The following is a list of popes who were VIIIs:
Innocent VIII
Boniface VIII
Urban VIII
Benedict VIII
John VIII
Clement VIII
Gregory VIII
Leo VIII
Pius VIII
Pope Urban has been used by 8 popes.
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There have been 12 popes who have taken Pius as their name.
There have been 23 popes named John, the most popular name by far.The most popular name historically chosen by the popes is John. No less than 23 popes have taken the papal office under this name.
There is only one pope that has taken the name Celestine. His name was Pope Celestine V and his Papacy began in July 1294 and ended in and ended in December 1294.
In most cases it serves to indicate the number of popes who have taken that name. Benedict XVI means that there were 15 popes prior to the present one who have taken the name Benedict. Given the long history of the church and the vagaries of human history (to say nothing of the controversial anti-popes) the numbers are not always accurate. If I am not mistaken, the popes named John have not been accurately counted. There may be others. But there is really no significance beyond that; it's just a way to tell them apart.
There have been 8 popes that took the name Urban. Please be specific.
There have been 8 popes called Urban.
Most popes wore name John , but to appropriately answer ur question... These 2 names were used 13 times: InnocentandLeo{| ! style="text-align: left" ||! style="text-align: left" ||}
Popes do not elect cardinals, they name them.
No, there has never been a pope named Judas. However, there have been a couple popes who were a disgrace to the Church and probably deserved the name.
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There have been no popes named Jude.
There have been six popes named Adrian and six popes named Paul.