Victor I Papa VICTOR (155 - 28 July 199)	Victor	Africa, Roman Empire	34 / 44	Known for excommunicating Theodotus of Byzantium.Quartodecimanism controversy.
15	28 July 199 – 20 December 217 (18 years, 145 days)		St Zephyrinus Papa ZEPHYRINUS (160 - 20 December 217)	Zephyrinus	Rome, Roman Empire	39 / 57	Combated against the adoptionist heresies of the followers of Theodotus the Byzantium who were ruled by Theodotus, the Money Changer and Asclepiodotus. Although not physically martyred, he is called a martyr for the suffering he endured.

3rd century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at election / death or resigned	Notes
16	20 December 217 – 14 October 222 (7 years, 298 days)		St Callixtus I Papa CALLISTUS (155 - 14 October 222)	Callistus	Rome, Roman Empire	62 / 67	Martyred; feast day 14 October.
17	14 October 222 – 23 May 230 (7 years, 221 days)		St Urban I Papa URBANUS (175 - 23 May 230)	Urbanus	Rome, Roman Empire	47 / 55	Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 25 May.
18	21 August 230 – 28 September 235 (5 years, 38 days)		St Pontian Papa PONTIANUS (175 - 28 September 235)	Pontianus	Rome, Roman Empire	55 / 60	First to abdicate after exile to Sardinia by Emperor Maximinus Thrax. The Liberian Catalogue records his death on 28 September 235, the earliest exact date in papal history.[6][7]
19	21 December 235 – 3 January 236 (13 days)		St Anterus Papa ANTERUS (180 - 3 January 236)	Anterus	Petilia, Bruttii, Roman Empire	55 / 56	Feast day 3 January. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 5 August.
20	10 January 236 – 20 January 250 (14 years, 10 days)		St Fabian Papa FABIANUS (200 - 20 January 250)	Fabianus	Rome, Roman Empire	36 / 50	Divided the communities of Rome into seven districts, each supervised by a deacon. Feast day 20 January. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 5 August.
21	6 March 251 – 25 June 253 (2 years, 111 days)		St Cornelius Papa CORNELIUS (180 - 25 June 253)	Cornelius	Rome, Roman Empire	71 / 73	Died a martyr through extreme hardship; feast day 16 September.
22	25 June 253 – 5 March 254 (253 days)		St Lucius I Papa LUCIUS (205 - 5 March 254)	Lucius	Rome, Roman Empire	48 / 49	Feast day 5 March.
23	12 March 254 – 2 August 257 (3 years, 143 days)		St Stephen I Papa STEPHANUS (200 - 2 August 257)	Stephanus	Rome, Roman Empire	54 / 57	Martyred by beheading; feast day 2 August. Also revered as a saint inEastern Christianity, with the same feast day.
24	30 August 257 – 6 August 258 (341 days)		St Sixtus II Papa XYSTUS Secundus (215 - 6 August 258)	Sixtus	Athens, Greece, Roman Empire	42 / 43	Martyred by beheading. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 10 August.
25	22 July 259 – 26 December 268 (9 years, 157 days)		St Dionysius Papa DIONYSIUS (200 - 26 December 268)	Dionysius	Terranova da Sibari, Bruttii, Roman Empire	59 / 68	Feast day 26 December.
26	5 January 269 – 30 December 274 (5 years, 359 days)		St Felix I Papa FELIX (206 - 30 December 274)	Felix	Rome, Roman Empire	63 / 68
27	4 January 275 – 7 December 283 (8 years, 337 days)		St Eutychian Papa EUTYCHIANUS (240 - 7 December 283)	Eutychianus	Luni, Roman Empire	35 / 43
28	17 December 283 – 22 April 296 (12 years, 127 days)		St Caius Papa CAIUS (245 - 22 April 296)	Gaius	Salona, Dalmatia, Roman Empire	38 / 51	Martyred (according to legend) Feast day 22 April. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 11 August.
29	30 June 296 – 26 April 304 (7 years, 301 days)		St Marcellinus Papa MARCELLINUS (250 - 26 April 304)	Marcellinus	Rome, Roman Empire	46 / 54	Feast day 26 April. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 7 June.

4th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at election / death or resigned	Notes
30	27 May 308 –16 January 309 (234 days)		St Marcellus I Papa MARCELLUS (255 - 16 January 309)	Marcellus	Italia, Roman Empire	53 / 54	Banished from Rome under Maxentius (309).
31	18 April 309 – 17 August 309 (121 days)		St Eusebius Papa EUSEBIUS (255 - 26 September 310)	Eusebius	Sardinia, Roman Empire	54 / 54	Banished by the emperor Maxentius, and died in exile.
32	2 July 311 – 10 January 314 (2 years, 192 days)		St Miltiades (Melchiades) Papa MILTIADES (270 - 10 January 314)	Miltiades (or Melchiades)	Africa, Roman Empire	41 / 44	First pope after the end of the persecution of Christians through theEdict of Milan (313 AD) issued by Constantine the Great. Presided over the Lateran council of 313.
33	31 January 314 – 31 December 335 (21 years, 334 days)		St Sylvester I Papa SILVESTER (285 - 31 December 335)	Silvester	Sant'Angelo a Scala,Avellino, Roman Empire	29 / 50	Feast day 31 December. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 2 January. First Council of Nicaea(325). Under him was built: the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Santa Croce in Gerusalemme and Old St. Peter's Basilica. Donation of Constantine.
34	18 January 336 – 7 October 336 (263 days) (290 - 7 October 336)		St Mark Papa MARCUS (290 - 7 October 336)	Marcus	Rome, Roman Empire	46 / 46	One of Mark's undertakings was to compile stories of the lives of martyrs and bishops before his time. There is some reason to believe he founded two churches in the area of Rome. One of them is still known to this day as the Church of San Marco, although it is greatly changed since his time. The other church was at the Catacomb of Balbina, a cemetery. Emperor Constantine gave gifts of land and furnishing for both buildings. Feast day 7 October.
35	6 February 337 – 12 April 352 (15 years, 66 days)		St Julius I Papa IULIUS (280 - 12 April 352)	Iulius	Rome, Roman Empire	57 / 72	Arian controversy. Credited with splitting the birth of Christ into two distinct celebrations: The Epiphany stayed on the traditional date, and the Nativity was added on 25 December.
36	17 May 352 – 24 September 366 (14 years, 130 days)		Liberius Papa LIBERIUS (310 - 24 September 366)	Liberius	Rome, Roman Empire	42 / 56	Earliest pope not canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. Revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 27 August.[8]
37	1 October 366 – 11 December 384 (18 years, 71 days)		St Damasus I Papa DAMASUS (306 - 11 December 384)	Damasus	Egitania, Portugal, Roman Empire	60 / 78	Patron of Jerome, commissioned the Vulgate translation of the Bible.Council of Rome (382).
38	17 December 384 – 26 November 399 (14 years, 344 days)		St Siricius Papa SIRICIUS (334 - 26 November 399)	Sicirius	Rome, Roman Empire	50 / 65	His famous letters—the earliest surviving texts of papal decretals—focus particularly on religious discipline and include decisions on baptism, consecration, ordination, penance, and continence. Siricius’ important decretal of 386 (written to Bishop Himerius of Tarragona), commanding celibacy for priests, was the first decree on this subject.[9]
39	27 November 399 – 19 December 401 (2 years, 22 days)		St Anastasius I Papa ANASTASIUS (340 - 19 December 401)	Anastasius	Rome, Roman Empire	59 / 61	Instructed priests to stand and bow their heads as they read from theGospels.

5th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at election / death or resigned	Notes
40	21 December 401 – 12 March 417 (15 years, 81 days)		St Innocent I Papa INNOCENTIUS (360 - 12 March 417)	Innocentius	Albano, Latium, Roman Empire	41 / 57	Visigoth Sack of Rome (410) under Alaric.
41	18 March 417 – 26 December 418 (1 year, 283 days)		St Zosimus Papa ZOSIMUS (370 - 26 December 418)	Zosimas	Mesoraca, Calabria, Roman Empire	47 / 48
42	28 December 418 – 4 September 422 (3 years, 250 days)		St Boniface I Papa BONIFACIUS (375 - 4 September 422)	Bonifacius	Rome, Roman Empire	43 / 47
43	10 September 422 – 27 July 432 (9 years, 321 days)		St Celestine I Papa COELESTINUS (380 - 27 July 432)	Coelestinus	Campania, Roman Empire	42 / 52	Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 8 April.
44	31 July 432 – 18 August 440 (8 years, 18 days)		St Sixtus III Papa SIXTUS Tertius (390 - 18 August 440)	Sixtus	Rome, Roman Empire	42 / 50
45	29 September 440 – 10 November 461 (21 years, 42 days)		St Leo I (Leo the Great) Papa LEO MAGNUS (390 - 10 November 461)	Leo	Tuscany, Roman Empire	50 / 71	Convinced Attila the Hun to turn back his invasion of Italy. Wrote theTome which was instrumental in the Council of Chalcedon and in defining the hypostatic union. Feast day 10 November. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 18 February.
46	19 November 461 – 29 February 468 (6 years, 102 days)		St Hilarius Papa HILARIUS (415 - 29 February 468)	Hilarius	Sardinia, Western Roman Empire	46 / 53
47	3 March 468 – 10 March 483 (15 years, 7 days)		St Simplicius Papa SIMPLICIUS (430 - 10 March 483)	Simplicius	Tivoli, Western Roman Empire	38 / 53
48	13 March 483 – 1 March 492 (8 years, 354 days)		St Felix III (Felix II) Papa FELIX Tertius (Secundus) (440 - 1 March 492)	Felice	Rome, Western Roman Empire	43 / 52	Sometimes called Felix II.
49	1 March 492 – 21 November 496 (4 years, 265 days)		St Gelasius I Papa GELASIUS (410 - 21 November 496)	Gelasius	Kabylie, Africa, Western Roman Empire	82 / 86	The last pope to have been born on the continent of Africa. The first pope called the "Vicar of Christ".[10]
50	24 November 496 – 19 November 498 (1 year, 360 days)		Anastasius II Papa ANASTASIUS Secundus (445 - 19 November 498)	Anastasius	Rome, Western Roman Empire	51 / 53	Tried to end the Acacian schism but it resulted in the Laurentian schism.
51	22 November 498 – 19 July 514 (15 years, 239 days)		St Symmachus Papa SYMMACHUS (460 - 19 July 514)	Simmaco	Sardinia, Western Roman Empire	38 / 54

6th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at election / death or resigned	Notes
52	20 July 514 – 6 August 523 (9 years, 17 days)		St Hormisdas Papa HORMISDAS (475 - 6 August 523)	Hormisdas	Frosinone, Southern Latium, Western Roman Empire	39 / 48	Father of Pope Silverius. Acacian schism.
53	13 August 523 – 18 May 526 (2 years, 278 days)		St John I Papa IOANNES (470 - 18 May 526)	Giovanni	Siena, Western Roman Empire	53 / 56
54	12 July 526 – 22 September 530 (4 years, 72 days)		St Felix IV (Felix III) Papa FELIX Quartus (Tertius) (490 - 22 September 530)	Felice	Samnium, Western Roman Empire	36 / 40	Sometimes called Felix III. Built Santi Cosma e Damiano.
55	22 September 530 – 17 October 532 (2 years, 25 days)		Boniface II Papa BONIFATIUS Secundus (490 - 17 October 532)	Bonifacio	Rome to Ostrogothparents, Western Roman Empire	40 / 42	Changed the numbering of the years in the Julian Calendar from Ab Urbe Condita to Anno Domini.
56	2 January 533 – 8 May 535 (2 years, 126 days)		John II Papa IOANNES Secundus (470 - 8 May 535)	Mercurio	Rome, Western Roman Empire	63 / 65	First pope not to use his personal name. This was because of the Roman god, Mercury.
57	13 May 535 – 22 April 536 (356 days)		St Agapetus I Papa AGAPITUS (490 - 22 April 536)	Agapito	Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom	45 / 46	Feast days 22 April and 20 September. Also revered as a saint inEastern Christianity, with a feast day of 17 April.
58	8 June 536 – 11 March 537 (276 days)		St Silverius Papa SILVERIUS (500 - 2 December 537)	Silverius	Ceccano, Ostrogothic Kingdom	36 / 37	Exiled; feast day 20 June, son of Pope Hormisdas.
59	29 March 537 – 7 June 555 (18 years, 70 days)		Vigilius Papa VIGILIUS (500 - 7 June 555)	Vigilius	Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom	37 / 55
60	16 April 556 – 4 March 561 (4 years, 322 days)		Pelagius I Papa PELAGIUS (505 - 4 March 561)	Pelagius	Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom	51 / 56	Credited with the construction of the basilica of Santi Apostoli.
61	17 July 561 – 13 July 574 (12 years, 361 days)		John III Papa IOANNES Tertius (520 - 13 July 574)	Catelinus	Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom	41 / 54
62	2 June 575 – 30 July 579 (4 years, 58 days)		Benedict I Papa BENEDICTUS (525 - 30 July 579)	Benedictus	Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom	50 / 54
63	26 November 579 – 7 February 590 (10 years, 73 days)		Pelagius II Papa PELAGIUS Secundus (520 - 7 February 590)	Pelagius	Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom	59 / 70	Ordered the construction of the Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura.
64	3 September 590 – 12 March 604 (13 years, 191 days)		St Gregory I (Gregory the Great) Papa GREGORIUS MAGNUS (540 - 12 March 604)	Gregorio O.S.B.	Rome, Byzantine Empire	50 / 64	The first formally to employ the titles Servus servorum Dei and Pontifex Maximus. Established the Gregorian chant. Feast day 3 September. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 12 March. Known as "the Father of Christian Worship". Known as "St. Gregory the Dialogist" in Eastern Orthodoxy.

7th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at election / death or resigned	Notes
65	13 September 604 – 22 February 606 (1 year, 162 days)		Sabinian Papa SABINIANUS (530 - 22 February 606)	Sabinianus	Blera, Viterbo, Byzantine Empire	74 / 76
66	19 February 607 – 12 November 607 (266 days)		Boniface III Papa BONIFATIUS Tertius (540 - 12 November 607)	Bonifacio	Rome, Byzantine Empire	67 / 67
67	15 September 608 – 8 May 615 (6 years, 235 days)		St Boniface IV Papa BONIFATIUS Quartus (560 - 8 May 615)	Bonifacio O.S.B.	Marsica, Byzantine Empire	48 / 55	First pope to bear the same name as his immediate predecessor. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
68	13 November 615 – 8 November 618 (2 years, 360 days)		St Adeodatus I (Deusdedit) Papa ADEODATUS sive DEUSDEDIT (570 - 8 November 618)	Adeodatus (or Deusdedit)	Rome, Byzantine Empire	45 / 48	Sometimes called Deusdedit, as a result Pope Adeodatus II is sometimes called Pope Adeodatus without a number. The first pope to use lead seals on papal documents, which in time came to be calledPapal bulls.
69	23 December 619 – 25 October 625 (5 years, 306 days)		Boniface V Papa BONIFATIUS Quintus (575 - 25 October 625)	Bonifacio	Naples, Byzantine Empire	44 / 50
70	27 October 625 – 12 October 638 (12 years, 350 days)		Honorius I Papa HONORIUS (585 - 12 October 638)	Onorio	Campania, Byzantine Empire	40 / 53	Named a heretic and anathematized by the Third Council of Constantinople. (680)
71	30 October 638 – 28 May 640 (1 year, 211 days)		Severinus Papa SEVERINUS (585 - 2 August 640)	Severino	Rome, Byzantine Empire	53 / 55
72	24 December 640 – 12 October 642 (1 year, 292 days)		John IV Papa IOANNES Quartus (600 - 12 October 642)	Giovanni	Zadar, Dalmatia, Byzantine Empire	40 / 42
73	24 November 642 – 14 May 649 (6 years, 171 days)		Theodore I Papa THEODORUS (610 - 14 May 649)	Theodoro	Jerusalem, Byzantine Empire	32 / 39	The last pope from Palestine. Planned the Lateran Council of 649, but died before it could open.
74	5 July 649 – 12 November 655 (6 years, 130 days)		St Martin I Papa MARTINUS (590 - 12 November 655)	Martino	Near Todi, Umbria, Byzantine Empire	59 / 65	Last pope recognized as a martyr. Feast day of 12 November. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 14 April.
75	10 August 654 – 2 June 657 (2 years, 296 days)		St Eugene I Papa EUGENIUS (615 - 2 June 657)	Eugenio	Rome, Duchy of Rome (formally Byzantine Empire)	39 / 42
76	30 July 657 – 27 January 672 (14 years, 181 days)		St Vitalian Papa VITALIANUS (600 - 27 January 672)	Vitaliano	Segni, Duchy of Rome (formally Byzantine Empire)	57 / 72
77	11 April 672 – 17 June 676 (4 years, 67 days)		Adeodatus II Papa ADEODATUS Secundus (621 - 17 June 672)	Adeodatus O.S.B.	Rome, Duchy of Rome (formally Byzantine Empire)	51 / 55	Sometimes called Pope Adeodatus (without a number) in reference toPope Adeodatus I sometimes being called Pope Deusdedit. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
78	2 November 676 – 11 April 678 (1 year, 160 days)		Donus Papa DONUS (610 - 11 April 678)	Dono	Rome, Duchy of Rome (formally Byzantine Empire)	66 / 68
79	27 June 678 – 10 January 681 (2 years, 197 days)		St Agatho Papa AGATHO (577 - 10 January 681)	Agatho	Palermo, Byzantine Empire	101 / 104	Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 20 February.
80	17 August 682 – 3 July 683 (351 days)		St Leo II Papa LEO Secundus (611 - 3 July 683)	Leone	Aidone, Byzantine Empire	71 / 72	Feast day 3 July.
81	26 June 684 – 8 May 685 (316 days)		St Benedict II Papa BENEDICTUS Secundus (635 - 8 May 685)	Benedetto	Rome, Duchy of Rome (formally Byzantine Empire)	49 / 50	Feast day 7 May.
82	12 August 685 – 2 August 686 (355 days)		John V Papa IOANNES Quintus (635 - 2 August 686)	Giovanni	Syria, Byzantine Empire	50 / 51
83	21 October 686 – 21 September 687 (335 days)		Conon Papa CONON (630 - 21 September 687)	Conon	Thrace, Byzantine Empire	56 / 57
84	15 December 687 – 8 September 701 (13 years, 267 days)		St Sergius I Papa SERGIUS (650 - 8 September 701)	Sergorio	Palermo, Byzantine Empire	37 / 51	Introduced the singing of the Lamb of God at mass.[10]

