List of popes
The term "Pope" (latin papa: 'father') is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders.
The title itself was officially used from the tenure of Pope Siricius
The pope also bear the titles Bishop of Rome, Servant of the Servants of Christ and "Patriarch of the West"
This list of popes concerns those who were supreme head of the Catholic or Roman Catholic Church.
Related articles and lists
- List of antipopes
- List of Popes by length of reign
- Liber Pontificalis
- List of popes sorted alphabetically
List of popes
Note on numbering of popes: There has never been a Pope John XX, Pope Martin II or Pope Martin III. The most common names are John (last: XXIII), Gregory (XVI), Benedict (XV), Clement (XIV), Innocent and Leo (XIII). Recently the numbering of popes named Felix has been amended to omit anti-pope Felix 'II' Read Pope Stephen II on the numbering of his successors with the same name.
until 249
| Dates | Regnal Name | Common Name | Personal Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33/c40(?) - 64/67(?) | Petrus, Episcopus Romanus | Saint Peter | Shimon bar Yona; Shimon Kipha; Simeon Kephas; Simon Peter; | |
| 64/67(?) - 76/79(?) | Linus, Episcopus Romanus | Saint Linus | ||
| 76/79(?) - 88 | Cletus, Episcopus Romanus | Saint Cletus/Saint Anacletus | ||
| 88/92 - 97/101 | Clemens, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Clement I; Saint Clement | ||
| 97/99 - 105/107 | Evaristus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Evaristus; Saint Evaristus | ||
| 105/107 - 115/116 | Alexander, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Alexander I; Saint Alexander | ||
| 115/116 - 125 | Xystus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Sixtus I; Saint Sixtus | ||
| 125 - 136/138 | Telesphorus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Telesphorus; Saint Telesphorus | ||
| 136/138 - 140/142 | Hyginus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Hyginus; Saint Hyginus | ||
| 140/142 - 155 | Pius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Pius I; Saint Pius | ||
| 155 - 166 | Anicetus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Anicetus; Saint Anicetus | ||
| c166 - 174/175 | Soterius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Soter; Saint Soter | ||
| 174/175 - 189 | Eleutherius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Eleuterus; Saint Eleutherus | ||
| 189 - 198/199 | Victor, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Victor I; Saint Victor | ||
| 199 - 217 | Zephyrinus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Zephyrinus; Saint Zephyrinus | ||
| c217 - 222/223 | Callistus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Callixtus I | ||
| 222/223 - 230 | Urbanus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Urban I; Saint Urban | ||
| 21 July 230 - 28 September 235 | Pontianus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Pontian; Saint Pontian | ||
| 235 - 3 January 236 | Anterus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Anterus; Saint Anterus | ||
| 10 January 236 - 20 January 250 | Fabianus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Fabian; Saint Fabian |
From 250
| Dates | Regnal Name | Common Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| March/April 251 - June 253 | Cornelius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Cornelius; Saint Cornelius | |
| 25 June 253 - 5 March 254 | Lucius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Lucius I; Saint Lucius | |
| 12 May 254 - 2 August 257 | Stephanus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Stephen I; Saint Stephen | |
| 30/31 August 257 - 6 August 258 | Xystus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Sixtus II; Saint Syxtus II | |
| 22 July 259 - 26 December 268 | Dionysius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Dionysius; Saint Dionysius | |
| 5 January 269 - December 274 | Felix, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Felix I; Saint Felix | |
| 4 January 275 - December 283 | Eutychianus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Eutychian; Saint Eutychian | |
| 17 December 283 - 22 April 296 | Caius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Caius; Saint Caius | |
| 296 - 304 | Marcellinus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Marcellinus | |
| 308 - 309 | Marcellus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Marcellus I; Saint Marcellus | |
| c309 - c310 | Eusebius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Eusebius; Saint Eusebius | |
| 2 July 311 - 11 January 314 | Miltiades, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Miltiades; Saint Miltiades/Melchiades | |
| 31 January 314 - 31 December 335 | Silvester, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Silvester I; Saint Silvester | |
