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The Papacy

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From St Peter to Pope Leo XIV · 267 Successors of Peter across 1,996 years

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Door I · Our Current Pontiff

Pope Leo XIV

Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.

267th Successor of St Peter · elected 8 May 2025 · b. Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

In illo Uno unum — “In the One, we are one”

First pope born in the United States · first from North America · first Augustinian pope

266 reigns

Door II

Past Popes

Twenty centuries of succession — every pope from the Apostle Peter onward, arrayed below by reign, origin and age. Search the full registry, or trace the shape of the office through the charts.

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267

Popes

7.3

Avg reign (yrs)

Longest · St Peter

Shortest · days · Urban VII

St Peter

First pope · c. 30

The Shape of the Papacy

Twenty centuries of the office — by era, by length of reign, by where the popes came from

Twenty centuries of succession · popes per century, Italian vs. rest of the world

Length of reign · all 267

Where the popes came from

By land of birth · every land from Rome to America

Rome134

Italy87

France16

Germany9

Syria5

Roman Africa3

Sardinia3

Dalmatia2

Spain2

Holy Land1

England1

Portugal1

Netherlands1

Poland1

Argentina1

United States1

The most-used papal names

John21

Benedict17

Gregory16

Clement14

Leo14

Innocent13

Pius12

Stephen9

Urban8

Boniface8

The Longest & the Shortest

From the thirty-one-year reign of Pius IX to the twelve days of Urban VII — the extremes of the Chair of Peter

Longest reigns

St Peter30–64

34 yrs

Bl. Pius IX1846–1878

32 yrs

St John Paul II1978–2005

27 yrs

Leo XIII1878–1903

25 yrs

Pius VI1775–1799

24 yrs

Adrian I772–795

23 yrs

Shortest reigns

Urban VII1590–1590

12 days

Boniface VI896–896

15 days

Celestine IV1241–1241

16 days

Sisinnius708–708

20 days

Marcellus II1555–1555

22 days

Damasus II1048–1048

23 days

The Popes

Every Successor of Peter — search, sort any column, filter. Click a row to read more.

