Popes do not elect popes. Popes are elected by the cardinal electors.
The majority of lists of popes show Pope Francis as pope number 266.
Cardinals elect Popes, but they are not necessarily bishops.
There are no popes in Singapore, only Pope Francis in Rome.
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
There have been 266 popes and the current one is Pope Francis.
From Saint Peter to Pope Francis there have been 266 popes.
Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis.
. Popes are elevated from the College of Cardinals. .
From St. Peter to Pope Francis I there have been 266 popes.
Pope Francis is the first pope to use that name.
Depending upon how you number the previous popes, he would be pope number 266 or 267. Some lists count Pope Stephen II as a pope but he was a priest at the time of his election and had to be ordained as a bishop before he could be a pope. He died about 2 days after election and was never a bishop. Most sources count Francis as number 266.