How many popes have been named Benedict?

Answer 1

There have been 15 popes named Benedict. There was no pope named Benedict X. That name was chosen by an anti-pope who was not a true pope. Pope Benedict XI should have taken the name Benedict X but, due to some confusion, he did not. At the time of Benedict's election, however, this status was not recognized, thus the man the Roman Catholic Church officially considers the tenth true Pope Benedict took the official number XI rather than X. This has advanced the numbering of all subsequent Popes Benedict by one. Popes Benedict XI-XVI are, from an official point of view, the tenth through fifteenth popes by that name.

Answer 2

There have been 15 popes named Benedict. Pope Benedict X was an anti pope and there was much confusion about the issue so when Pope Benedict XI chose his name, it should have been Benedict X.

Answer 3

There have been 15 popes named Benedict. Pope Benedict X was an antipope and does not count.

Answer 4

There have been 15 popes named Benedict, including Benedict XVI. There was no Benedict X as he was determined to be an anti-pope.

Answer 5

The current pope is the 15th pope to choose the name Benedict. Pope Benedict X was an antipope and his name does not count.

Answer 6

He's the first one with "Benedict XVI" however there were 14 "Benedicts" before him He is the Pope Benedict the Sixteenth. Benedict X was an antipope and is not included in the count.

Answer 7

There were 264 popes before Pope Benedict XVI.

Answer 8

Only once