Peter was appointed as leader of the Church when Our Lord 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)
Peter assumed the position upon the Ascension of Our Lord into heaven. The term 'pope' did not come into usage until many years later but Peter was still considered a pope even though the establishment of the office of pope and hierarchy was yet to come. All the apostles, even Paul, deferred to Peter for important decisions.
One thing needs to be pointed out here. Our Lord and Peter were speaking in Aramaic and not Greek. In Aramaic there was but one word for 'rock' and that is cephas. There is no confusion in usage as in Greek depending upon the size of the 'rock' which is an argument that many non-Catholics seem to ignore. The confusion in vocabulary arose years later when the gospel was translated to Greek.
And, yes, Peter did reside, at least for a time, in Rome and died there under orders from Roman Emperor Nero. Francis A. Sullivan SJ in his book From Apostles to Bishops states unequivocally that Peter was in Rome and died there. His statement is based on both scripture as well as the writings of early Church fathers.
Peter would have assumed leadership about the year AD33 and he died sometime between AD64 and AD67.
Peter
The founder of the first Christian Church would be Jesus and Peter in normally considered to be the first Pope.
No, Saint Peter was always considered as the leader of the Church, no matter where he was at the time. He eventually ended up in Rome and was considered the Bishop of Rome as well as the leader of the Church. Eventually the title of pope was conferred on his successors.
The pope is the leader of the Christian Church but is only recognized as such by the Catholic Church.
it was the pope
The Roman Catholic Church is said to have been started by Jesus Christ himself. They also had the disciple Peter as their first Pope.
The leaders of the Catholic (Christian) Church dating back to Pope Peter, being the first Pope.
Christian. He's the head of the Catholic church.
The "Pope" is the title given to leaders of several Christian sets. Each is different person:Catholic Church - PopeEastern Orthodox Churches - Pope and Patriarch of AlexandriaOriental Orthodox Churches - Pope of Alexandria
Saint Peter the Apostle
The Pope is the Vicar of Christ on earth, and the visible head of His Church, the Catholic Church.
A pope's role in a Christians church is to pray and bless other people and talk about god.
The pope became a Christian at the time of Saint Peter the first pope.