	#	Pope	Reign	Length	Origin	Century
	1	St PeterPETRVS	30–64	34 yrs	Holy Land	1st
Born Simon, son of Jonah. Full profile ›
	2	St LinusLINVS	64–76	12 yrs	Rome	1st
First Roman pope. Full profile ›
	3	St CletusCLETVS	76–88	12 yrs	Rome	1st
First Greek pope. Full profile ›
	4	St Clement ICLEMENS	88–97	9 yrs	Rome	1st
Roman citizen, born in the capital of the Roman Empire. Full profile ›
	5	St EvaristusEVARISTVS	97–105	8 yrs	Rome	1st
A Hellenized Jew. Full profile ›
	6	St Alexander IALEXANDER	105–115	10 yrs	Rome	2nd
Roman citizen, born in the capital of the Roman Empire. Full profile ›
	7	St Sixtus IXYSTVS	115–125	10 yrs	Rome	2nd
A Roman of Greek descent, born in Italia, the homeland of the ancient Romans. Full profile ›
	8	St TelesphorusTELESPHORVS	125–136	11 yrs	Rome	2nd
A Roman of Greek descent, born in Italia, the homeland of the ancient Romans. Full profile ›
	9	St HyginusHYGINVS	136–140	4 yrs	Rome	2nd
Greek. Full profile ›
	10	St Pius IPIVS	140–155	15 yrs	Rome	2nd
Roman citizen, born in Italia, the homeland of the ancient Romans. Full profile ›
	11	St AnicetusANICETVS	155–166	11 yrs	Syria	2nd
Hellenized Syrian; first Syrian pope. Full profile ›
	12	St SoterSOTER	166–174	8 yrs	Rome	2nd
Roman citizen, born in Italia, the homeland of the ancient Romans. Full profile ›
	13	St EleutheriusELEVTHERIVS	174–189	15 yrs	Rome	2nd
Greek. Full profile ›
	14	St Victor IVICTOR	189–198	9 yrs	Roman Africa	2nd
Roman Berber; first pope to have been born on the continent of Africa. Full profile ›
	15	St ZephyrinusZEPHYRINVS	198–217	19 yrs	Rome	2nd
Roman citizen, born in the capital of the Roman Empire. Full profile ›
	16	St Callixtus ICALLISTVS	218–222	4 yrs	Rome	3rd
Roman citizen of Greek descent (Constitutio Antoniniana). Full profile ›
	17	St Urban IVRBANVS	222–230	8 yrs	Rome	3rd
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	18	St PontianPONTIANVS	230–235	5 yrs	Rome	3rd
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	19	St AnterusANTERVS	235–236	1 yr	Rome	3rd
Roman citizen of Greek descent (Constitutio Antoniniana). Full profile ›
	20	St FabianFABIANVS	236–250	14 yrs	Rome	3rd
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	21	St CorneliusCORNELIVS	251–253	2 yrs	Rome	3rd
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	22	St Lucius ILUCIVS	253–254	1 yr	Rome	3rd
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	23	St Stephen ISTEPHANVS	254–257	3 yrs	Rome	3rd
Roman citizen of Greek descent (Constitutio Antoniniana). Full profile ›
	24	St Sixtus IIXYSTVS Secundus	257–258	1 yr	Rome	3rd
Roman citizen of Greek descent (Constitutio Antoniniana). Full profile ›
	25	St DionysiusDIONYSIVS	259–268	9 yrs	Rome	3rd
Roman citizen of Greek descent (Constitutio Antoniniana). Full profile ›
	26	St Felix IFELIX	269–274	5 yrs	Rome	3rd
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	27	St EutychianEVTYCHIANVS	275–283	8 yrs	Rome	3rd
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	28	St CaiusCAIVS	283–296	13 yrs	Dalmatia	3rd
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	29	St MarcellinusMARCELLINVS	296–304	8 yrs	Rome	3rd
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	30	St Marcellus IMARCELLVS	308–309	1 yr	Rome	4th
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	31	St EusebiusEVSEBIVS	309–310	1 yr	Rome	4th
Roman citizen of Greek descent. Full profile ›
	32	St Miltiades(Melchiades)	311–314	3 yrs	Roman Africa	4th
Roman citizen of Berber descent. Full profile ›
	33	St Sylvester ISILVESTER	314–335	21 yrs	Rome	4th
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	34	St MarkMARCVS	336–336	263 days	Rome	4th
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	35	St Julius IIVLIVS	337–352	15 yrs	Rome	4th
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	36	LiberiusLIBERIVS	352–366	14 yrs	Rome	4th
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	37	St Damasus IDAMASVS	366–384	18 yrs	Rome	4th
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	38	St SiriciusSIRICIVS	384–399	15 yrs	Rome	4th
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	39	St Anastasius IANASTASIVS	399–401	2 yrs	Rome	4th
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	40	St Innocent IINNOCENTIVS	401–417	16 yrs	Rome	5th
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	41	St ZosimusZOSIMVS	417–418	1 yr	Rome	5th
Roman citizen of Greek descent. Full profile ›
	42	St Boniface IBONIFACIVS	418–422	4 yrs	Rome	5th
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	43	St Celestine ICOELESTINVS	422–432	10 yrs	Rome	5th
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	44	St Sixtus IIIXYSTVS Tertius	432–440	8 yrs	Rome	5th
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	45	St Leo I"the Great"	440–461	21 yrs	Rome	5th
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	46	St HilariusHILARIVS	461–468	7 yrs	Sardinia	5th
Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	47	St SimpliciusSIMPLICIVS	468–483	15 yrs	Rome	5th
Roman citizen, later a subject of the Kingdom of Italy. Full profile ›
	48	St Felix IIIFELIX Tertius	483–492	9 yrs	Rome	5th
Roman citizen, later a subject of the Kingdom of Italy. Full profile ›
	49	St Gelasius IGELASIVS	492–496	4 yrs	Roman Africa	5th
Roman citizen of Berber descent, later a subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy; last pope to have been born on the continent of Africa. Full profile ›
	50	Anastasius IIANASTASIVS Secundus	496–498	2 yrs	Rome	5th
Roman citizen of Greek descent, later a subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy. Full profile ›
	51	St SymmachusSYMMACHVS	498–514	16 yrs	Sardinia	5th
Roman citizen, later a subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy. Full profile ›
	52	St HormisdasHormisdas	514–523	9 yrs	Italy	6th
Roman citizen, later a subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy. Full profile ›
	53	St John IIoannes	523–526	3 yrs	Italy	6th
Roman citizen, later a subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy. Full profile ›
	54	St Felix IVFelix	526–530	4 yrs	Italy	6th
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy of Roman descent. Full profile ›
	55	Boniface IIBonifacius	530–532	2 yrs	Italy	6th
Ostrogoth; first Germanic pope. Full profile ›
	56	John IIMercurius	533–535	2 yrs	Rome	6th
Roman citizen, later a subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy. Full profile ›
	57	St Agapetus IAgapetus	535–536	1 yr	Rome	6th
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy of Roman descent. Full profile ›
	58	St SilveriusSilverius	536–537	1 yr	Italy	6th
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy of Roman descent. Full profile ›
	59	VigiliusVigilius	537–555	18 yrs	Rome	6th
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy, later a (Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	60	Pelagius IPelagius	556–561	5 yrs	Rome	6th
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy, later a (Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	61	John IIICatelinus	561–574	13 yrs	Rome	6th
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy, later a (Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	62	Benedict IBenedictus	575–579	4 yrs	Rome	6th
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy, later a (Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	63	Pelagius IIPelagius	579–590	11 yrs	Rome	6th
Romanized Ostrogoth. Full profile ›
	64	St Gregory IGregorius	590–604	14 yrs	Rome	6th
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy, later a (Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	65	SabinianSabinianus	604–606	2 yrs	Rome	7th
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy, later a (Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	66	Boniface IIIBonifacius	607–607	266 days	Rome	7th
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy, later a (Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	67	St Boniface IVBonifacius, O.S.B.	608–615	7 yrs	Rome	7th
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy, later a (Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	68	St Adeodatus IAdeodatus (or Deusdedit)	615–618	3 yrs	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	69	Boniface VBonifacius	619–625	6 yrs	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	70	Honorius IHonorius	625–638	13 yrs	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	71	SeverinusSeverinus	640–640	66 days	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	72	John IVIoannes	640–642	2 yrs	Dalmatia	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	73	Theodore ITheodorus	642–649	7 yrs	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	74	St Martin IMartinus	649–654	5 yrs	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	75	St Eugene IEugenius	654–657	3 yrs	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	76	St VitalianVitalianus	657–672	15 yrs	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	77	Adeodatus IIAdeodatus, O.S.B.	672–676	4 yrs	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	78	DonusDonus	676–678	2 yrs	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	79	St AgathoAgatho	678–681	3 yrs	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	80	St Leo IILeo	682–683	1 yr	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	81	St Benedict IIBenedictus	684–685	1 yr	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	82	John VIoannes	685–686	1 yr	Syria	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	83	CononConon	686–687	1 yr	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	84	St Sergius ISergius	687–701	14 yrs	Rome	7th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	85	John VIIoannes	701–705	4 yrs	Rome	8th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	86	John VIIIoannes	705–707	2 yrs	Rome	8th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	87	SisinniusSisinnius	708–708	20 days	Syria	8th
