Since 1947, there have been seven popes.
Pope Pius XII (March 2nd, 1939 - October 9th, 1958)
Pope St. John XXIII (October 28th, 1958 - June 3rd, 1963)
Pope Paul VI (June 21st, 1963 - August 6th, 1978)
Pope John Paul I (August 26th, 1978 - September 28th, 1978)
Pope John Paul II (October 16th, 1978 - April 2nd, 2005)
Pope Benedict XVI (April 19th, 2005 - February 28th, 2013)
Pope Francis (March 13th, 2013 - present)
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There have been a total of 265 popes including Peter.
Including Peter and the current pope, Francis, there have been 266 popes.
There have only been two popes since 1981 - Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th pope.
As of 2014 there have been 3 popes - Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis..
Popes have been around since the days of Saint Peter. They did not use the title of pope until many years later, however, but there has always been a man in the position as leader of Christianity.
Nearly all popes die during their papacy since the position is for life. A few, very few, have resigned but the vast majority died in office.
Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI
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Since there is only one pope at a time, only one pope could fit in a car.
Pope Benedict XVI who resigned in 2013 and Pope Francis who was elected that year.