Pope Pius XI was the Holy Father in 1924. Including him, there have been seven men who sat on the Chair of Peter up until March 2013, the below is an excerpt from the list of Popes:
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Pius XI (1922-39)
Pius XII (1939-58)
John XXIII (1958-63)
Paul VI (1963-78)
John Paul I (1978)
John Paul II (1978-2005)
Benedict XVI (2005-2013)
Francis (2013-present)
There have been a total of 265 popes including Peter.
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..
Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th pope.
Including 1924 itself, there have been 23 leap years from 1924 to 2014.
No pope has been a king. However, since the Vatican became an independent country in 1929 he is considered as the monarch, or sole ruler, of the city/state.
There have only been two popes since 1981 - Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI.
Popes have been around since the days of Saint Peter. They did not use the title of pope until many years later, however, but there has always been a man in the position as leader of Christianity.
There have been 13 popes named Innocent.
Throughout history, there have been a few instances of popes who were married, but the majority of popes have been celibate.
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Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI