All 266 popes have been Catholic but o name a specific church you need to narrow the field down to one pope.
Pope John XXIII was ordained pope on October 28th, 1958
He was ordained a priest on December 13, 1969.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe highest Ordination in the Church is a Bishop, and the Holy Father is always a Bishop. If he is not already a Bishop when he is selected as Holy Father, he is first ordained such, but there is no "ordination" as Pope, it is just a selection process, guided by the Holy Spirit.
No. It is literally impossible for a woman to be ordained, these has been the constant teaching of the Church and has been reiterated by the most recent popes. Thus it is an infallible teaching and no future pope could reverse it.
Please specify a particular pope.
No, because the Catholic church has yet to allow women to be ordained as priests (they are only allowed to become nuns), and the Pope is selected from the world's cardinals--who were once priests.
Pope Saint Pius X was ordained a priest on September 18, 1858.
Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict) was ordained a priest on June 29, 1951.
He was ordained a bishop on June 27, 1992.
He was ordained a bishop on June 27, 1992.
The Roman Catholic Churchconsiders him to be the first pope, ordained by Jesus in the "Rock of My Church" dialogue in Matthew 16:18
once ordained in ame church will you always be called a minister