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Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio S.J. of Argentina - now Pope Francis I - became the 266th successor to the seat of Saint Peter as the Bishop of Rome in the Holy Roman Catholic Church on March 13th 2013, succeeding Pope Benedict the XVI(Joseph Ratzinger) who stepped down for health reasons on February 28h 2013.
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How many popes have been?
Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th pope.
How many people name is Francis?
Currently as of 3/19/2013 there has only been one Pope Francis and that the current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
How many pope from first to the last pope?
From St. Peter to Pope Francis I there have been 266 popes.
How many times has someone from the Americas been selected the Pope?
Pope Francis is the first pope from the Americans.
How many popes have been called the same as the current pope?
Pope Francis is the first pope to use that name.
How many nationalities of pope's have there been?
12
How many popes have been named Joseph Ratzinger?
There has only been one pope by that name - Pope Benedict XVI.
How many years has Pope Benedict been the pope?
Pope Benedict XVI was pope from 2005 and retired in 2013. (7 years, 315 days)
How many popes have there been since the time of Jesus?
Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th pope.
How many previous bishops of Rome have there been?
Pope Francis is the 266th pope or bishop of Rome.
How many Roman Catholic popes have there been since 1990?
As of 2014 there have been 3 popes - Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis..
How many Pope John Paul's were there?
There were 2 Pope John Pauls. The last Pope was Pope John Paul II.