| January 335 - October 336 | Marcus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Marcus; Saint Marcus | |
| 6 February 337 - 12 April 352 | Iulius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Julius I; Saint Julius | |
| 17 May 352 - 24 September 366 | Liberius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Liberius | |
| 1 October 366 - 11 December 384 | Damasus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Damasus I; Saint Damasus | |
| December 384 - 26 November 399 | Papa Siricius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Siricius; Saint Siricius | |
| 27 November 399 - 19 December 401 | Papa Anastasius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Anastasius I; Saint Anastasius | |
| 22 December 401 - 12 March 417 | Papa Innocens, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Innocent I; Saint Innocent | |
| 18 March 417 - 26 December 418) | Papa Zosimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Zosimus; Saint Zosimus | |
| 28/29 December 418 - 4 September 422) | Papa Bonifacius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Boniface I; Saint Boniface | |
| 10 September 422 - 27 July 432 | Papa Caelestinus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Celestine I; Saint Celestine | |
| 31 July 432 - March/August 440 | Papa Xystus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Sixtus III; Saint Syxtus | |
| 29 September 440 - 10 November 461 | Papa Leo, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Leo I; Saint Leo | |
| 19 November 461 - 29 February 468 | Papa Hilarius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Hilarius; Saint Hilarius | |
| 3 March 468 - 10 March 483 | Papa Simplicius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Simplicius; Saint Simplicius | |
| 13 March 483 - March 492 | Papa Felix Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Felix III (Felix II); Saint Felix | |
| March 492 - 21 November 496 | Papa Gelasius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Gelasius I | |
| 24 November 496 - 19 November 498 | Papa Anastasius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Anastasius II | |
| 22 November 498 - 19 July 514 | Papa Symmachus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Symmachus; Saint Symmachus |
From 500
| Dates | Regnal Name | Common Name | Personal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 514 - 19 July 523 | Papa Hormisdus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Hormisdas; Saint Hormisdas | |
| 13 August 523 - 18 May 526 | Papa Ioannes, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John I; Saint John | |
| 13 July 526 - 22 September 530 | Papa Felix Quartus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Felix IV (Felix III); Saint Felix | |
| 22 September 530 - 17 October 532 | Papa Bonifacius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Boniface II | |
| 2 January 533 - 8 May 535 | Papa Ioannes Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John II | Mercurius |
| 13 May 535 - 22 April 536 | Papa Agapetus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Agapetus I; Saint Agepetus | |
| 1 June 536 - 11 November 537 | Papa Silverius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Silverius; Saint Silverius | |
| 29 March 537 - 7 June 555 | Papa Vigilius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Vigilius | |
| 16 April 556 - 4 March 561 | Papa Pelagius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Pelagius I | |
| 17 July 561 - 13 July 574 | Papa Ioannes Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John III | Catelinus |
| 2 June 575 - 30 July 579 | Papa Benedictus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Benedict I | |
| 26 November 579 - 7 February 590 | Papa Pelagius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Pelagius II | |
| 3 September 590 - 12 March 604 | Papa Gregorius Magnus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Gregory I the Great; Saint Gregory | |
| 13 September 604 - 22 February 606 | Papa Sabinianus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Sabinianus; Saint Sabinianus | |
| 19 February 607 - 12 November 607 | Papa Bonifacius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Boniface III | |
| 25 August 608 - 8 May 615 | Papa Bonifacius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Boniface IV; Saint Boniface | |
| 19 October 615 - 8 November 618 | Papa Deusdedit, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Deusdedit; Adeodatus | |
| 23 December 619 - 25 October 625 | Papa Bonifacius Quintus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Boniface V | |
| 27 October 625 - 12 October 638 | Papa Honorius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Honorius I | |
| October 638 - 2 August 640 | Papa Severinus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Severinus | |
| 24 December 640 - 12 October 642 | Papa Ioannes Quartus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John IV | |