Subject of the Rashidun Caliphate. Full profile ›
	88	ConstantineConstantinus	708–715	7 yrs	Syria	8th
Subject of the Umayyad Caliphate. Full profile ›
	89	St Gregory IIGregorius	715–731	16 yrs	Rome	8th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	90	St Gregory IIIGregorius	731–741	10 yrs	Syria	8th
Subject of the Umayyad Caliphate; last pope from Syria. Full profile ›
	91	St ZacharyZacharias	741–752	11 yrs	Rome	8th
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Full profile ›
	92	Stephen IIStephanus	752–757	5 yrs	Rome	8th
(Eastern) Roman citizen, later the sovereign of the independent Papal States. Full profile ›
	93	St Paul IPaulus	757–767	10 yrs	Rome	8th
(Eastern) Roman citizen, later the sovereign of the independent Papal States. Full profile ›
	94	Stephen IIIStephanus	768–772	4 yrs	Rome	8th
(Eastern) Roman citizen, later the sovereign of the independent Papal States. Full profile ›
	95	Adrian IHadrianus	772–795	23 yrs	Rome	8th
(Eastern) Roman citizen, later the sovereign of the independent Papal States. Full profile ›
	96	St Leo IIILeo	795–816	21 yrs	Rome	8th
(Eastern) Roman citizen, later the sovereign of the independent Papal States. Full profile ›
	97	Stephen IVStephanus	816–817	1 yr	Rome	9th
First pope born in Rome after breaking away from the (Eastern) Roman Empire. Full profile ›
	98	St Paschal IPaschalis	817–824	7 yrs	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	99	Eugene IIEugenius	824–827	3 yrs	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	100	ValentineValentinus	827–827	40 days	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	101	Gregory IVGregorius	827–844	17 yrs	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	102	Sergius IISergius	844–847	3 yrs	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	103	St Leo IVLeo, O.S.B.	847–855	8 yrs	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	104	Benedict IIIBenedictus	855–858	3 yrs	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	105	St Nicholas INicolaus	858–867	9 yrs	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	106	Adrian IIHadrianus	867–872	5 yrs	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	107	John VIIIIoannes	872–882	10 yrs	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	108	Marinus IMarinus	882–884	2 yrs	Italy	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	109	St Adrian IIIHadrianus	884–885	1 yr	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	110	Stephen VStephanus	885–891	6 yrs	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	111	FormosusFormosus	891–896	5 yrs	Italy	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	112	Boniface VIBonifatius	896–896	15 days	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	113	Stephen VIStephanus	896–897	1 yr	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	114	RomanusRomanus	897–897	0 yrs	Italy	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	115	Theodore IITheodorus	897–897	0 yrs	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	116	John IXIoannes, O.S.B.	898–900	2 yrs	Italy	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	117	Benedict IVBenedictus	900–903	3 yrs	Rome	9th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	118	Leo VLeo	903–903	0 yrs	Italy	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	119	Sergius IIISergius	904–911	7 yrs	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	120	Anastasius IIIAnastasius	911–913	2 yrs	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	121	LandoLando	913–914	1 yr	Italy	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	122	John XIoannes	914–928	14 yrs	Italy	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	123	Leo VILeo	928–929	1 yr	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	124	Stephen VIIStephanus de Gabrielli	929–931	2 yrs	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	125	John XIIoannes	931–935	4 yrs	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	126	Leo VIILeo, O.S.B.	936–939	3 yrs	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	127	Stephen VIIIStephanus	939–942	3 yrs	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	128	Marinus IIMarinus	942–946	4 yrs	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	129	Agapetus IIAgapetus	946–955	9 yrs	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	130	John XIIOttaviano	955–963	8 yrs	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	131	Benedict VBenedetto	964–964	32 days	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	132	Leo VIIILeo	964–965	1 yr	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	133	John XIIIGiovanni dei Crescenzi	965–972	7 yrs	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	134	Benedict VIBenedetto	973–974	1 yr	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	135	Benedict VIIBenedictus	974–983	9 yrs	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	136	John XIVPietro Canepanova	983–984	1 yr	Italy	10th