8th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at election / death or resigned	Notes
85	30 October 701 – 11 January 705 (3 years, 73 days)		John VI Papa IOANNES Sextus (655 - 11 January 705)	Giovanni	Ephesus, Anatolia,Asia Minor, Byzantine Empire	46 / 50
86	1 March 705 – 18 October 707 (2 years, 231 days)		John VII Papa IOANNES Septimus (650 - 18 October 707)	Giovanni	Rossano, Calabria, Byzantine Empire	55 / 57	The second pope to bear the same name as his immediate predecessor.
87	15 January 708 – 4 February 708 (20 days)		Sisinnius Papa SISINNIUS (650 - 4 February 708)	Sisinius	Syria, Rashidun Caliphate	58 / 58
88	25 March 708 – 9 April 715 (7 years, 15 days)		Constantine Papa COSTANTINUS sive CONSTANTINUS (664 - 9 April 715)	Constantinus	Syria, Umayyad Caliphate	44 / 51	Last pope to visit Greece while in office, until John Paul II in 2001.
89	19 May 715 – 11 February 731 (15 years, 268 days)		St Gregory II Papa GREGORIUS Secundus (669 - 11 February 731)	Gregorio	Rome, Duchy of Rome (formally Byzantine Empire)	46 / 62	Feast day 11 February. Held the Synod of Rome (721).
90	18 March 731 – 28 November 741 (10 years, 255 days)		St Gregory III Papa GREGORIUS Tertius (690 - 28 November 741)	Gregorio	Syria, Umayyad Caliphate	41 / 51	The third pope to bear the same name as his immediate predecessor. Was previously the last pope to have been born outside Europe until the election of Francis in 2013.
91	3 December 741 – 22 March 752 (10 years, 110 days)		St Zachary Papa ZACHARIAS (679 - 15 March 752)	Zacharias	Santa Severina, Calabria, Byzantine Empire	62 / 73	Feast day 15 March. Built the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.
(never con- secrated)	22 March 752 – 25 March 752 (3 days) (Never took office as pope)		Pope-elect Stephen (Stephen II) Papa Electus STEPHANUS (STEPHANUS Secundus) (700 - 25 March 752)	Stephano	Rome, Duchy of Rome (formally Byzantine Empire)	52 / 52	Sometimes known as Stephen II. Died three days after his election; never receiving episcopal consecration. Some lists still include him. The Vatican sanctioned his addition in the sixteenth century; removed in 1961. He is no longer considered a pope by the Catholic Church.
92	26 March 752 – 26 April 757 (5 years, 31 days)		Stephen II (Stephen III) Papa STEPHANUS Secundus (Tertius) (714 - 26 April 757)	Stephano	Rome, Duchy of Rome (formally Byzantine Empire)	38 / 43	Sometimes called Stephen III. The Donation of Pepin. Brother of Paul I.
93	29 May 757 – 28 June 767 (10 years, 30 days)		St Paul I Papa PAULUS (700 - 28 June 767)	Paolo	Rome, Duchy of Rome (formally Byzantine Empire)	57 / 67	Brother of Stephen II.
94	7 August 768 – 24 January 772 (3 years, 170 days)		Stephen III (Stephen IV) Papa STEPHANUS Tertius (Quartus) (723 - 24 January 772)	Stefano	Syracuse, Duchy of Rome (formally Byzantine Empire)	45 / 49	Sometimes called Stephen IV. The Lateran Council (769).
95	1 February 772 – 26 December 795 (23 years, 328 days)		Adrian I Papa HADRIANUS (712 - 25 December 795)	Adriano	Rome, Duchy of Rome (formally Byzantine Empire)	60 / 83
96	26 December 795 – 12 June 816 (20 years, 169 days)		St Leo III Papa LEO Tertius (750 - 12 June 816)	Leone	Rome, Papal States	45 / 66	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[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at election / death or resigned	Notes
97	22 June 816 – 24 January 817 (216 days)		Stephen IV (Stephen V) Papa STEPHANUS Quartus (Quintus) (770 - 24 January 817)	Stefano	Rome, Papal States	46 / 47	Sometimes called Stephen V.
98	25 January 817 – 11 February 824 (7 years, 17 days)		St Paschal I Papa PASCHALIS (775 - 11 February 824)	Pasquale	Rome, Papal States	42 / 49	Credited with finding the body of Saint Cecilia in the Catacomb of Callixtus, building the basilica of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere and the church of Santa Maria in Domnica.
99	8 May 824 – 27 August 827 (3 years, 111 days)		Eugene II Papa EUGENIUS Secundus (780 - 27 August 827)	Eugenio	Rome, Papal States	44 / 47
100	31 August 827 – 10 October 827 (40 days)		Valentine Papa VALENTINUS (780 - 10 October 827)	Valentino	Rome, Papal States	47 / 47
101	20 December 827 – 25 January 844 (16 years, 36 days)		Gregory IV Papa GREGORIUS Quartus (790 - 25 January 844)	Gregorio	Rome, Papal States	37 / 54	Rebuilt the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica and in the newly decorated chapel transferred the body of Gregory I.
102	25 January 844 – 27 January 847 (3 years, 2 days)		Sergius II Papa SERGIUS Secundus (790 - 27 January 847)	Sergorio	Rome, Papal States	54 / 57
103	10 April 847 – 17 July 855 (8 years, 98 days)		St Leo IV Papa LEO Quartus (790 - 17 July 855)	Leo O.S.B.	Rome, Papal States	57 / 65	Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
104	29 September 855 – 7 April 858 (2 years, 190 days)		Benedict III Papa BENEDICTUS Tertius (810 - 7 April 858)	Benedetto	Rome, Papal States	45 / 48
105	24 April 858 – 13 November 867 (9 years, 203 days)		St Nicholas I (Nicholas the Great) Papa NICOLAUS MAGNUS (819 - 13 November 867)	Niccolò	Rome, Papal States	39 / 48	Encouraged missionary activity.
106	14 December 867 – 14 December 872 (5 years, 0 days)		Adrian II Papa HADRIANUS Secundus (792 - 14 December 872)	Adriano	Rome, Papal States	75 / 80
107	14 December 872 – 16 December 882 (10 years, 2 days)		John VIII Papa IOANNES Octavus (820 - 16 December 882)	Giovanni	Rome, Papal States	52 / 62
108	16 December 882 – 15 May 884 (1 year, 151 days)		Marinus I Papa MARINUS (830 - 15 May 884)	Marino	Gallese, Papal States	52 / 54
109	17 May 884 – 15 September 885 (1 year, 121 days)		St Adrian III Papa HADRIANUS Tertius (835 - 15 September 885)	Adriano	Rome, Papal States	49 / 50
110	14 September 885 – 4 September 891 (5 years, 355 days)		Stephen V (Stephen VI) Papa STEPHANUS Quintus (Sextus) (840 - 4 September 891)	Stefano	Rome, Papal States	45 / 51	Sometimes called Stephen VI.
111	6 October 891 – 4 April 896 (4 years, 181 days)		Formosus Papa FORMOSUS (816 - 4 April 896)	Formoso	Ostia, Papal States	75 / 80	Posthumously ritually executed following the Cadaver Synod.
112	11 April 896 – 26 April 896 (15 days)		Boniface VI Papa BONIFATIUS Sextus (13 December 805 - 26 April 896)	Bonifacio	Rome, Papal States	90 / 90
113	22 May 896 – 14 August 897 (1 year, 84 days)		Stephen VI (Stephen VII) Papa STEPHANUS Sextus (Septimus) (850 - 14 August 897)	Stefano	Rome, Papal States	46 / 47	Sometimes called Stephen VII. Held the infamous Cadaver Synod.
114	14 August 897 – November 897 (92 days)		Romanus Papa ROMANUS (850 - November 897)	Romano	Gallese, Papal States	47 / 47
115	December 897 - 20 December 897 (20 days)		Theodore II Papa THEODORUS Secundus (840 - 20 December 897)	Theodoro	Rome, Papal States	57 / 57
116	18 January 898 – 5 January 900 (1 year, 352 days)		John IX Papa IOANNES Nonus (840 - 5 January 900)	Giovanni O.S.B.	Tivoli, Papal States	58 / 60	Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.