| 24 November 642 - 14 May 649 | Papa Theodorus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Theodore I | |
| July 649 - 16 September 655 | Papa Martinus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Martin I; Saint Martin | |
| 10 August 654 - 2 June 657 | Papa Eugenius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Eugene I; Saint Eugene | |
| 30 July 657 - 27 January 672 | Papa Vitalianus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Vitalian; Saint Vitalian | |
| 11 April 672 - 17 June 676 | Papa Deusdetit Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Deusdedit II; Pope Adeodatus | |
| 2 November 676 - 11 April 678 | Papa Donus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Donus | |
| 27 June 678 - 10 January 681 | Papa Agatho, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Agatho; Saint Agatho | |
| December 681 - 3 July 683 | Papa Leo Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Leo II; Saint Leo | |
| 683 - 8 May 685 | Papa Benedictus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Benedict II; Saint Benedict | |
| 12 July 685 - 2 August 686 | Papa Ioannes Quintus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John V | |
| 21 October 686 - 22 September 687 | Papa Conon Quintus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Conon | |
| 15 December 687 - 8 September 701 | Papa Sergius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Sergius I; Saint Sergius | |
| 30 October 701 - 11 January 705 | Papa Ioannes Sextus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John VI | |
| 1 March 705 - 18 October 709 | Papa Ioannes Septumus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John VII | |
| 15 January 708 - 4 February 708 | Papa Sisinnius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Sisinnius | |
| 25 March 708 - 9 April 715 | Papa Constantinus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Constantine | |
| 19 May 715 - 11 February 731 | Papa Gregorius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Gregory II; Saint Gregory | |
| 18 March 731 - 28 November 741 | Papa Gregorius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Gregory III | |
| 3 December 741 - 22 March 752 | Papa Zacharias, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Zacharias; Saint Zacharias |
From 750
| Dates | Regnal Name | Common Name | Personal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March 752 - 25 March 752 | Papa Stephanus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Stephen II | |
| 26 March 752 - 26 April 757 | Papa Stephanus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Stephen III; Stephen II | |
| 29 May 757 - 28 June 767 | Papa Paulus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Paul I; Saint Paul | |
| 1 August 767 - 24 January 772 | Papa Stephanus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Stephen IV; Stephen III | |
| 1 February 772 - 26 December 795 | Papa Hadrianus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Adrian I | |
| 26 December 795 - 12 June 816 | Papa Leo Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Leo III | |
| 12 June 816 - 24 January 817 | Papa Stephanus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Stephen V; Stephen IV | |
| 25 January 817 - 11 February 824 | Papa Paschalis, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Paschal I; Saint Paschal | |
| 8 May 824 - August 827 | Papa Eugenius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Eugene II | |
| August 827 - September 827 | Papa Valentinus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Valentinus | |
| 827 – January 844 | Papa Gregorius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Gregory IV | |
| January 844 - 7 January 847 | Papa Sergius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Sergius II | |
| January 847 - 17 July 855 | Papa Leo Quartus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Leo IV; Saint Leo |
- For the legend that an English woman was elected Pope John VIII in 853, see Pope Joan.
| Dates | Regnal Name | Common Name | Personal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 855 – 7 April 858 | Papa Benedictus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Benedict III | |
| 24 April 858 – 13 November 867 | Papa Nicholaus Magnus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Nicholas I the Great; Saint Nicholas | |
| 14 December 867 – 14 December 872 | Papa Hadrianus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Adrian II | |
| 14 December 872 – 16 December 882 | Papa Ioannes Octavus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John VIII | |
| 16 December 882 – 15 May 884 | Papa Marinus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Marinus I | |
| 17 May 884 – cSeptember 885 | Papa Hadrianus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Adrian III; Saint Adrian | |