Subject of the Kingdom of Italy. Full profile ›
	137	John XVGiovanni di Gallina Alba	985–996	11 yrs	Rome	10th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	138	Gregory VBruno von Kärnten	996–999	3 yrs	Germany	10th
Subject of the Duchy of Carinthia. Full profile ›
	139	Sylvester IIGerbert d'Aurillac, O.S.B.	999–1003	4 yrs	France	10th
Subject of the Kingdom of the West Franks (later renamed Kingdom of France). Full profile ›
	140	John XVIIGiovanni Sicco	1003–1003	174 days	Rome	11th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	141	John XVIIIGiovanni Fasano	1003–1009	6 yrs	Italy	11th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	142	Sergius IVPietro Martino Boccadiporco, O.S.B.	1009–1012	3 yrs	Rome	11th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	143	Benedict VIIITeofilatto di Tuscolo	1012–1024	12 yrs	Rome	11th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	144	John XIXRomano di Tuscolo	1024–1032	8 yrs	Rome	11th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	145	Benedict IXTeofilatto di Tuscolo	1032–1044	12 yrs	Rome	11th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	146	Sylvester IIIGiovanni dei Crescenzi-Ottaviani	1045–1045	56 days	Rome	11th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	147	Benedict IXTeofilatto di Tuscolo	1045–1045	52 days	Rome	11th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	148	Gregory VIGiovanni Graziano Pierleoni	1045–1046	1 yr	Rome	11th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	149	Clement IISuidger von Morsleben-Hornburg	1046–1047	1 yr	Germany	11th
Subject of the Duchy of Saxony. Full profile ›
	150	Benedict IXTeofilatto di Tuscolo	1047–1048	1 yr	Rome	11th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	151	Damasus IIPoppo von Brixen	1048–1048	23 days	Germany	11th
Subject of the Duchy of Bavaria. Full profile ›
	152	St Leo IXBruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg	1049–1054	5 yrs	Germany	11th
Subject of the Duchy of Swabia. Full profile ›
	153	Victor IIGebhard von Dollnstein-Hirschberg	1055–1057	2 yrs	Germany	11th
Subject of the Duchy of Swabia. Full profile ›
	154	Stephen IXFriedrich Gozzelon von Lothringen, O.S.B.	1057–1058	1 yr	Germany	11th
Subject of the Duchy of Lorraine. Full profile ›
	155	Nicholas IIGerald de Bourgogne	1058–1061	3 yrs	France	11th
Subject of the County of Savoy. Full profile ›
	156	Alexander IIAnselmo da Baggio	1061–1073	12 yrs	Italy	11th
Citizen of the Free Commune of Milan. Full profile ›
	157	St Gregory VIIIldebrando di Soana, O.S.B.	1073–1085	12 yrs	Italy	11th
Subject of the March of Tuscany. Full profile ›
	158	Bl. Victor IIIDesiderio da Montecassino, O.S.B.	1086–1087	1 yr	Italy	11th
Subject of the Duchy of Benevento. Full profile ›
	159	Bl. Urban IIOdon de Lagery, O.S.B.	1088–1099	11 yrs	France	11th
Subject of the Kingdom of France. Full profile ›
	160	Paschal IIRaniero di Bleda, O.S.B.	1099–1118	19 yrs	Italy	11th
Subject of the March of Tuscany. Full profile ›
	161	Gelasius IIGiovanni Caetani, O.S.B.	1118–1119	1 yr	Italy	12th
Subject of the Duchy of Gaeta. Full profile ›
	162	Callixtus IIGui de Bourgogne	1119–1124	5 yrs	France	12th
Subject of the County of Burgundy. Full profile ›
	163	Honorius IILamberto Scannabecchi da Fiagnano, Can.Reg.	1124–1130	6 yrs	Italy	12th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	164	Innocent IIGregorio Papareschi, Can.Reg.	1130–1143	13 yrs	Rome	12th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	165	Celestine IIGuido Guelfuccio di Castello	1143–1144	1 yr	Italy	12th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	166	Lucius IIGherardo Caccianemici dall'Orso, Can.Reg.	1144–1145	1 yr	Italy	12th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	167	Bl. Eugene IIIBernardo Pignatelli, O.Cist.	1145–1153	8 yrs	Italy	12th
Citizen of the Republic of Pisa. Full profile ›
	168	Anastasius IVCorrado Demetri della Suburra	1153–1154	1 yr	Rome	12th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	169	Adrian IVNicholas Breakspear, Can.Reg.	1154–1159	5 yrs	England	12th
Subject of the Kingdom of England. Full profile ›
	170	Alexander IIIRolando Bandinelli	1159–1181	22 yrs	Italy	12th
Subject of the March of Tuscany. Full profile ›
	171	Lucius IIIUbaldo Allucignoli	1181–1185	4 yrs	Italy	12th
Subject of the March of Tuscany. Full profile ›
	172	Urban IIIUberto Crivelli	1185–1187	2 yrs	Italy	12th
Was of Italian ethnicity. Full profile ›
