List of Popes
List of all Catholic Popes from St. Peter to the Present Day
This list is compiled from articles in the Original Catholic Encyclopedia. It is not an article from the print version, but is provided here for the benefit of of Internet visitors. The list is sortable by name (alpha) and by chronology.
| Order | Name | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter, Apostle, Saint | Reigned 33-67 | |
| 2 | Linus, Saint | Reigned c.67-76 | |
| 3 | Anacletus, Saint | Reigned 76-88 | aka Cletus |
| 4 | Clement I, Saint | Reigned 88-97 | |
| 5 | Evaristus, Saint | Reigned c.98- c.106 | Aristus in the Liberian Catalogue |
| 6 | Alexander I, Saint | Reigned c.106-115 | |
| 7 | Sixtus I, Saint | Reigned 115-125 | XYSTUS in the oldest documents |
| 8 | Telesphorus, Saint | Reigned 125-136 | |
| 9 | Hyginus, Saint | Reigned c.136-140 | |
| 10 | Pius I, Saint | Reigned c.140-c.154 | |
| 11 | Anicetus, Saint | Reigned c.157-168 | |
| 12 | Soter, Saint | Reigned c.166-c.174 | |
| 13 | Eleutherius, Saint | Reigned c.175-189 | |
| 14 | Victor I, Saint | Reigned 189-c.198 | |
| 15 | Zephyrinus, Saint | Reigned 198-217 | |
| 16 | Callistus I | Reigned 218-c.222 | |
| 17 | Urban I | Reigned 222-230 | |
| 18 | Pontian, Saint | Reigned 230-235 | |
| 19 | Anterus, Saint | Reigned 235-236 | aka Anteros |
| 20 | Fabian, Saint | Reigned 236-250 | |
| 21 | Cornelius | Reigned 251-253 | |
| 22 | Lucius I, Saint | Reigned 253-254 | |
| 23 | Stephen I, Saint | Reigned 254-257 | |
| 24 | Sixtus II, Saint | Reigned 257-258 | XYSTUS in the oldest documents |
| 25 | Dionysius, Saint | Reigned 260-268 | |
| 26 | Felix I, Saint | Reigned 269-274 | |
| 27 | Eutychianus, Saint | Reigned 275-283 | |
| 28 | Caius, Saint | Reigned 283-296 | |
| 29 | Marcellinus, Saint | Reigned 296-304 | |
| 30 | Marcellus I, Saint | Reigned 308-309 | |
| 31 | Eusebius, Saint | Reigned 309 or 310 | |
| 32 | Miltiades, Saint | Reigned 311-314 | |
| 33 | Sylvester I, Saint | Reigned 314-335 | |
| 34 | Mark, Saint | Reigned 336 | aka Marcus |
| 35 | Julius I, Saint | Reigned 337-352 | |
| 36 | Liberius | Reigned 352-366 | |
| 37 | Damasus I, Saint | Reigned 366-383 | |
| 38 | Siricius, Saint | Reigned 384-399 | |
| 39 | Anastasius I, Saint | Reigned 399-401 | |
| 40 | Innocent I | Reigned 401-417 | |
| 41 | Zosimus, Saint | Reigned 417-418 | |
| 42 | Boniface I, Saint | Reigned 418-422 | |
| 43 | Celestine I, Saint | Reigned 422-432 | |
| 44 | Sixtus III, Saint | Reigned 432-440 | XYSTUS in the oldest documents |
| 45 | Leo I, Saint | Reigned 440-461 | |
| 46 | Hilarus, Saint | Reigned 461-468 | |
| 47 | Simplicius, Saint | Reigned 468-483 | |
| 48 | Felix III (II), Saint | Reigned 483-492 | |
| 49 | Gelasius I, Saint | Reigned 492-496 | |
| 50 | Anastasius II | Reigned 496-498 | |
| 51 | Symmachus, Saint | Reigned 498-514 | |
| 52 | Hormisdas, Saint | Reigned 514-523 | |
| 53 | John I, Saint | Reigned 523-c.526 | |
| 54 | Felix IV (III) | Reigned 526-530 | |
| 55 | Boniface II | Reigned 530-532 | |
| 56 | John II | Reigned 533-535 | |
| 57 | Agapetus I, Saint | Reigned 535-536 | |
| 58 | Silverius, Saint | Reigned 536-537 | |
