The majority of lists of popes show Pope Francis as pope number 266.
There have been a number of saints named Francis but none of them have been popes.
Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis.
From Saint Peter to Pope Francis there have been 266 popes.
Before the election of Pope Francis I there were only two popes from Spain,Pope Alexander VI and Pope Callixtus III. Pope Francis is the first pope from Latin America
From St. Peter to Pope Francis I there have been 266 popes.
Pope Francis is the first pope to use that name.
There is only one pope at a time but over history there have been a total of 266 popes from Saint Peter to Pope Francis.
There have been 15 popes named Benedict. Benedict X does not count as he was an antipope.
Including Peter and the current pope, Francis, there have been 266 popes.
As of 2014 there have been 3 popes - Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis..
There have been 13 popes named Innocent.