	173	Gregory VIIIAlberto di Morra, O.Praem.	1187–1187	57 days	Italy	12th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	174	Clement IIIPaolo Scolari	1187–1191	4 yrs	Rome	12th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	175	Celestine IIIGiacinto Bobone Orsini	1191–1198	7 yrs	Rome	12th
Motto: Perfice gressus meos in semitis Tuis ("Going in Thy path") Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	176	Innocent IIILotario dei Conti di Segni	1198–1216	18 yrs	Italy	12th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	177	Honorius IIICencio Savelli	1216–1227	11 yrs	Rome	13th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	178	Gregory IXUgolino dei Conti di Segni	1227–1241	14 yrs	Italy	13th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	179	Celestine IVGoffredo Castiglioni	1241–1241	16 days	Italy	13th
Citizen of the Free Commune of Milan. Full profile ›
	180	Innocent IVSinibaldo Fieschi	1243–1254	11 yrs	Italy	13th
Citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Full profile ›
	181	Alexander IVRinaldo dei Conti di Segni	1254–1261	7 yrs	Italy	13th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	182	Urban IVJacques Pantaléon	1261–1264	3 yrs	France	13th
Subject of the Kingdom of France. Full profile ›
	183	Clement IVGui Foucois	1265–1268	3 yrs	France	13th
Subject of the Kingdom of France. Full profile ›
	184	Bl. Gregory XTeobaldo Visconti	1271–1276	5 yrs	Italy	13th
Citizen of the Free Commune of Piacenza. Full profile ›
	185	Bl. Innocent VPierre de Tarentaise, O.P.	1276–1276	153 days	France	13th
Subject of the County of Savoy. Full profile ›
	186	Adrian VOttobuono Fieschi	1276–1276	38 days	Italy	13th
Citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Full profile ›
	187	John XXIPedro Julião	1276–1277	1 yr	Portugal	13th
Subject of the Kingdom of Portugal. Full profile ›
	188	Nicholas IIIGiovanni Gaetano Orsini	1277–1280	3 yrs	Rome	13th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	189	Martin IVSimon de Brion	1281–1285	4 yrs	France	13th
Subject of the Kingdom of France. Full profile ›
	190	Honorius IVGiacomo Savelli	1285–1287	2 yrs	Rome	13th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	191	Nicholas IVGirolamo Masci, O.F.M.	1288–1292	4 yrs	Italy	13th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	192	St Celestine VPietro Angelerio da Morrone, O.S.B.	1294–1294	161 days	Italy	13th
Subject of the Kingdom of Sicily. Full profile ›
	193	Boniface VIIIBenedetto Caetani	1294–1303	9 yrs	Italy	13th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	194	Bl. Benedict XINiccolò Boccasini, O.P.	1303–1304	1 yr	Italy	14th
Motto: Illustra faciem Tuam super servum Tuum ("Let Your face shine upon Your servant") Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	195	Clement VRaymond Bertrand de Got (or Goth)	1305–1314	9 yrs	France	14th
Subject of the Kingdom of France. Full profile ›
	196	John XXIIJacques Duèze (or d'Euse)	1316–1334	18 yrs	France	14th
Subject of the Kingdom of France. Full profile ›
	197	Benedict XIIJacques Fournier, O.Cist.	1334–1342	8 yrs	France	14th
Subject of the Kingdom of France. Full profile ›
	198	Clement VIPierre Roger, O.S.B.	1342–1352	10 yrs	France	14th
Subject of the Kingdom of France. Full profile ›
	199	Innocent VIÉtienne Aubert	1352–1362	10 yrs	France	14th
Subject of the Kingdom of France. Full profile ›
	200	Bl. Urban VGuillaume de Grimoard, O.S.B.	1362–1370	8 yrs	France	14th
Subject of the Kingdom of France. Full profile ›
	201	Gregory XIPierre Roger de Beaufort	1370–1378	8 yrs	France	14th
Subject of the Kingdom of France. Full profile ›
	202	Urban VIBartolomeo Prignano	1378–1389	11 yrs	Italy	14th
Subject of the Kingdom of Naples. Full profile ›
	203	Boniface IXPietro Cybo Tomacelli	1389–1404	15 yrs	Italy	14th
Subject of the Kingdom of Naples. Full profile ›
	204	Innocent VIICosimo Gentile Migliorati	1404–1406	2 yrs	Italy	15th
Subject of the Kingdom of Naples. Full profile ›
	205	Gregory XIIAngelo Correr	1406–1415	9 yrs	Italy	15th
Citizen of the Republic of Venice. Full profile ›
	206	Martin VOddone Colonna	1417–1431	14 yrs	Italy	15th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	207	Eugene IVGabriele Condulmer, Can.Reg.	1431–1447	16 yrs	Italy	15th
Citizen of the Republic of Venice. Full profile ›
	208	Nicholas VTommaso Parentucelli	1447–1455	8 yrs	Italy	15th
Citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Full profile ›
	209	Callixtus IIIAlfons de Borja	1455–1458	3 yrs	Spain	15th
Subject of the Kingdom of Valencia (and therefore subject of the Crown of Aragon). Full profile ›
	210	Pius IIEnea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini	1458–1464	6 yrs	Italy	15th
Citizen of the Republic of Siena. Full profile ›
	211	Paul IIPietro Barbo	1464–1471	7 yrs	Italy	15th
Citizen of the Republic of Venice. Full profile ›
	212	Sixtus IVFrancesco della Rovere, O.F.M.	1471–1484	13 yrs	Italy	15th
Citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Full profile ›