| 59 | Vigilius | Reigned 537-555 | |
| 60 | Pelagius I | Reigned 556-561 | |
| 61 | John III | Reigned 561-574 | |
| 62 | Benedict I | Reigned 575-579 | |
| 63 | Pelagius II | Reigned 579-590 | |
| 64 | Gregory I (the Great), Saint | Reigned 590-604 | |
| 65 | Sabinianus | Reigned 604-606 | |
| 66 | Boniface III | Reigned 607 | |
| 67 | Boniface IV | Reigned 608-615 | |
| 68 | Deusdedit, Saint | Reigned 615-618 | |
| 69 | Boniface V | Reigned 619-625 | |
| 70 | Honorius I | Reigned 625-638 | |
| 71 | Severinus | Reigned 640 | |
| 72 | John IV | Reigned 640-642 | |
| 73 | Theodore I | Reigned 642-649 | |
| 74 | Martin I, Saint | Reigned 649-655 | |
| 75 | Eugene I | Reigned 655-657 | |
| 76 | Vitalian, Saint | Reigned 657-672 | |
| 77 | Adeodatus, Saint | Reigned 672-676 | |
| 78 | Donus | Reigned 676-678 | |
| 79 | Agatho, Saint | Reigned 678-681 | |
| 80 | Leo II, Saint | Reigned 682-683 | |
| 81 | Benedict II | Reigned 684-685 | |
| 82 | John V | Reigned 685-686 | |
| 83 | Conon | Reigned 686-687 | |
| 84 | Sergius I, Saint | Reigned 687-701 | |
| 85 | John VI | Reigned 701-705 | |
| 86 | John VII | Reigned 705-707 | |
| 87 | Sisinnius | Reigned 708 | |
| 88 | Constantine | Reigned 708-715 | |
| 89 | Gregory II, Saint | Reigned 715-731 | |
| 90 | Gregory III, Saint | Reigned 731-741 | |
| 91 | Zachary, Saint | Reigned 741-752 | |
| 92 | Stephen II | Elected 752 | died before his consecration; excluded from some lists |
| 93 | Stephen III (II) | Reigned 752-757 | |
| 94 | Paul I | Reigned 757-767 | |
| 95 | Stephen IV (III) | Reigned 768-772 | |
| 96 | Adrian I | Reigned 772-795 | |
| 97 | Leo III, Saint | Reigned 795-816 | |
| 98 | Stephen V (IV) | Reigned 816-817 | |
| 99 | Paschal I | Reigned 817-824 | |
| 100 | Eugene II | Reigned 824-827 | |
| 101 | Valentine | Reigned 827 | |
| 102 | Gregory IV | Reigned 827-844 | |
| 103 | Sergius II | Reigned 844-847 | |
| 104 | Leo IV, Saint | Reigned 847-855 | |
| 105 | Benedict III | Reigned 855-858 | |
| 106 | Nicholas I, Saint | Reigned 858-867 | |
| 107 | Adrian II | Reigned 867-872 | |
| 108 | John VIII | Reigned 872-882 | |
| 109 | Marinus I | Reigned 882-884 | |
| 110 | Adrian III, Saint | Reigned 884-885 | |
| 111 | Stephen VI (V) | Reigned 885-891 | |
| 112 | Formosus | Reigned 891-896 | |
| 113 | Boniface VI | Reigned 896 | |
| 114 | Stephen VII (VI) | Reigned 896-897 | |
| 115 | Romanus | Reigned 897 | |
| 116 | Theodore II | Reigned 897 | |
| 117 | John IX | Reigned 898-900 | |
| 118 | Benedict IV | Reigned 900-903 | |
| 119 | Leo V | Reigned 903 | |
| 120 | Sergius III | Reigned 904-911 | |
| 121 | Anastasius III | Reigned 911-913 | |
| 122 | Lando | Reigned 913-14 | |
| 123 | John X | Reigned 914-928 | |
| 124 | Leo VI | Reigned 928 | |
| 125 | Stephen VIII (VII) | Reigned 929-931 | |
| 126 | John XI | Reigned 931-936 | |
| 127 | Leo VII | Reigned 936-939 | |
| 128 | Stephen IX (VIII) | Reigned 939-942 | |
| 129 | Marinus II | Reigned 942-946 | |
| 130 | Agapetus II | Reigned 946-955 | |
| 131 | John XII | Reigned 955-964 | |
| 132 | Leo VIII | Reigned 964-965 | |
| 133 | Benedict V | Reigned 964 | |