10th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at election / death or resigned	Notes
117	1 February 900 – 30 July 903 (3 years, 179 days)		Benedict IV Papa BENEDICTUS Quartus (840 - 30 July 903)	Benedetto	Rome, Papal States	60 / 63
118	30 July 903 – December 903 (123 days)		Leo V Papa LEO Quintus (845 - 29 January 904)	Leone	Ardea, Papal States	58 / 58
119	29 January 904 – 14 April 911 (7 years, 75 days)		Sergius III Papa SERGIUS Tertius (860 - 4 April 911)	Sergorio	Rome, Papal States	44 / 51	"Saeculum obscurum" begins. The first pope to be depicted with thePapal Tiara.
120	14 April 911 – June 913 (2 years, 47 days)		Anastasius III Papa ANASTASIUS Tertius (865 - June 913)	Anastasio	Rome, Papal States	46 / 48
121	7 July 913 – 25 February 914 (233 days)		Lando Papa LANDUS (865 - 25 February 914)	Lando	Sabina, Papal States	48 / 49
122	March 914 – 28 May 928 (14 years, 89 days)		John X Papa IOANNES Decimus (860 - 28 May 928)	Giovanni	Tossignano, Duchy of Rome	54 / 68
123	28 May 928 – December 928 (186 days)		Leo VI Papa LEO Sextus (880 - 3 February 929)	Leone	Rome, Papal States	48 / 48
124	3 February 929 – 13 February 931 (2 years, 10 days)		Stephen VII (Stephen VIII) Papa STEPHANUS Septimus (Octavus) (880 - 15 March 931)	Stefano	Rome, Papal States	49 / 51	Sometimes called Stephen VIII.
125	15 March 931 – December 935 (4 years, 260 days)		John XI Papa IOANNES Undecimus (910 - December 935)	Giovanni	Rome, Papal States	21 / 25
126	3 January 936 – 13 July 939 (3 years, 191 days)		Leo VII Papa LEO Septimus (895 - 13 July 939)	Leone O.S.B.	Rome, Papal States	41 / 44	Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
127	14 July 939 – 30 October 942 (3 years, 108 days)		Stephen VIII (Stephen IX) Papa STEPHANUS Octavus (Nonus) (900 - 30 October 942)	Stefano	Rome, Papal States	39 / 42	Sometimes called Stephen IX.
128	30 October 942 – 1 May 946 (3 years, 183 days)		Marinus II Papa MARINUS Secundus (900 - 1 May 946)	Marino	Rome, Papal States	42 / 46
129	10 May 946 – 8 November 955 (9 years, 182 days)		Agapetus II Papa AGAPITUS Secundus (905 - 8 November 955)	Agapito	Rome, Papal States	41 / 50
130	16 December 955 – 6 December 963 (8 years, 356 days)		John XII Papa IOANNES Duodecimus (937 - 14 May 964)	Ottaviano dei Conti di Tuscolo	Rome, Papal States	18 / 26	Deposed in 963 by Emperor Otto invalidly; end of the "Saeculum obscurum".
-	6 December 963 – 26 February 964 (-1 years, 82 days)		Antipope Leo VIII Antipapa LEO Octavus (915 - 1 March 965)	Leone	Rome, Papal States	48 / 49	Appointed antipope by Emperor Otto in 963 in opposition to John XIIand Benedict V. He became the true pope after Benedict V was deposed.
130	26 February 964 – 14 May 964 (78 days)		John XII Papa IOANNES Duodecimus (937 - 14 May 964)	Ottaviano dei Conti di Tuscolo	Rome, Papal States	27 / 27	Murdered in 964.
131	22 May 964 – 23 June 964 (32 days)		Benedict V Papa BENEDICTUS Quintus (915 - 4 July 965)	Benedictto	Rome, Papal States	49 / 49	Elected by the people of Rome, in opposition to the Antipope Leo VIIIwho was appointed by Emperor Otto; he accepted his own deposition in 964 leaving Leo VIII as the sole pope.
132	23 June 964 – 1 March 965 (251 days)		Leo VIII Papa LEO Octavus (915 - 1 March 965)	Leone	Rome, Papal States	49 / 50	Became the true pope after Benedict V was deposed.
133	1 October 965 – 6 September 972 (6 years, 341 days)		John XIII Papa IOANNES Tertius Decimus (920 - 6 September 972)	Giovanni deiCrescenzi	Rome, Papal States	45 / 52	Chronicled after his death as "the Good".
134	19 January 973 – 8 June 974 (1 year, 140 days)		Benedict VI Papa BENEDICTUS Sextus (925 - 8 June 974)	Benedictto	Rome, Papal States	48 / 49	Deposed and murdered.
135	October 974 – 10 July 983 (8 years, 283 days)		Benedict VII Papa BENEDICTUS Septimus (930 - 10 July 983)	Benedictto	Rome, Papal States	44 / 53
136	December 983 – 20 August 984 (264 days)		John XIV Papa IOANNES Quartus Decimus (940 - 20 August 984)	Pietro Canepanova	Pavia, Duchy of Rome	43 / 44
137	20 August 985 – 1 April 996 (10 years, 225 days)		John XV Papa IOANNES Quintus Decimus (950 - 1 April 996)	Giovanni di Gallina Alba	Rome, Papal States	35 / 46	The first pope to formally canonize a saint.
138	3 May 996 – 18 February 999 (2 years, 291 days)		Gregory V Papa GREGORIUS Quintus (972 - 18 February 999)	Bruno von Kärnten (Bruno ofCarinthia)	Duchy of Saxony ,Holy Roman Empire	24 / 27	First German Pope.
139	2 April 999 – 12 May 1003 (4 years, 40 days)		Sylvester II Papa SILVESTER Secundus (946 - 12 May 1003)	Gerbert d'Aurillac	Belliac, Auvergne,France	53 / 57	The first French pope.

2nd millennium[edit]

11th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at election / death or resigned	Notes
140	16 May 1003 – 6 November 1003 (174 days)		John XVII Papa IOANNES Septimus Decimus (955 - 6 November 1003)	Siccone Secchi	Rome, Duchy of Rome	48 / 48
141	25 December 1003 – 18 July 1009 (5 years, 205 days)		John XVIII Papa IOANNES Duodevicesimus (960 - 18 July 1009)	Giovanni Fasano	Rapagnano, Papal States	43 / 49
142	31 July 1009 – 12 May 1012 (2 years, 286 days)		Sergius IV Papa SERGIUS Quartus (965 - 12 May 1012)	Pietro Boccadiporco,O.S.B.	Rome, Papal States	44 / 47
143	18 May 1012 – 9 April 1024 (11 years, 327 days)		Benedict VIII Papa BENEDICTUS Octavus (980 - 9 April 1024)	Teofilatto dei Conti di Tuscolo	Rome, Papal States	32 / 44
144	14 May 1024 – 6 October 1032 (8 years, 145 days)		John XIX Papa IOANNES Undevicesimus (975 - 6 October 1032)	Romano dei Conti di Tuscolo	Rome, Papal States	49 / 57
145	21 October 1032 – 31 December 1044 (12 years, 71 days)		Benedict IX Papa BENEDICTUS Nonus (1012 - 18 September 1056)	Teofilatto dei Conti di Tuscolo	Rome, Papal States	20 / 32	1st Term.
146	13 January 1045 – 10 March 1045 (56 days)		Sylvester III Papa SILVESTER Tertius (1000 - October 1063)	Giovanni dei Crescenzi Ottaviani	Rome, Papal States	45 / 45	Validity of election questioned; considered Anti-Pope; deposed at theCouncil of Sutri.
147	10 March 1045 – 1 May 1045 (52 days)		Benedict IX Papa BENEDICTUS Nonus (1012 - 18 September 1056)	Teofilatto dei Conti di Tuscolo	Rome, Papal States	33 / 33	2nd Term; deposed at the Council of Sutri.
148	5 May 1045 – 20 December 1046 (1 year, 229 days)		Gregory VI Papa GREGORIUS Sextus (1000 - 20 December 1046)	Giovanni GrazianoPierleoni	Rome, Papal States	45 / 46	Deposed at the Council of Sutri.
149	24 December 1046 – 9 October 1047 (289 days)		Clement II Papa CLEMENS Secundus (1005 - 9 October 1047)	Suidger von Morsleben-Hornburg	Hornburg, Duchy of Saxony , Holy Roman Empire	41 / 42	Appointed by Henry III at the Council of Sutri; crowned Henry III as Holy Roman Emperor.
150	8 November 1047 – 17 July 1048 (252 days)		Benedict IX Papa BENEDICTUS Nonus (1012 - 18 September 1056)	Teofilatto dei Conti di Tuscolo	Rome, Papal States	35 / 36	3rd Term; deposed and excommunicated.
151	17 July 1048 – 9 August 1048 (23 days)		Damasus II Papa DAMASUS Secundus (1000 - 9 August 1048)	Poppo	Pildenau, Duchy of Bavaria , Holy Roman Empire	48 / 48
152	12 February 1049 – 19 April 1054 (5 years, 66 days)		St Leo IX Papa LEO Nonus (21 June 1002 - 28 July 1054)	Bruno von Count of Dagsbourg	Eguisheim, Alsace,Duchy of Swabia , Holy Roman Empire	47 / 51	In 1054, mutual excommunications of Leo IX and Patriarch of Constantinople Michael I Cerularius began the East–West Schism. The anathematizations were rescinded by Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras in 1965.[11]
153	13 April 1055 – 28 July 1057 (2 years, 106 days)		Victor II Papa VICTOR Secundus (1018 - 28 July 1057)	Gebhard II von Calw-Dollnstein-Hirschberg	Duchy of Swabia , Holy Roman Empire	37 / 39
154	2 August 1057 – 29 March 1058 (239 days)		Stephen IX (Stephen X) Papa STEPHANUS Nonus (Decimus) (1020 - 29 March 1058)	Frédéric de Lorraine, O.S.B.	Duchy of Lorraine , Holy Roman Empire	37 / 38	Sometimes called Stephen X. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
155	6 December 1058 – 27 July 1061 (2 years, 233 days)		Nicholas II Papa NICOLAUS Secundus (995 - 27 July 1061)	Gerard de Bourgogne	Château de Chevron,County of Savoy , Holy Roman Empire	63 / 66	In 1059 the College of Cardinals was designated the sole body of pope electors in the document In nomine Domini. (Papal conclave).
156	30 September 1061 – 21 April 1073 (11 years, 203 days)		Alexander II Papa ALEXANDER Secundus (1015 - 21 April 1073)	Anselmo da Baggio	Baggio, Milan , Holy Roman Empire	46 / 58	Authorised the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
157	22 April 1073 – 25 May 1085 (12 years, 33 days)		St Gregory VII Papa GREGORIUS Septimus (1025 - 25 May 1085)	IldebrandoAldobrandeschi di Soana O.S.B.	Sovana, Grosseto,March of Tuscany , Holy Roman Empire	48 / 60	Initiated the Gregorian Reforms. Restricted the use of the title "Papa" to the Bishop of Rome.[4] Member of the Order of Saint Benedict. Political struggle with German Emperor Henry IV, who had to go to Canossa(1077).
158	24 May 1086 – 16 September 1087 (1 year, 115 days)		Bl. Victor III Papa VICTOR Tertius (1026 - 16 September 1087)	Dauferio o Desiderio O.S.B.	Benevento, Duchy of Benevento	60 / 61	Member of the Order of Saint Benedict. Called the Synod of Benevento (1087) condemning lay investiture.
159	12 March 1088 – 29 July 1099 (11 years, 139 days)		Bl. Urban II Papa URBANUS Secundus (28 July 1042 - 29 July 1099)	Odon de Lagery,O.S.B.	Châtillon-sur-Marne,County of Champagne, France	46 / 57	Preached and started the First Crusade. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
160	13 August 1099 – 21 January 1118 (18 years, 161 days)		Paschal II Papa PASCHALIS Secundus (1050 - 21 January 1118)	Raniero Ranieri O.S.B.	Bleda, March of Tuscany , Holy Roman Empire	49 / 68	Member of the Order of Saint Benedict. Ordered the building of the basilica of Santi Quattro Coronati.