	213	Innocent VIIIGiovanni Battista Cybo	1484–1492	8 yrs	Italy	15th
Citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Full profile ›
	214	Alexander VIRoderic Llançol i de Borja	1492–1503	11 yrs	Spain	15th
Subject of the Kingdom of Valencia (and therefore subject of the Crown of Aragon). Full profile ›
	215	Pius IIIFrancesco Todeschini-Piccolomini	1503–1503	26 days	Italy	16th
Citizen of the Republic of Siena. Full profile ›
	216	Julius IIGiuliano della Rovere, O.F.M.	1503–1513	10 yrs	Italy	16th
Citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Full profile ›
	217	Leo XGiovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici	1513–1521	8 yrs	Italy	16th
Citizen of the Republic of Florence. Full profile ›
	218	Adrian VIAdriaan Floriszoon Boeyens	1522–1523	1 yr	Netherlands	16th
Motto: Patere et sustine ("Respect and wait") Subject of the Bishopric of Utrecht. Full profile ›
	219	Clement VIIGiulio di Giuliano de' Medici	1523–1534	11 yrs	Italy	16th
Motto: Candor illaesus ("Unharmed candor") Citizen of the Republic of Florence. Full profile ›
	220	Paul IIIAlessandro Farnese	1534–1549	15 yrs	Italy	16th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	221	Julius IIIGiovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte	1550–1555	5 yrs	Rome	16th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	222	Marcellus IIMarcello Cervini degli Spannochi	1555–1555	22 days	Italy	16th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	223	Paul IVGian Pietro Carafa, C.R.	1555–1559	4 yrs	Italy	16th
Motto: Dominus mihi adjutor ("The Lord is my helper") Subject of the Kingdom of Naples. Full profile ›
	224	Pius IVGiovanni Angelo Medici	1559–1565	6 yrs	Italy	16th
Subject of the Duchy of Milan. Full profile ›
	225	St Pius VAntonio Ghislieri, O.P.	1566–1572	6 yrs	Italy	16th
Motto: Utinam dirigantur viae meae ad custodiendas ("O that my ways may be steadfast in keeping Thy statutes") Subject of the Duchy of Milan. Full profile ›
	226	Gregory XIIIUgo Boncompagni	1572–1585	13 yrs	Italy	16th
Motto: Aperuit et clausit ("Opened and closed") Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	227	Sixtus VFelice Peretti di Montalto, O.F.M. Conv.	1585–1590	5 yrs	Italy	16th
Motto: Aqua et panis, vita canis ("Water and bread are a dog's life") Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	228	Urban VIIGiovanni Battista Castagna	1590–1590	12 days	Rome	16th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	229	Gregory XIVNiccolò Sfondrati	1590–1591	1 yr	Italy	16th
Subject of the Duchy of Milan. Full profile ›
	230	Innocent IXGiovanni Antonio Facchinetti	1591–1591	62 days	Italy	16th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	231	Clement VIIIIppolito Aldobrandini	1592–1605	13 yrs	Italy	16th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	232	Leo XIAlessandro Ottaviano de' Medici	1605–1605	26 days	Italy	17th
Subject of the Duchy of Florence. Full profile ›
	233	Paul VCamillo Borghese	1605–1621	16 yrs	Rome	17th
Motto: Absit nisi in Te gloriari ("May it be absent, except to glory in You") Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	234	Gregory XVAlessandro Ludovisi	1621–1623	2 yrs	Italy	17th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	235	Urban VIIIMaffeo Vincenzo Barberini	1623–1644	21 yrs	Italy	17th
Subject of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Full profile ›
	236	Innocent XGiovanni Battista Pamphili	1644–1655	11 yrs	Rome	17th
Motto: Alleviatae sunt aquae super terram ("The waters are lifted above the earth") Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	237	Alexander VIIFabio Chigi	1655–1667	12 yrs	Italy	17th
Subject of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Full profile ›
	238	Clement IXGiulio Rospigliosi	1667–1669	2 yrs	Italy	17th
Motto: Aliis non sibi clemens ("Clement to others, not to himself") Subject of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Full profile ›
	239	Clement XEmilio Bonaventura Altieri	1670–1676	6 yrs	Rome	17th
Motto: Bonum auget malum minuit ("He increases good and diminishes evil") Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	240	Bl. Innocent XIBenedetto Odescalchi	1676–1689	13 yrs	Italy	17th
Motto: Avarus non implebitur ("The covetous man is not satisfied") Subject of the Duchy of Milan. Full profile ›
	241	Alexander VIIIPietro Vito Ottoboni	1689–1691	2 yrs	Italy	17th
Citizen of the Republic of Venice. Full profile ›
	242	Innocent XIIAntonio Pignatelli	1691–1700	9 yrs	Italy	17th
Subject of the Kingdom of Naples. Full profile ›
	243	Clement XIGiovanni Francesco Albani	1700–1721	21 yrs	Italy	17th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	244	Innocent XIIIMichelangelo dei Conti	1721–1724	3 yrs	Italy	18th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	245	Servant of God Benedict XIIIPierfrancesco Orsini, O.P.	1724–1730	6 yrs	Italy	18th
