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The first leader of the Church was Saint Peter. The name 'Pope', however, did not come into use until many years later.
Jesus Christ appointed Peter as the first leader of his Church when He said:
And Jesus answering, said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven. (Matthew Chapt. 16)
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∙ 16y agoSt Peter is usually regarded as the first pope by the Roman Catholic church. He lived from approximately 5BC - 5AD until around 64-67 AD or so when he was martyred in Rome.
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∙ 14y agoPeter was allegedly the first pope, at least according to Catholic tradition, as well as the one who brought Christianity to Rome in 32 AD - 67 AD
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∙ 9y agoSimon Peter was born, probably in Bethsaida, Galilee, about the year 1 AD. The actual date is unknown.
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Did the Pope exist before Christ was born?
No. The first pope was the disciple Peter.
What is the first and last name of the pope?
Pope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
What is the pope's first name?
The current pope is Pope Francis and his birth name was Jorge.
What was pope benedick first name before he became a pope?
He was born Josef Alois Ratzinger.
Is Pope Francis the first Spanish pope?
The native language of Pope Francis is Spanish but he is not from Spain. He was born and raised in Argentina.
Why is Pope Francis called the 'pope of firsts'?
Pope Francis is the first member of the Jesuit order to be elected as pope, the first pope from the Western Hemisphere, the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere and the first pope from the Americas.
When was Pope Pius I born?
Pope Pius I was born in 0##.
Who was the first Pope of the US?
The Pope is the Pope of all Catholics on earth, not just of the US. There has never been a Pope who was born in the US.
Was Pope Julius the first pope?
Pope Pius III was the predecessor of Pope Julius II.
What is the significance of the election of Pope Francis?
Pope Francis is the first jesuit to be elected as pope, the first pope from the America's and the first pope in many centuries who is not from Europe.
Is Pope Francis the first pope from outside of Europe?
No, he is not the first but he is the first in over 1000 years. He is, however, the first pope from the Americas and the first Jesuit to be elected pope.
Who was the first non Italian pope?
John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope, not just since 1953 but since the 16th century! He was born Karol Józef Wojtyła in Wadowice, Poland in 1920 and elected pope (taking the name John Paul II to honor his immediate predecessors) in 1978. John Paul II died in 2005, after one of the longest papacies in history.