12th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at election / death or resigned	Notes
161	24 January 1118 – 29 January 1119 (1 year, 5 days)		Gelasius II Papa GELASIUS Secundus (21 December 1060 - 29 January 1119)	Giovanni deiCaetani, O.S.B.	Gaeta, Duchy of Gaeta	57 / 58	Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
162	2 February 1119 – 13 December 1124 (5 years, 315 days)		Callixtus II Papa CALLISTUS Secundus (1060 - 13 December 1124)	Gui de Bourgogne,Comte de Bourgogne	Quingey, Franche-Comté , Holy Roman Empire	59 / 64	Opened the First Council of the Lateran in 1123
163	21 December 1124 – 13 February 1130 (5 years, 54 days)		Honorius II Papa HONORIUS Secundus (9 February 1060 - 13 February 1130)	Lamberto Scannabecchi da Fiagnano,Can.Reg.	Fiagnano, Romagna, Holy Roman Empire	64 / 70	Canon Regular of S. Maria di San Reno. Approved the new military order of the Knights Templar in 1128.
164	14 February 1130 – 24 September 1143 (13 years, 222 days)		Innocent II Papa INNOCENTIUS Secundus (26 November 1081 - 24 September 1143)	Gregorio Papareschi,Can.Reg.	Rome, Papal States	48 / 61	Canon Regular of Lateran; Convened the Second Council of the Lateran, 1139
165	26 September 1143 – 8 March 1144 (164 days)		Celestine II Papa COELESTINUS Secundus (1085 - 8 March 1144)	Guido da Castello	Città di Castello, Holy Roman Empire	58 / 59
166	12 March 1144 – 15 February 1145 (340 days)		Lucius II Papa LUCIUS Secundus (1095 - 15 February 1145)	Gherardo Caccianemici dall'Orso,Can.Reg.	Bologna, Holy Roman Empire	49 / 50	Canon Regular of S. Frediano di Lucca.
167	15 February 1145 – 8 July 1153 (8 years, 143 days)		Bl. Eugene III Papa EUGENIUS Tertius (25 November 1100 - 8 July 1153)	Pietro dei Paganelli di Montemagno,O.Cist.[12]	Montemagno,Republic of Pisa	44 / 52	Member of the Order of Cistercians. Announced the Second Crusade.
168	12 July 1153 – 3 December 1154 (1 year, 144 days)		Anastasius IV Papa ANASTASIUS Quartus (1073 - 3 December 1154)	Corrado della Suburra	Rome, Papal States	80 / 81
169	4 December 1154 – 1 September 1159 (4 years, 271 days)		Adrian IV Papa HADRIANUS Quartus (1100 - 1 September 1159)	Nicholas Breakspear,Can.Reg.	Abbots Langley,Hertfordshire,Kingdom of England	54 / 59	First and only English pope; purportedly granted Ireland to Henry II, King of England. Canon Regular of St. Rufus Monastery .
170	7 September 1159 – 30 August 1181 (21 years, 357 days)		Alexander III Papa ALEXANDER Tertius (1100 - 30 August 1181)	Rolando Bandinelli	Siena, Republic of Siena , Holy Roman Empire	59 / 81	Convened the Third Council of the Lateran, 1179.
171	1 September 1181 – 25 November 1185 (4 years, 85 days)		Lucius III Papa LUCIUS Tertius (1097 - 25 November 1185)	Ubaldo Allucignoli	Lucca, March of Tuscany , Holy Roman Empire	84 / 88
172	25 November 1185 – 20 October 1187 (1 year, 329 days)		Urban III Papa URBANUS Tertius (1120 - 20 October 1187)	Uberto Crivelli	Cuggiono, Holy Roman Empire	65 / 67
173	21 October 1187 – 17 December 1187 (57 days)		Gregory VIII Papa GREGORIUS Octavus (1108 - 17 December 1187)	Alberto de Morra,Can.Reg.	Benevento, Papal States	79 / 79	Canon Regular Premostratense. Proposed the Third Crusade.
174	19 December 1187 – 20 March 1191[13] (3 years, 91 days)		Clement III Papa CLEMENS Tertius (1130 - 20 March 1191)	Paolo Scolari	Rome, Papal States	57 / 61
175	30 March 1191 – 8 January 1198 (6 years, 284 days)		Celestine III Papa COELESTINUS Tertius (1106 - 8 January 1198) Perfice gressus meos in semitis tuis ("Going in Thy path")	Giacinto BoboneOrsini	Rome, Papal States	85 / 92	Confirmed the statutes of the Teutonic Knights as a military order.
176	8 January 1198 – 16 July 1216 (18 years, 190 days)		Innocent III Papa INNOCENTIUS Tertius (23 November 1160 - 16 July 1216)	Lotario dei Conti di Segni	Gavignano, Papal States	37 / 55	Convened the Fourth Council of the Lateran, 1215. Initiated the Fourth Crusade but later distanced himself from it and threatened participants with excommunication when it became clear that the leadership abandoned a focus on conquest of the Holy Land and instead intended to sack Christian cities.[14]

13th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
177	18 July 1216 – 18 March 1227 (10 years, 243 days)		Honorius III Papa HONORIUS Tertius	Cencio Savelli	Rome, Papal States,Holy Roman Empire	Initiated the Fifth Crusade. Approved several religious and tertiary orders.
178	19 March 1227 – 22 August 1241 (14 years, 156 days)		Gregory IX Papa GREGORIUS Nonus	Ugolino dei Conti di Segni, O.F.S	Anagni, Papal States,Holy Roman Empire	Canonized Elisabeth of Hungary (1235). Initiated the Inquisition in France and endorsed the Northern Crusades.
179	25 October 1241 – 10 November 1241 (16 days)		Celestine IV Papa COELESTINUS Quartus	Goffredo Castiglioni	Milan, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Died before coronation.
180	25 June 1243 – 7 December 1254 (11 years, 165 days)		Innocent IV Papa INNOCENTIUS Quartus	Sinibaldo Fieschi	Genoa, Republic of Genoa, Holy Roman Empire	Convened the First Council of Lyons (1245). Issued the bull Ad extirpanda that permitted the torture of heretics (1252).
181	12 December 1254 – 25 May 1261 (6 years, 164 days)		Alexander IV Papa ALEXANDER Quartus	Rinaldo dei Conti di Jenne	Jenne, Papal States	Established an Inquisition in France.
182	29 August 1261 – 2 October 1264 (3 years, 34 days)		Urban IV Papa URBANUS Quartus	Jacques Pantaléon	Troyes, County of Champagne, France	Instituted the feast of Corpus Christi (1264).
183	5 February 1265 – 29 November 1268 (3 years, 298 days)		Clement IV Papa CLEMENS Quartus	Gui Faucoi	Saint-Gilles, Languedoc, France
N/A	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.
184	1 September 1271 – 10 January 1276 (4 years, 131 days)		Bl. Gregory X Papa GREGORIUS Decimus	Tebaldo Visconti,O.F.S	Piacenza, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Convened the Second Council of Lyons (1274). Responsible for regulation all papal conclaves until the 20th century.
185	21 January 1276 – 22 June 1276 (153 days)		Bl. Innocent V Papa INNOCENTIUS Quintus	Pierre de Tarentaise, O.P.	County of Savoy, Holy Roman Empire	Member of the Dominican Order.
186	11 July 1276 – 18 August 1276 (38 days)		Adrian V Papa HADRIANUS Quintus	Ottobuono Fieschi	Genoa, Republic of Genoa, Holy Roman Empire	Annulled Gregory X's papal bull on the regulations of papal conclaves.
187	8 September 1276 – 20 May 1277 (254 days)		John XXI Papa IOANNES Vicesimus Primus	Pedro Julião (a.k.a. Petrus Hispanus and Pedro Hispano)	Lisbon, Portugal	Due to a confusion over the numbering of popes named John in the 13th century, there was no John XX. There has never been a John XX, because the 20th pope of this name formerly when elected, decided to skip the number XX and 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 to XIX
188	25 November 1277 – 22 August 1280 (2 years, 271 days)		Nicholas III Papa NICOLAUS Tertius	Giovanni GaetanoOrsini	Rome, Papal States,Holy Roman Empire
189	22 February 1281 – 28 March 1285 (4 years, 34 days)		Martin IV Papa MARTINUS Quartus	Simon de Brion	Meinpicien, Touraine, France
190	2 April 1285 – 3 April 1287 (2 years, 1 day)		Honorius IV Papa HONORIUS Quartus	Giacomo Savelli	Rome, Papal States,Holy Roman Empire
191	22 February 1288 – 4 April 1292 (4 years, 42 days)		Nicholas IV Papa NICOLAUS Quartus	Girolamo Masci,O.F.M.	Lisciano, Papal States,Holy Roman Empire	Member of the Franciscan Order.
N/A	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.
192	5 July 1294 – 13 December 1294 (161 days)		St Celestine V Papa COELESTINUS Quintus	Pietro Angelerio,O.S.B.	Sant'Angelo Limosano, Kingdom of Sicily	One of the few popes who resigned voluntarily. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict. Founded the Celestines.
193	24 December 1294 – 11 October 1303 (8 years, 291 days)		Boniface VIII Papa BONIFATIUS Octavus	Benedetto Caetani	Anagni, Papal States,Holy Roman Empire	Formalized the Jubilee in 1300. Issued Unam Sanctam (1302) which proclaimed papal supremacy and pushing it to its historical extreme.