| 134 | John XIII | Reigned 965-972 | |
| 135 | Benedict VI | Reigned 973-974 | |
| 136 | Benedict VII | Reigned 974-983 | |
| 137 | John XIV | Reigned 983-984 | |
| 138 | John XV (XVI) | Reigned 985-996 | |
| 139 | Gregory V | Reigned 996-999 | |
| 140 | Sylvester II | Reigned 999-1003 | |
| 141 | John XVII (XVIII) | Reigned 1003 | |
| 142 | John XVIII (XIX) | Reigned 1003-1009 | |
| 143 | Sergius IV | Reigned 1009-1012 | |
| 144 | Benedict VIII | Reigned 1012-1024 | |
| 145 | John XIX (XX) | Reigned 1024-1032 | |
| 146 | Benedict IX | Reigned 1032-1044 | |
| 147 | Sylvester III | Reigned 1045 | |
| 148 | Benedict IX | Reigned 1045 | |
| 149 | Gregory VI | Reigned 1045-1046 | |
| 150 | Clement II | Reigned 1046-1047 | |
| 151 | Benedict IX | Reigned 1047-1048 | |
| 152 | Damasus II | Reigned 1048 | |
| 153 | Leo IX, Saint | Reigned 1049-1054 | |
| 154 | Victor II | Reigned 1055-1057 | |
| 155 | Stephen X (IX) | Reigned 1057-1058 | |
| 156 | Nicholas II | Reigned 1058-1061 | |
| 157 | Alexander II | Reigned 1061-1073 | |
| 158 | Gregory VII, Saint | Reigned 1073-1085 | |
| 159 | Victor III, Blessed | Reigned 1086-1087 | |
| 160 | Urban II, Blessed | Reigned 1088-1099 | |
| 161 | Paschal II | Reigned 1099-1118 | |
| 162 | Gelasius II | Reigned 1118-1119 | |
| 163 | Callistus II | Reigned 1119-1124 | |
| 164 | Honorius II | Reigned 1124-1130 | |
| 165 | Innocent II | Reigned 1130-1143 | |
| 166 | Celestine II | Reigned 1143-1144 | |
| 167 | Lucius II | Reigned 1144-1145 | |
| 168 | Eugene III | Reigned 1145-1153 | |
| 169 | Anastasius IV | Reigned 1153-1154 | |
| 170 | Adrian IV | Reigned 1154-1159 | |
| 171 | Alexander III | Reigned 1159-1181 | |
| 172 | Lucius III | Reigned 1181-1185 | |
| 173 | Urban III | Reigned 1185-1187 | |
| 174 | Gregory VIII | Reigned 1187 | |
| 175 | Clement III | Reigned 1187-1191 | |
| 176 | Celestine III | Reigned 1191-1198 | |
| 177 | Innocent III | Reigned 1198-1216 | |
| 178 | Honorius III | Reigned 1216-1227 | |
| 179 | Gregory IX | Reigned 1227-1241 | |
| 180 | Celestine IV | Reigned 1241 | |
| 181 | Innocent IV | Reigned 1243-1254 | |
| 182 | Alexander IV | Reigned 1254-1261 | |
| 183 | Urban IV | Reigned 1261-1264 | |
| 184 | Clement IV | Reigned 1265-1268 | |
| 185 | Gregory X | Reigned 1271-1276 | |
| 186 | Innocent V | Reigned 1276 | |
| 187 | Adrian V | Reigned July-August 1276 | |
| 188 | John XXI (XX) | Reigned 1276-1277 | |
| 189 | Nicholas III | Reigned 1277-1280 | |
| 190 | Martin IV | Reigned 1281-1285 | |
| 191 | Honorius IV | Reigned 1285-1287 | |
| 192 | Nicholas IV | Reigned 1288-1292 | |
| 193 | Celestine V, Saint | Reigned 1294 | |
| 194 | Boniface VIII | Reigned 1294-1303 | |
| 195 | Benedict XI, Blessed | Reigned 1303-1304 | |
| 196 | Clement V | Reigned 1305-1314 | |
| 197 | John XXII | Reigned 1316-1334 | |
| 198 | Benedict XII | Reigned 1334-1342 | |
| 199 | Clement VI | Reigned 1342-1352 | |
| 200 | Innocent VI | Reigned 1352-1362 | |
| 201 | Urban V, Blessed | Reigned 1362-1370 | |
| 202 | Gregory XI | Reigned 1370-1378 | |
| 203 | Urban VI | Reigned 1378-1389 | |
| 204 | Boniface IX | Reigned 1389-1404 | |