| 885 – 14 September 891 | Papa Stephanus Sextus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Stephen VI; Stephen V | |
| 19 September 891 – 4 April 896 | Papa Formosus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Formosus | |
| 4 April 896 – 19 April 896 | Papa Bonifacius Sextus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Boniface VI | |
| 22 May 896 – August 897 | Papa Stephanus Septimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Stephen VII; Stephen VI | |
| August 897 – November 897 | Papa Romanus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Romanus | |
| December 897 | Papa Theodorus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Theodore II | |
| January 898 – January 900 | Papa Ioannes Nonus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John IX | |
| 900 - 903 | Papa Benedictus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Benedict IV | |
| July 903 – September 903 | Papa Leo Quintus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Leo V | |
| 29 January 904 – 14 April 911 | Papa Sergius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Sergius III | |
| April 911 – June 913 | Papa Anastasius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Anastasius III | |
| July/August 913 – February/March 914 | Papa Lando, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Lando | |
| March 914 – May 928 | Papa Ioannes Decimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John X | |
| May 928 – December 928 | Papa Leo Sextus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Leo VI | |
| December 928 – February 931 | Papa Stephanus Octavus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Stephen VIII; Stephen VII | |
| February/March 931 – December 935 | Papa Ioannes Undecimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John XI | |
| 3 January 936 – 13 July 939 | Papa Leo Septimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Leo VII | |
| 14 July 939 – October 942 | Papa Stephanus Nonus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Stephen IX; Stephen VIII | |
| 30 October 942 – May 946 | Papa Marinus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Marinus II | |
| 10 May 946 – December 955 | Papa Agapetus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Agapetus II | |
| 16 December 955 – 14 May 964 | Papa Ioannes Duodecimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John XII | |
| 4 December 963 – 1 March 964 | Papa Leo Octavus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Leo VIII | |
| May 964 – 965 | Papa Benedictus Quintus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Benedict V | |
| 1 October 965 – 6 September 972 | Papa Ioannes Tertius Decimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John XIII | |
| 19 January 973 – June 974 | Papa Benedictus Sextus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Benedict VI | |
| October 974 – 10 July 983 | Papa Benedictus Septimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Benedict VII | |
| December 983 – 20 August 984 | Papa Ioannes Quartus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John XIV | Pietro Campanora |
| August 985 – March 996 | Papa Ioannes Quintus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John XV | |
| 3 May 996 – 18 February 999: | Papa Gregorius Quintus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Gregory V | Bruno of Carinthia |
| 2 April 999 - 12 May 1003 | Papa Silvester Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Silvester II | Gerbert d'Aurillac |
From 1000
| Dates | Regnal Name | Common Name | Personal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1003 - December 1003 | Papa Ioannes Septimus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John XVII | Sicco |
| 25 December 1003 - July 1009 | Papa Ioannes Duodevicesimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John XVIII | Giovanni Fasano; Phasianus |
| 31 July 1009 - 12 May 1012 | Papa Sergius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Sergius IV | Pietro Bucca Porci
Peter Pig's Snout |
| 18 May 1012 - 9 April 1024 | Papa Sergius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Benedict VIII | Theophylactus II, Count of Tusculum |
| April/May 1024 - 6 December 1032 | Papa Ioannes Undevicesimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope John XIX | Romanus, Conti di Tusculum |
| 1032 - 1044 | Papa Benedictus Nonus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Benedict IX | Theophylactus III, Conti di Tusculum |
| 1045 | Papa Silvester Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Silvester III | John of Sabina |
| 1045 | Papa Benedictus Nonus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Benedict IX | Theophylactus III, Conti di Tusculum |
| April 1045 - 20 December 1046 | Papa Gregorius Sextus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Gregory VI | Johannes Gratianus |