14th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
194	22 October 1303 – 7 July 1304 (259 days)		Bl. Benedict XI Papa BENEDICTUS Undecimus Illustra faciem Tuam super servum Tuum ("Let Your Face shine upon Your servant")	Niccolò Boccasini,O.P.	Treviso	Member of the Dominican Order. Reverted Boniface VIII's Unam Sanctam.
195	5 June 1305 – 20 April 1314 (8 years, 319 days)		Clement V Papa CLEMENS Quintus	Bertrand de Got	Villandraut, Gascony, France	Pope at Avignon. Convened the Council of Vienne (1311–1312). Initiated the persecution of the Knights Templar with the bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae under pressure from King Philip IV of France.
N/A	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.
196	7 August 1316 – 4 December 1334 (18 years, 119 days)		John XXII Papa IOANNES Vicesimus Secundus	Jacques d'Euse; Jacques Duèse	Cahors, Quercy, France	Pope at Avignon. Controversial for his views on the Beatific Vision.
197	20 December 1334 – 25 April 1342 (7 years, 126 days)		Benedict XII Papa BENEDICTUS Duodecimus	Jacques Fournier,O.Cist.	Saverdun, County of Foix, France	Pope at Avignon. Member of the Order of Cistercians. Known for issuing theApostolic constitution Benedictus Deus (1336).
198	7 May 1342 – 6 December 1352 (10 years, 213 days)		Clement VI Papa CLEMENS Sextus	Pierre Roger,O.S.B.	Maumont, Limousin, France	Pope at Avignon. Reigned during the Black Death and absolved those who died of it of their sins.
199	18 December 1352 – 12 September 1362 (9 years, 268 days)		Innocent VI Papa INNOCENTIUS Sextus	Étienne Aubert	Les Monts, Limousin, France	Pope at Avignon. Through his exertions the Treaty of Brétigny (1360) was brought about.
200	28 September 1362 – 19 December 1370 (8 years, 82 days)		Bl. Urban V Papa URBANUS Quintus	Guillaume (de) Grimoard, O.S.B.	Grizac, Languedoc, France	Pope at Avignon. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict. Reformed areas of education and sent missionary movements across Europe and Asia. His pontificate witnessed the Alexandrian and Savoyard crusades.
201	30 December 1370 – 27 March 1378 (7 years, 87 days)		Gregory XI Papa GREGORIUS Undecimus	Pierre Roger de Beaufort	Maumont, Limousin, France	Pope at Avignon; returns to Rome. The last French pope.
202	8 April 1378 – 15 October 1389 (11 years, 190 days)		Urban VI Papa URBANUS Sextus	Bartolomeo Prignano	Naples, Kingdom of Naples	Western Schism. Last pontiff to be elected outside the College of Cardinals.
203	2 November 1389 – 1 October 1404 (14 years, 334 days)		Boniface IX Papa BONIFATIUS Nonus	Pietro Tomacelli	Naples, Kingdom of Naples	Western Schism.

15th century[edit]

• ^R This pope resigned his office.
• ^B 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.

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy	Notes
204	17 October 1404 – 6 November 1406 (2 years, 20 days)		Innocent VII Papa INNOCENTIUS Septimus	Cosimo Gentile Migliorati	Sulmona, Kingdom of Naples	65 / 67 [B]	Western Schism
205	30 November 1406 – 4 July 1415 (8 years, 216 days)		Gregory XII Papa GREGORIUS Duodecimus	Angelo Correr	Venice, Republic of Venice	[R] 80 / 91	Western Schism; abdicated during the Council of Constance, which had been called by his opponent John XXIII.
N/A	4 July 1415 – 11 November 1417		Interregnum				Two-year period without a valid pope elected.
206	11 November 1417 – 20 February 1431 (13 years, 101 days)		Martin V Papa MARTINUS Quintus	Oddone Colonna,O.F.S	Genazzano, Papal States	48 / 62	Convened the Council of Basel (1431). Initiated the Hussite Wars.
207	3 March 1431 – 23 February 1447 (15 years, 357 days)		Eugene IV Papa EUGENIUS Quartus	Gabriele Condulmer, O.S.A.	Venice, Republic of Venice	47 / 63 [B]	Member of the Augustinian Order. Nephew of Martin V. CrownedSigismund emperor at Rome in 1433. Transferred the Council of Basel to Ferrara. It was later transferred again, to Florence, because of theBubonic plague.
208	6 March 1447 – 24 March 1455 (8 years, 18 days)		Nicholas V Papa NICOLAUS Quintus	Tommaso Parentucelli, O.P.	Sarzana, Republic of Genoa	49 / 57	Member of the Dominican Order. Held the Jubilee of 1450. CrownedFrederick III emperor at Rome (1452). Issued the Papal Bull Dum Diversas allowing Portugal's right to conquer and subjugate Saracens and pagans (1452). Created a library in the Vatican which would eventually become the Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana.
209	8 April 1455 – 6 August 1458 (3 years, 120 days)		Callixtus III Papa CALLISTUS Tertius	Alfonso de Borja	Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, Crown of Aragon	76 / 79	The first Spanish pope. Ordered the Feast of the Transfiguration to be celebrated on 6 August. Ordered the retrial of Joan of Arc, in which she was vindicated.
210	19 August 1458 – 15 August 1464 (5 years, 362 days)		Pius II Papa PIUS Secundus	Enea SilvioPiccolomini	Corsignano, Republic of Siena	52 / 58	Displayed a great interest in urban planning. Founded Pienza near Siena as the ideal city in 1462. Known for his work on theCommentaries.
211	30 August 1464 – 26 July 1471 (6 years, 330 days)		Paul II Papa PAULUS Secundus	Pietro Barbo	Venice, Republic of Venice	47 / 54	The nephew of Eugene IV. Built the Palazzo San Marco (now Palazzo Venezia). Approved the introduction of printing in the Papal States.
212	9 August 1471 – 12 August 1484 (13 years, 3 days)		Sixtus IV Papa XYSTUS Quartus	Francesco della Rovere, O.F.M.	Celle Ligure, Republic of Genoa	57 / 70	Member of the Franciscan Order. Commissioned the Sistine Chapel. Authorized an Inquisition targeting converted Jewish Christians in Spain at the request of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.
213	29 August 1484 – 25 July 1492 (7 years, 331 days)		Innocent VIII Papa INNOCENTIUS Octavus	Giovanni Battista Cybo	Genoa, Republic of Genoa	51 / 59 [B]	Appointed Tomás de Torquemada. Endorsed the prosecution of witchcraft in the bull Summis desiderantes affectibus (1484).
214	11 August 1492 – 18 August 1503 (11 years, 7 days)		Alexander VI Papa ALEXANDER Sextus	Roderic Llançol ide Borja	Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, Crown of Aragon	61 / 72	Nephew of Callixtus III; father to Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia. Divided the extra-European world between Spain and Portugal in the bull Inter caetera (1493). No Alexander V due to the antipope.

