There were 38 popes before Anastasius I.
There were 264 popes before Pope Benedict XVI.
There were 264 popes before Benedict XVI.
There were 264 popes before Benedict XVI.
There were 257 popes before Pius X.
Pope John Paul II was the 264th pope so there were 263 popes before him.
None, Benedict XVI is the first.
yes there were many popes before Benedict but there can only be one pope at a time. before Pope Benedict the pope was Pope John Paul II.
Prior to Benedict XVI there were 14 other popes with that name. Pope Benedict X was an antipope and does not count.
217 popes have been born in Italy.
196 popes have come from Italy.
There have been no popes named Jude.
There have been no popes named Kenneth.