| 205 | Innocent VII | Reigned 1404-1406 | |
| 206 | Gregory XII | Reigned 1406-1415 | |
| 207 | Martin V | Reigned 1417-1431 | |
| 208 | Eugene IV | Reigned 1431-1447 | |
| 209 | Nicholas V | Reigned 1447-1455 | |
| 210 | Callistus III | Reigned 1455-1458 | |
| 211 | Pius II | Reigned 1458-1464 | |
| 212 | Paul II | Reigned 1464-1471 | |
| 213 | Sixtus IV | Reigned 1471-1484 | |
| 214 | Innocent VIII | Reigned 1484-1492 | |
| 215 | Alexander VI | Reigned 1492-1503 | |
| 216 | Pius III | Reigned 1503 | |
| 217 | Julius II | Reigned 1503-1513 | |
| 218 | Leo X | Reigned 1513-1521 | |
| 219 | Adrian VI | Reigned 1522-1523 | |
| 220 | Clement VII | Reigned 1523-1534 | |
| 221 | Paul III | Reigned 1534-1549 | |
| 222 | Julius III | Reigned 1550-1555 | |
| 223 | Marcellus II | Reigned 1555 (22 days) | |
| 224 | Paul IV | Reigned 1555-1559 | |
| 225 | Pius IV | Reigned 1559-1565 | |
| 226 | Pius V, Saint | Reigned 1566-1572 | |
| 227 | Gregory XIII | Reigned 1572-1585 | |
| 228 | Sixtus V | Reigned 1585-1590 | |
| 229 | Urban VII | Reigned 1590 | |
| 230 | Gregory XIV | Reigned 1590-1591 | |
| 231 | Innocent IX | Reigned 1591 | |
| 232 | Clement VIII | Reigned 1592-1605 | |
| 233 | Leo XI | Reigned 1605 | |
| 234 | Paul V | Reigned 1605-1621 | |
| 235 | Gregory XV | Reigned 1621-1623 | |
| 236 | Urban VIII | Reigned 1623-1644 | |
| 237 | Innocent X | Reigned 1644-1655 | |
| 238 | Alexander VII | Reigned 1655-1667 | |
| 239 | Clement IX | Reigned 1667-1669 | |
| 240 | Clement X | Reigned 1670-1676 | |
| 241 | Innocent XI | Reigned 1676-1689 | |
| 242 | Alexander VIII | Reigned 1689-1691 | |
| 243 | Innocent XII | Reigned 1691-1700 | |
| 244 | Clement XI | Reigned 1700-1721 | |
| 245 | Innocent XIII | Reigned 1721-1724 | |
| 246 | Benedict XIII | Reigned 1724-1730 | |
| 247 | Clement XII | Reigned 1730-1740 | |
| 248 | Benedict XIV | Reigned 1740-1758 | |
| 249 | Clement XIII | Reigned 1758-1769 | |
| 250 | Clement XIV | Reigned 1769-1774 | |
| 251 | Pius VI | Reigned 1775-1799 | |
| 252 | Pius VII | Reigned 1800-1823 | |
| 253 | Leo XII | Reigned 1823-1829 | |
| 254 | Pius VIII | Reigned 1829-1830 | |
| 255 | Gregory XVI | Reigned 1831-1846 | |
| 256 | Pius IX | Reigned 1846-1878 | |
| 257 | Leo XIII | Reigned 1878-1903 | |
| 258 | Pius X | Reigned 1903-1914 | |
| 259 | Benedict XV | Reigned 1914-1922 | Elected after the release of The 1914 Catholic Encylopedia |
| 260 | Pius XI | Reigned 1922-1939 | Elected after the release of The 1914 Catholic Encylopedia |
| 261 | Pius XII | Reigned 1939-1958 | Elected after the release of The 1914 Catholic Encylopedia |
| 262 | John XXIII, Blessed | Reigned 1958-1963 | Elected after the release of The 1914 Catholic Encylopedia |
| 263 | Paul VI | Reigned 1963-1978 | Elected after the release of The 1914 Catholic Encylopedia |
| 264 | John Paul I | Reigned 1978 (33 days) | Elected after the release of The 1914 Catholic Encylopedia |
| 265 | John Paul II | Reigned 1978-2005 | Elected after the release of The 1914 Catholic Encylopedia |
| 266 | Benedict XVI | Reigned 2005-present | Elected after the release of The 1914 Catholic Encylopedia |
