Only Saint Peter has that name. However, St. Malachy predicts that the final pope will also be named Peter.
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Just two. John Paul I (1978) and John Paul II (1978-2005).
Pope Francis is the first one.
There have been six popes named Paul.
There have been 12 popes named Pius.
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Only 1. The first.
There have been 6 popes who chose the name of Paul.
There have been two popes who took the name "John Paul".Alibino Luciani took the name John Paul when he was elected in August 1978. He died after only 33 days in office. He is now known as John Paul I.Karol Wojtyla took the name John Paul II out of respect to the short lived pope, when he was elected in October 1978.
Pope John Paul II was the 264th pope so there were 263 popes before him.
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There have been 23 popes named John, Pope John XXIII was the last. He died in 1963.
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Paul VI (1963-78)John Paul I (August-September 1978)John Paul II (1978-2005)
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Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis.
There have been no popes named Kenneth.
There have been 6 popes named Sixtus.
There have been 13 popes named Leo.