16th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy	Notes
215	22 September 1503 – 18 October 1503 (26 days)		Pius III Papa PIUS Tertius	Francesco TodeschiniPiccolomini	Siena, Republic of Siena	64 / 64	Nephew of Pius II. Founded the Piccolomini Library adjourning theSiena Cathedral.
216	31 October 1503 – 21 February 1513 (9 years, 113 days)		Julius II Papa IULIUS Secundus	Giuliano della Rovere, O.F.M.	Albisola, Republic of Genoa	59 / 69	Nephew of Sixtus IV; convened the Fifth Council of the Lateran (1512). Took control of all the Papal States for the first time. CommissionedMichelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Proposed plans for rebuilding St Peter's Basilica.
217	9 March 1513 – 1 December 1521 (8 years, 267 days)		Leo X Papa LEO Decimus	Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici	Florence, Republic of Florence	37 / 45	Son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Closed the Fifth Council of the Lateran. Remembered for granting indulgences to those who donated to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica; excommunicated Martin Luther (1521). Extended the Spanish Inquisition into Portugal.
218	9 January 1522 – 14 September 1523 (1 year, 248 days)		Adrian VI Papa HADRIANUS Sextus Patere et sustine ("Respect and wait")[15]	Adriaan Floriszoon Boeyens	Utrecht, Bishopric of Utrecht, Holy Roman Empire (nowNetherlands)	62 / 64	The only Dutch pope; last non-Italian to be elected pope until John Paul II in 1978. Tutor of Emperor Charles V. Retained his baptismal name as his regnal name.
219	26 November 1523 – 25 September 1534 (10 years, 303 days)		Clement VII Papa CLEMENS Septimus Candor illæsus ("Unharmed candor")[16]	Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici	Florence, Republic of Florence	45 / 56	Cousin of Leo X. Rome plundered by imperial troops (1527). Forbade the divorce of Henry VIII; crowned Charles V as emperor at Bologna(1530). His niece was married to the future Henry II of France. Ordered Michelangelo's painting of The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel.
220	13 October 1534 – 10 November 1549 (15 years, 28 days)		Paul III Papa PAULUS Tertius	AlessandroFarnese	Canino, Lazio, Papal States	66 / 81	Opened the Council of Trent (1545). His illegitimate son became the first Duke of Parma. Decreed the second and final excommunication ofHenry VIII. Appointed Michelangelo to supervise construction of St. Peter's Basilica (1546).
221	7 February 1550 – 29 March 1555 (5 years, 50 days)		Julius III Papa IULIUS Tertius	Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte	Rome, Lazio, Papal States	62 / 67	Established the Collegium Germanicum (1552). Reconvened the Council of Trent. The Innocenzo Scandal.
222	9 April 1555 – 1 May 1555 (0 years, 22 days)		Marcellus II Papa MARCELLUS Secundus	Marcello Cervini degli Spannochi	Montefano, Marche, Papal States	53 / 53	The last to use his birth name as the regnal name. Instituted immediate economies in Vatican expenditures. The Missa Papae Marcellicomposed in his honour.
223	23 May 1555 – 18 August 1559 (4 years, 87 days)		Paul IV Papa PAULUS Quartus Dominus mihi adjutor ("The Lord is my helper")[17]	Giovanni Pietro Carafa, C.R.	Capriglia Irpina,Campania, Kingdom of Naples	78 / 83	Member of the Theatines. Established the Roman Ghetto in Cum Nimis Absurdum (1555) and established the Index of Forbidden Books. Ordered Michelangelo to repaint the nudes of The Last Judgmentmodestly.
224	26 December 1559 – 9 December 1565 (5 years, 348 days)		Pius IV Papa PIUS Quartus	Giovanni AngeloMedici	Milan, Duchy of Milan	60 / 66	Reopened and closed the Council of Trent. Ordered public construction to improve the water supply of Rome. Instituted theTridentine Creed.
225	7 January 1566 – 1 May 1572 (6 years, 115 days)		St Pius V Papa PIUS Quintus Utinam dirigantur viæ meæ ad custodiendas ("It binds us to keep")[18]	Antonio Ghislieri,O.P.	Bosco, Piedmont, Duchy of Milan	61 / 68	Member of the Dominican Order. Excommunicated Elizabeth I (1570).Battle of Lepanto (1571); instituted the feast of Our Lady of Victory. Issued the 1570 Roman Missal.
226	13 May 1572 – 10 April 1585 (12 years, 332 days)		Gregory XIII Papa GREGORIUS Tertius Decimus Aperuit et clausit ("Opened and closed")[19]	Ugo Boncompagni	Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Papal States	70 / 83	Reformed the calendar (1582); built the Gregorian Chapel in the Vatican. The first pope to bestow the Immaculate Conception as Patroness to the Philippine Islands through the bull Ilius Fulti Præsido(1579). Strengthened diplomatic ties with Asian nations.
227	24 April 1585 – 27 August 1590 (5 years, 125 days)		Sixtus V Papa XYSTUS Quintus	Felice Peretti di Montalto, O.F.M. Conv.	Grottammare, Marche, Papal States	63 / 68	Member of the Conventual Franciscan Order. Known for fixing and completing building works to major basilicas in Rome. Limited theCollege of Cardinals to 70 in number; doubled the number of curial congregations.
228	15 September 1590 – 27 September 1590 (12 days)		Urban VII Papa URBANUS Septimus	Giovanni Battista Castagna	Rome, Lazio, Papal States	69 / 69	Shortest-reigning pope; died before coronation. Set the first known worldwide smoking ban, banning smoking in and near all churches.
229	5 December 1590 – 16 October 1591 (0 years, 315 days)		Gregory XIV Papa GREGORIUS Quartus Decimus	Niccolò Sfondrati	Somma Lombardo, Lombardy, Duchy of Milan	55 / 56	Modified the constitution Effraenatam of Sixtus V so that the penalty for abortion did not apply until the foetus became animated (1591). Madegambling on papal elections punishable by excommunication.
230	29 October 1591 – 30 December 1591 (62 days)		Innocent IX Papa INNOCENTIUS Nonus	Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti	Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Papal States	72 / 72	Supported the cause of Philip II and the Catholic League againstHenry IV in the French Wars of Religion. Prohibited the alienation of church property.
231	30 January 1592 – 3 March 1605 (13 years, 32 days)		Clement VIII Papa CLEMENS Octavus	Ippolito Aldobrandini	Fano, Marche, Papal States	55 / 69	Initiated an alliance of European Christian powers to partake in the war with the Ottoman Empire known as The Long War (1595). Convened the Congregatio de Auxiliis which addressed doctrinal disputes between the Dominicans and Jesuits regarding free will and divine grace.[20]

17th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy	Notes
232	1 April 1605 – 27 April 1605 (26 days)		Leo XI Papa LEO Undecimus	Alessandro Ottaviano de'Medici	Florence, Duchy of Florence	69 / 69	The nephew of Leo X. Called "Papa Lampo" (Lightning Pope) for his brief pontificate.
233	16 May 1605 – 28 January 1621 (15 years, 257 days)		Paul V Papa PAULUS Quintus Absit nisi in te gloriari ("Far, but in your glory")[21]	Camillo Borghese	Rome, Lazio, Papal States	52 / 68	Known for various building projects which included the facade of St Peter's Basilica. Established the Bank of the Holy Spirit (1605); restored the Aqua Traiana.
234	9 February 1621 – 8 July 1623 (2 years, 149 days)		Gregory XV Papa GREGORIUS Quintus Decimus	Alessandro Ludovisi	Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Papal States	67 / 69	Established the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (1622). Issued the bull Aeterni Patris (1621) which imposed conclaves to be by secret ballot. Issued the constitution Omnipotentis Dei against magicians and witches (1623).
235	6 August 1623 – 29 July 1644 (20 years, 358 days)		Urban VIII Papa URBANUS Octavus	Maffeo Barberini	Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany	55 / 76	Trial against Galileo Galilei. The last pope to expand papal territory by force of arms. Issued a 1624 bull that made the use of tobacco in holy places punishable by excommunication.
236	15 September 1644 – 7 January 1655 (10 years, 114 days)		Innocent X Papa INNOCENTIUS Decimus Alleviatæ sunt aquæ super terram ("Water on earth")[22]	Giovanni BattistaPamphilj	Rome, Lazio, Papal States	70 / 80	The great-great-great-grandson of Alexander VI. Erected the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi in Piazza Navona. Promulgated the apostolic constitution Cum occasione (1653) which condemned five doctrines ofJansenism as heresy.
237	7 April 1655 – 22 May 1667 (12 years, 45 days)		Alexander VII Papa ALEXANDER Septimus Montium custos ("Mountain guardian")[23]	Fabio Chigi	Siena, Grand Duchy of Tuscany	56 / 68	Great-nephew of Paul V. Commissioned St. Peter's Square. Issued the constitution Sollicitudo Omnium Ecclesiarum that set the doctrine of theImmaculate Conception almost identical to that of Pius IX centuries later.
238	20 June 1667 – 9 December 1669 (2 years, 172 days)		Clement IX Papa CLEMENS Nonus Aliis non sibi Clemens ("Clement to others, not to himself")[24]	Giulio Rospigliosi	Pistoia, Grand Duchy of Tuscany	67 / 69	Commissioned the colonnade of St. Peter's Square. Mediated in thepeace of Aachen (1668).
239	29 April 1670 – 22 July 1676 (6 years, 84 days)		Clement X Papa CLEMENS Decimus Bonum auget malum minuit ("He increases good and diminishes evil")[25]	Emilio Bonaventura Altieri	Rome, Lazio, Papal States	79 / 86	Canonized the first saint from the Americas: Saint Rose of Lima (1671). Decorated the bridge of Sant' Angelo with the ten statues of angels and the two fountains that adorn the piazza of St. Peter's. Established regulations for the removal of relics of saints from cemeteries.
240	21 September 1676 – 12 August 1689 (12 years, 325 days)		Bl. Innocent XI Papa INNOCENTIUS Undecimus Avarus non Implebitur ("The covetous man is not satisfied")[26]	Benedetto Odescalchi	Como, Lombardy, Duchy of Milan	65 / 78	Condemned the doctrine of mental reservation (1679) and initiated theHoly League. Extended the Holy Name of Mary as a universal feast (1684). Admired for positive contributions to catechesis.
241	6 October 1689 – 1 February 1691 (1 year, 118 days)		Alexander VIII Papa ALEXANDER Octavus	Pietro Vito Ottoboni	Venice, Republic of Venice	79 / 80	Condemned the so-called philosophical sin (1690).
242	12 July 1691 – 27 September 1700 (9 years, 77 days)		Innocent XII Papa INNOCENTIUS Duodecimus	Antonio Pignatelli,O.F.S	Spinazzola, Apulia, Kingdom of Naples	76 / 85	Issued the bull Romanum decet Pontificem to stop nepotism (1692). Erected various charitable and educational institutions.