| 24 December 1046 - 9 October 1047 | Papa Clemens Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Clement II | Sudiger |
| 1047 - 1048 | Papa Benedictus Nonus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Benedict IX | Theophylactus III, Count of Tusculum |
| 17 July 1048 - 9 August 1048 | Papa Damasus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Damasus II | Poppo |
| December 1049 - 19 April 1054 | Papa Leo Nonus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Leo IX; Saint Leo | Bruno |
| 13 April 1055 - 28 July 1057 | Papa Victor Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Victor II | Gebhard, Count of Calw, Tollenstein, and Hirschberg |
| 2 August 1057 - 29 March 1058 | Papa Stephanus Decimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Stephen X | Frederic de Lorraine;
Frederick of Lorraine |
| 6 December 1058 - 27 July 1061 | Papa Nicholas Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Nicholas II | Gérard de Bourgogne;
Gerard of Burgundy |
| 30 September 1061 - 21 April 1073 | Papa Alexander Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Alexander II | Anselmo Baggio |
| 22 April 1073 - 29 May 1085 | Papa Gregorius Septimus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Gregory VII; Saint Gregory | Hildebrand |
| May 1086 - 16 September 1087 | Papa Victor Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Victor III; the Blessed Victor | Desiderio;
Desiderius |
| 12 March 1088 - 29 July 1099 | Papa Urbanus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Urban II; the Blessed Urban | Odo of Lagery |
| 13 August 1099 - 21 January 1118 | Papa Paschalis Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Paschal II | Ranieri;
Rainerius |
| 24 January 1118 - 28 January 1119 | Papa Gelasius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Gelasius II | Giovanni Coniulo |
| 2 February 1119 - 13 December 1124 | Papa Calistus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Callixtus II | Guido, Comte de Bourgogne |
| 15 December 1124 - 13 February 1130 | Papa Honorius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Honorius II | Lamberto Scannabecchi;
Lambert of Ostia |
| 14 February 1130 - 24 September 1143 | Papa Innocens Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Innocent II | Gregorio Papareschi |
| 26 September 1143 - 8 March 1144 | Papa Celestinus Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Celestine II | Guido di Castello |
| 12 March 1144 - 15 March 1145 | Papa Lucius Secundus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Lucius II | Gerardo Caccianemici dal Orso |
| 15 February 1145 - 8 July 1153 | Papa Eugenius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Eugene III; the Blessed Eugene | Bernardo Pignatelli |
| 12 July 1153 - 15 February 1154 | Papa Anastasius Quartus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Anastasius IV | Corrado di Subarra |
| 4 December 1154 - 1 September 1159 | Papa Hadrianus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Adrian IV | Nicholas Breakspear |
| 7 September 1159 - 30 August 1181 | Papa Alexander Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Alexander III | Orlando Bandinelli |
| 1 September 1181 - 25 September 1185 | Papa Lucius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Lucius III | Ubaldo Allucingoli |
| 25 November 1185 - 19 October 1187 | Papa Urbanus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Urban III | Uberto Crivelli |
| 21 October 1187 - 17 December 1187 | Papa Gregorius Octavus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Gregory VIII | Alberto de Morra |
| 19 December 1187 - March 1191 | Papa Clemens Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Clement III | Paulino Scolari |
| March 1191 - 8 January 1198 | Papa Celestinus Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Celestine III | Giacinto Buboni Orsini |
| 8 January 1198 - 16 July 1216 | Papa Innocens Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Innocent III | Lothario dei Conti di Segni |
| 18 July 1216 - 18 March 1227 | Papa Honorius Tertius, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Honorius III | Cencio Savelli |
| 19 March 1227 - 22 August 1241 | Papa Gregorius Nonus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Gregory IX | Ugolino dei Conti di Segni |
| 25 October 1241 - 10 November 1241 | Papa Celestinus Quartus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Celestine IV | Goffredo Castiglione |
| 25 June 1243 - 27 December 1254 | Papa Innocens Quartus, Episcopus Romanus | Pope Innocent IV | Sinibaldo de Fieschi |
From 1250
- Pope Alexander IV (1254-1261): Rinaldo Conti
- Pope Urban IV (1261-1264): Jacques Pantaléon
- Pope Clement IV (1265-1268): Guy Foulques
- (vacancy 1268-1271)
- Pope Gregory X (1271-1276): Theobald Visconti
