The papal election from November 1268 to September 1, 1271, following the death of Pope Clement IV, was the longest papal election in the history of the Catholic Church. The election brought Teobaldo Visconti to the throne as Pope Gregory X.
In recent times (last 100 years) all popes have been elected within three weeks of the death of a pope. Consiering the time for the funeral, days of mourning, etc., conclaves have lasted no more than a few days.
After Saint Peter, Pope Pius IX ruled the longest - 31 years, 236 days.
The most famous pope in my opinion is St Peter. Not only did he become a Saint, he was the first pope, he was pope for the longest amount of time and he was one of Jesus's apostle's.
The current world record for the longest time bouncing a ball continuously is 19 hours and 15 minutes.
Most of the time a pope is only replaced when he dies. However, if a pope should choose to retire, he can choose to stay as a guest of the Vatican, return to his home country or any place of his choosing.
Roman Catholic AnswerThere can only be one Pope at a time, the current Holy Father is Benedict XVI.
Before the dispute was settled the valid pope was Gregory XII, who was in Rome. The "pope" in Avignon was Benedict XIII and the "pope" in Pisa was John XXIII.
Some say the papacy began in 30 C.E. upon the declaration by Jesus Christ that Simon Bar-Jona would be called Peter (rock) upon which the Catholic Church was to be built. He went on to serve for 37 years. Some say Peter became pope in 32 C.E. and was pope for only 35 years. Documentation of such things were not considered important at the time. Either way Peter served longest. Second longest is Pope Pius IX was pope for 31 years, 7 months and 23 days (11,560 days) from 1846-1878 Pope John Paul II is third longest with 26 years, 5 months and 18 days (9,666 days) from 1978 to 2005.
The current Guinness World Record for the longest time jumping rope without stopping is 30 hours and 40 minutes.
the pope at his time was, i think, Pope Urban VI
Nobody has wanted to be pope for hundreds of years. It is often a trial for the person elected to come to grips with reality and accept his election. It is the most thankless job on the planet, you have no privacy, no vacation, no income, no free time, etc.
The current record for the longest time spent doing nothing is held by a British man named Kevin Nicks, who spent 300 hours (12.5 days) sitting idle in an armchair in 2021.
The Longest Time was created in 1983.