There have been three Popes so far which lived in North Africa, none of them black:
Pope Victor I, who was Pope from 186-197;
Pope Militiades, who served from 311-314;
Pope Gelasius, who sat in Peter's chair from 492-496.
No All Popes have been caucasian (White) Most have been Italian.
There have been three African popes.
Pope Victor I (189 to 199)
Pope Miltiades (310/311 to 314)
Pope Gelasius I (492 to 496)
Their actual race is not known, however, but at least Miltiades appears to have been a native of Africa.
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There have been three early popes from north Africa but their races are not known. They could have been white or dark skinned or black.
There have been three African popes (so far):
In the early days of the Church there were 3 popes from northern Africa but their races are not known. It is thought that one of them was black. There is always the possibility of a black pope in the future.
It is not possible to foretell the future, but it is certainly a possibility there may someday be a black pope.
There has not yet been a black pope.
The pope can be any nationality.
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There have only been 3 popes from Africa:Pope Gelasius IPope MiltiadesPope Victor IHowever, no mention is made of their races. They may have been black, they may have been white.
There have been 13 popes named Innocent.
There have been no popes named Kenneth.
There have been no popes named Jude.
217 popes have been born in Italy.
There have been 117 Popes of the Coptic See of Alexandria (Orthodox)
As of April 2013 there have been 266 popes.
There have been 217 Italian popes and only 49 non-Italian popes.
There have been a total of 265 popes including Peter.
There have been 8 popes called Urban.
There have been 6 popes named Sixtus.
There have been 13 popes named Leo.