266 popes have 'performed' the papacy.
Papacy is the correct answer.
No, the pope is the head of the papacy, the papacy is the government of the Roman Catholic Church.
A government by a pope is a papacy.
The Pope's office is termed "The Papacy".
The Pope's office is termed "The Papacy".
Pope Martin V was the pope in 1420.
Pope St. Gregory I the Great
The current pope is Pope Francis. His papacy began on 13th March 2013. His predecessor, Benedict XVI's papacy ended on 28th February 2013.
The Pope is the head of the Catholic Church and has no place in government.
He was the first pope.
pope Gregory
There has never been a Pope Paul XI.