Subject of the Kingdom of Naples. Full profile ›
	246	Clement XIILorenzo Corsini	1730–1740	10 yrs	Italy	18th
Motto: Dabis discernere inter malum et bonum ("You shall deign to distinguish between good and evil") Subject of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Full profile ›
	247	Benedict XIVProspero Lorenzo Lambertini	1740–1758	18 yrs	Italy	18th
Motto: Curabuntur omnes ("All will be healed") Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	248	Clement XIIICarlo della Torre di Rezzonico	1758–1769	11 yrs	Italy	18th
Citizen of the Republic of Venice. Full profile ›
	249	Clement XIVGiovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, O.F.M. Conv.	1769–1774	5 yrs	Italy	18th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	250	Pius VIAngelo Onofrio Melchiorre Natale Giovanni Antonio Braschi	1775–1799	24 yrs	Italy	18th
Motto: Floret in Domo Domini ("It blossoms in the House of God") Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	251	Servant of God Pius VIIBarnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, O.S.B.	1800–1823	23 yrs	Italy	18th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	252	Leo XIIAnnibale Francesco Clemente Melchiorre Girolamo Nicola della Genga	1823–1829	6 yrs	Italy	19th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	253	Pius VIIIFrancesco Saverio Maria Felice Castiglioni	1829–1830	1 yr	Italy	19th
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Full profile ›
	254	Gregory XVIBartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, O.S.B. Cam.	1831–1846	15 yrs	Italy	19th
Citizen of the Republic of Venice. Full profile ›
	255	Bl. Pius IXGiovanni Maria Battista Pietro Pellegrino Isidoro Mastai-Ferretti	1846–1878	32 yrs	Italy	19th
Subject and later the last sovereign of the Papal States, finally becoming an Italian citizen. Full profile ›
	256	Leo XIIIGioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci	1878–1903	25 yrs	France	19th
French citizen of Italian ethnicity, later becoming a subject of the Papal States and finally an Italian citizen. Full profile ›
	257	St Pius XGiuseppe Melchiorre Sarto	1903–1914	11 yrs	Germany	20th
Motto: Instaurare omnia in Christo ("To restore all things in Christ") Subject of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, later becoming an Italian citizen. Full profile ›
	258	Benedict XVGiacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa	1914–1922	8 yrs	Sardinia	20th
Motto: In Te, Domine, speravi; non confundar in aeternum ("In Thee, o Lord, have I trusted; let me not be confounded for evermore") Subject of the Kingdom of Sardinia, later becoming an Italian citizen. Full profile ›
	259	Pius XIAmbrogio Damiano Achille Ratti	1922–1939	17 yrs	Germany	20th
Motto: Pax Christi in Regno Christi ("The Peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ") Subject of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, later becoming an Italian citizen. Full profile ›
	260	Ven. Pius XIIEugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli	1939–1958	19 yrs	Rome	20th
Motto: Opus justitiae pax ("The work of justice [shall be] peace") Italian citizen; first pope born after the unification of Italy. Full profile ›
	261	St John XXIIIAngelo Giuseppe Roncalli	1958–1963	5 yrs	Italy	20th
Motto: Obedientia et pax ("Obedience and peace") Italian citizen. Full profile ›
	262	St Paul VIGiovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini	1963–1978	15 yrs	Italy	20th
Motto: Italian citizen. Full profile ›
	263	Bl. John Paul IAlbino Luciani	1978–1978	33 days	Italy	20th
Motto: Humilitas ("Humility") Italian citizen; most recent Italian pope. Full profile ›
	264	St John Paul IIKarol Józef Wojtyła	1978–2005	27 yrs	Poland	20th
Motto: Totus tuus ("Totally yours") Polish citizen; first pope from Poland and first of Slavic origin. Full profile ›
	265	Benedict XVIJoseph Alois Ratzinger	2005–2013	8 yrs	Germany	21st
Motto: Cooperatores veritatis ("Cooperators of the truth") German citizen; first German pope since Stephen IX (1057–1058). Full profile ›
	266	FrancisJorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.	2013–2025	12 yrs	Argentina	21st
Motto: Miserando atque eligendo ("By having mercy and by choosing") Argentine citizen of Italian descent. Full profile ›
	267	Leo XIVRobert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.	2025–present	1 yr	United States	21st
Motto: In illo Uno unum ("In the One, we are one") Dual American and Peruvian citizen of French, Italian, Spanish and Louisiana Creole descent; first pope born in the United States, first from North America, and the second from the Americas. Full profile ›

Domus Dei · Cathedra Petri · 267 Successors of St Peter · roster per the Annuario Pontificio (antipopes excluded)

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