18th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy	Notes
243	23 November 1700 – 19 March 1721 (20 years, 116 days)		Clement XI Papa CLEMENS Undecimus	Giovanni Francesco Albani	Urbino, Marche, Papal States	51 / 71	The "Chinese Rites" controversy. Patronized the first archaeological excavations in the Roman catacombs and made the feast of theImmaculate Conception universal.[10]
244	8 May 1721 – 7 March 1724 (2 years, 304 days)		Innocent XIII Papa INNOCENTIUS Tertius Decimus	Michelangelo deiConti	Poli, Lazio, Papal States	65 / 68	Prohibited the Jesuits from prosecuting their mission in China ordering that no new members should be received into the order.
245	29 May 1724 – 21 February 1730 (5 years, 268 days)		Servant of God Benedict XIII Papa BENEDICTUS Tertius Decimus	Pietro FrancescoOrsini, O.P.	Gravina in Puglia,Bari, Kingdom of Naples	75 / 81	Member of the Dominican Order; third and last member of the Orsini family to be pope. Originally called Benedict XIV due to the antipopebut reverted to XIII. Repealed the worldwide tobacco smoking ban set by Urban VII and Urban VIII.
246	12 July 1730 – 6 February 1740 (9 years, 209 days)		Clement XII Papa CLEMENS Duodecimus Dabis discernere inter malum et bonum ("Distinguish between good and evil")[27]	Lorenzo Corsini,O.F.S	Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany	78 / 87	Completed the new façade of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran(1735). Commissioned the Trevi Fountain in Rome (1732). Condemned Freemasonry in In eminenti apostolatus (1738).
247	17 August 1740 – 3 May 1758 (17 years, 259 days)		Benedict XIV Papa BENEDICTUS Quartus Decimus Curabuntor omnes ("Will heal all")[28]	Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini	Bologna, Papal States	65 / 83	Reformed the education of priests and the calendar of feasts. Completed the Trevi Fountain and affirmed the teachings of Thomas Aquinas; founded academies of art, religion and science.
248	6 July 1758 – 2 February 1769 (10 years, 211 days)		Clement XIII Papa CLEMENS Tertius Decimus Rosa umbriæ ("Umbrian rose")[29]	Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico	Venice, Republic of Venice	65 / 75	Provided the famous fig leaves on nude male statues in the Vatican. Defended the Society of Jesus in "Apostolicum pascendi" (1765).
249	19 May 1769 – 22 September 1774 (5 years, 126 days)		Clement XIV Papa CLEMENS Quartus Decimus Ursus velox ("Quick bear")[30]	Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, O.F.M. Conv.	Sant' Arcangelo di Romagna, Papal States	63 / 68	Member of the Conventual Franciscan Order. Suppressed the Society of Jesus in the brief "Dominus ac Redemptor" (1773).
250	15 February 1775 – 29 August 1799 (24 years, 195 days)		Pius VI Papa PIUS Sextus Floret in domo domini ("It blossoms in the house of God")[31]	Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi	Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Papal States	57 / 81	Condemned the French Revolution; expelled from the Papal States by French troops from 1798 until his death. The last pope to be a patron ofRenaissance art.
N/A	29 August 1799 –14 March 1800		Interregnum				Six-month period without a valid pope elected. This was due to unique logistical problems (the old pope died a prisoner and the conclave was in Venice) and a deadlock among cardinals voting.

19th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy	Notes
251	14 March 1800 – 20 August 1823 (23 years, 159 days)		Servant of God Pius VII Papa PIUS Septimus Aquila Rapax ("Rapacious eagle")[32]	Count Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti,O.S.B.	Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Papal States	57 / 81	Member of the Order of Saint Benedict. Present at Napoleon'scoronation as Emperor of the French. Briefly expelled from the Papal States by the French between 1809 and 1814.
252	28 September 1823 – 10 February 1829 (5 years, 135 days)		Leo XII Papa LEO Duodecimus	Count Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola Sermattei della Genga	Genga, Marche, Papal States	63 / 68	Placed the Catholic educational system under the control of the Jesuits through Quod divina sapientia (1824). Condemned the Bible societies.
253	31 March 1829 – 30 November 1830 (1 year, 244 days)		Pius VIII Papa PIUS Octavus	Francesco Saverio Castiglioni	Cingoli, Marche, Papal States	67 / 69	Accepted Louis Philippe I as King of the French. Condemned the masonic secret societies and modernist biblical translations in the briefLitteris altero (1830).
254	2 February 1831 – 1 June 1846 (15 years, 119 days)		Gregory XVI Papa GREGORIUS Sextus Decimus	Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, O.S.B. Cam.	Belluno, Veneto, Republic of Venice	65 / 80	Member of the Camaldolese Order; last non-bishop to be elected to the papacy. Opposed democratic and modernising reforms in the Papal States.
255	16 June 1846 – 7 February 1878 (31 years, 236 days)		Bl. Pius IX Papa PIUS Nonus	Count Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, O.F.S.	Senigallia, Marche, Papal States	54 / 85	Opened the First Vatican Council; lost the Papal States to Italy. Defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception and defined papal infallibility. Issued the controversial Syllabus of Errors. Second longest serving pope in history after Saint Peter.
256	20 February 1878 – 20 July 1903 (25 years, 150 days)		Leo XIII Papa LEO Tertius Decimus	Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci, O.F.S.	Carpineto Romano, Lazio, Papal States	67 / 93	Issued the encyclical Rerum novarum; supported Christian democracyagainst Communism. Had the fourth-longest reign after Pius IX, Saint Peter and John Paul II. Promoted the rosary and the scapular and approved two new Marian scapulars; first pope to fully embrace the concept of Mary as mediatrix.

20th century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal Motto Latin (English)	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy	Notes
257	4 August 1903 – 20 August 1914 (11 years, 16 days)		St Pius X Papa PIUS Decimus Instaurare Omnia in Christo ("Restore all things in Christ")	Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto,O.F.S.	Riese, Treviso, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire	68 / 79	Encouraged and expanded reception of the Eucharist. CombattedModernism; issued the oath against it. Advocated the Gregorian Chantand reformed the Roman Breviary.
258	3 September 1914 – 22 January 1922 (7 years, 141 days)		Benedict XV Papa BENEDICTUS Quintus Decimus In te, Domine, speravi: non confundar in aeternum. ("In thee, o Lord, have I trusted: let me not be confounded for evermore.")	Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista Della Chiesa,O.F.S.	Genoa, Pegli, Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia	59 / 67	Credited for intervening for peace during World War I. Issued the 1917 Code of Canon Law; supported the missionaries in Maximum Illud. Remembered by Benedict XVI as a "prophet of peace".
259	6 February 1922 – 10 February 1939 (17 years, 4 days)		Pius XI Papa PIUS Undecimus Pax Christi in Regno Christi ("The Peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ")	Achille Ambrogio Damiano Ratti,O.F.S.	Desio, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire	64 / 81	Signed the Lateran Treaty with Italy (1929) establishing Vatican City as a sovereign state. Inaugurated Vatican Radio. Re-founded thePontifical Academy of Sciences. Created the feast of Christ the King. Opposed Communism and Nazism.
260	2 March 1939 – 9 October 1958 (19 years, 221 days)		Ven. Pius XII Papa PIUS Duodecimus Opus Justitiae Pax ("The work of justice [shall be] peace")	Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli, O.F.S.	Rome, Lazio, Kingdom of Italy	63 / 82	Invoked papal infallibility in the encyclical Munificentissimus Deus; defined the dogma of the Assumption. Eliminated the Italian majority ofcardinals. Credited with intervening for peace during World War II; controversial for his role in the Holocaust.
261	28 October 1958 – 3 June 1963 (4 years, 218 days)		St John XXIII Papa IOANNES Vicesimus Tertius Obedientia et Pax ("Obedience and peace")	Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, O.F.S.	Sotto il Monte,Bergamo, Kingdom of Italy	76 / 81	Opened the Second Vatican Council; called "Good Pope John". Issued the encyclical Pacem in terris (1963) on peace and nuclear disarmament; intervened for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis(1962).
262	21 June 1963 – 6 August 1978 (15 years, 46 days)		Bl. Paul VI Papa PAULUS Sextus Cum Ipso in Monte ("With Him on the mount")	Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini	Concesio, Brescia, Kingdom of Italy	65 / 80	Last pope to be crowned in a coronation with the tiara. First pope to travel to the USA and Australia; first pope since 1809 to travel outsideItaly. Closed the Second Vatican Council. Issued the encyclicalHumanae vitae (1968) condemning artificial contraception.
263	26 August 1978 – 28 September 1978 (33 days)		Servant of God John Paul I Papa IOANNES PAULUS Primus Humilitas ("Humility")	Albino Luciani	Forno di Canale,Belluno, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy	65 / 65	Abolished the coronation opting for the Papal Inauguration. First pope to use 'the First' in papal name; first with two names for two immediate predecessors. Last pope to use the Sedia Gestatoria.
264	16 October 1978 – 2 April 2005 (26 years, 168 days)		St John Paul II (John Paul the Great)[33] Papa IOANNES PAULUS Secundus Totus Tuus ("Totally yours")	Karol Józef Wojtyła	Wadowice, 2nd Polish Republic	58 / 84	First Polish pope and first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI (1522–1523). Traveled extensively; first pope to travel to Canada. Third longest reign after Pius IX and Saint Peter. Founded World Youth Day(1984). Canonized more saints than all his predecessors.

3rd millennium[edit]

21st century[edit]

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal Motto Latin (English)	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy	Notes
265	19 April 2005 – 28 February 2013 (7 years, 315 days)		Benedict XVI Papa BENEDICTUS Sextus Decimus Cooperatores Veritatis ("Cooperators of the truth")	Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger	Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany	78 / 85	Oldest to become pope since Clement XII (1730). Elevated theTridentine Mass to a more prominent position and promoted the use ofLatin; re-introduced several disused papal garments. Established theAnglican Ordinariate. First pope to renounce the papacy on his own initiative since Celestine V (1294),[34] retaining regnal name with title of Pope Emeritus.[35]
266	13 March 2013 – present (2 years, 201 days)		Francis Papa FRANCISCUS Miserando atque Eligendo ("Lowly but chosen" -- literally in Latin 'by having mercy, by choosing him') [36]	Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.	Flores, Buenos Aires,Argentina	76 / -	First pope to be born outside Europe since Gregory III (731–741) and the first from the Americas; first pope from the Southern Hemisphere. First religious pope since Gregory XVI (1831–1846); first Jesuit pope. First to use a new and non-composed regnal name since Lando (913–914).