- Pope Innocent V (1276): Pierre de Tarentaise
- Pope Adrian V (1276): Ottobuono de' Fieschi
- Pope John XXI (1276-1277): Petrus Juliani (Petrus Hispanus)
- Pope Nicholas III (1277-1280): Giovanni Gaetano Orsini
- Pope Martin IV (1281-1285): Simon de Brie
- Pope Honorius IV (1285-1287): Giacomo Savelli
- Pope Nicholas IV (1288-1292): Girolamo Masci
- (vacancy 1292-1294)
- Pope Celestine V (1294): Pietro di Morone
- Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303): Benedetto Gaetano
- Pope Benedict XI (1303-1304): Nicholas Boccasini
- Pope Clement V (1305-1314): Bertrand de Got *
- (vacancy 1314-1316)
- Pope John XXII (1316-1334): Jacques d'Euse *
- Pope Benedict XII (1334-1342): Jacques Fournier *
- Pope Clement VI (1342-1352): Pierre Roger *
- Pope Innocent VI (1352-1362): Stephen Aubert *
- Pope Urban V (1362-1370): Guillaume de Grimoard *
- Pope Gregory XI (1370-1378): Pierre Roger de Beaufort *
- Pope Urban VI (1378-1389): Bartolomeo Prignano
- Pope Boniface IX (1389-1404): Piero Tomacelli
- Pope Innocent VII (1404-1406): Cosimo de' Migliorati
- Pope Gregory XII (1406-1415): Angelo Coraria (Corraro or Correr)
- Pope Martin V (1417-1431): Otto di Colonna
- Pope Eugenius IV (1431-1447): Gabriel Condulmer
- Pope Nicholas V (1447-1455): Tomaso Parentucelli (Tomaso da Sarzana)
- Pope Callixtus III (1455-1458): Alphonso de Borgia
- Pope Pius II (1458-1464): Enea Silvio Piccolomini (Aeneas Sylvius)
- Pope Paul II (1464-1471): Pietro Barbo
- Pope Sixtus IV (1471-1484): Francesco della Rovere
- Pope Innocent VIII (1484-1492): Giovanni Battista Cibo
From 1500
- Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503): Rodrigo Borgia
- Pope Pius III (1503): Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini
- Pope Julius II (1503-1513): Giuliano della Rovere
- Pope Leo X (1513-1521): Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
- Pope Adrian VI (1522-1523): Adrian Dedel
- Pope Clement VII (1523-1534): Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici
- Pope Paul III (1534-1549): Alessandro Farnese
- Pope Julius III (1550-1555): Gian Maria del Monte, or Giovan Maria Giocci
- Pope Marcellus II (1555): Marcellus Corvini
- Pope Paul IV (1555-1559): Gianni Carafa
- Pope Pius IV (1559-1565): Giovanni Angelo Medici
- Pope Pius V (1566-1572): Antonio Ghislieri
- Pope Gregory XIII (1572-1585): Ugo Buoncampagno
- Pope Sixtus V (1585-1590): Felice Peretti
- Pope Urban VII (1590): Giovanni Battista Castagna
- Pope Gregory XIV (1590-1591): Niccolo Sfondrato (Sfondrati)
- Pope Innocent IX (1591): Gian Antonio Facchinetti
- Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605): Ippolito Aldobrandini
- Pope Leo XI (1605): Alessandro de' Medici
- Pope Paul V (1605-1621): Camillo Borghese
- Pope Gregory XV (1621-1623): Alessandro Ludovisio
- Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644): Maffeo Barberini
- Pope Innocent X (1644-1655): Giovanni Battista Pamphili
- Pope Alexander VII (1655-1667): Fabio Chigi
- Pope Clement IX (1667-1669): Giulio Rospigliosi
- Pope Clement X (1670-1676): Emilio Altieri
- Pope Innocent XI (1676-1689): Benedetto Odescalchi
- Pope Alexander VIII (1689-1691): Pietro Vitto Ottoboni
- Pope Innocent XII (1691-1700): Antonio Pignatelli
- Pope Clement XI (1700-1721): Giovanni Francesco Albani
- Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724): Michael Angelo Conti
- Pope Benedict XIII (1724-1730): Vincenzo Marco Orsini
- Pope Clement XII (1730-1740): Lorenzo Corsini
From 1750
- Pope Benedict XIV (1740-1758): Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini
- Pope Clement XIII (1758-1769): Carlo Rezzonico
- Pope Clement XIV (1769-1774): Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli
- Pope Pius VI (1775-1799): Giovanni Angelo Braschi
- Pope Pius VII (1800-1823): Barnaba Chiaramonti
- Pope Leo XII (1823-1829): Annibale della Genga
- Pope Pius VIII (1829-1830): Francesco Saverio Castigliani
- Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846): Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari
- Pope Pius IX (1846-1878): Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti
- Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903): Gioacchino Pecci
- Pope Pius X (1903-1914): Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto
- Pope Benedict XV (1914-1922): Giacomo della Chiesa
- Pope Pius XI (1922-1939): Achille Ratti
- Pope Pius XII (1939-1958): Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Eugenio Pacelli
- Pope John XXIII (1958-1963): Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
- Pope Paul VI (1963-1978): Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini
- Pope John Paul I (1978): Albino Luciani
From 2000
- Pope John Paul II (1978-present): Karol Józef Wojtyła
==See also== For the legend that an English woman was elected Pope John VIII in 853, see Pope Joan. List of most sexually active popes [[da:Paver%E6kken]]