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Which pope has lived the longest?
Rhe longest reigning pope was St. Peter who ruled for about 35 years. Pius IX was the second longest reigning pope. Pius IX was the longest-serving pope after Peter, holding the office for nearly 32 years.
What is the name of the longest- reigning pope?
After Saint Peter, the longest reigning pope was Pope Pius IX who served for 31 years, 7 months and 23 days.
Which pope ruled the second longest amount of time?
After Saint Peter, Pope Pius IX ruled the longest - 31 years, 236 days.
Who is the second longest serving pope?
Pius IX- 31 years.
Who has been Pope the longest in the 20th century?
John Paul II
Who has been the pope the longest in the 20th century?
Pope John Paul II who reigned a total of 26 years and 168 days.
Who is considered the greatest pope?
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.
Who was the first pope that lived longer than Pope Peter?
Pius IX served 31 years, 7 months and 23 days from 1846 to 1878 was the second longest reigning pope.
Which pope rule the longest?
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.
When has there not been a pope?
Before St. Peter (year 33 AD) there was no pope. 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. For nearly 3 years the Church had no pope.
Who were the longest serving Roman and Coptic popes?
The longest serving Coptic Orthodox Pope and Patriarch is Pope Cyril (Kyrillos) V with a long blessed papacy of almost 53 years. (52 years, 9 months).The longest serving Catholic pope was St. Peter who served for 34-37 years depending upon the date of his death. Excluding Peter, Pius IX (1846-1878) served 31 years, 7 months and 23 days.
Why was Pope Pius IX the first modern Pope?
Because the papacy grew in importance after his election
