Nicholas Breakspear was the only Englishman to be a Pope. He was Adrian IV from 1154-1159.hhvcuuihyugyu
Pope Adrian IV ;)
The only Englishman to be made pope.
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Bede. Pope XIII gave him this title.
A priest could only become pope if he is elected by the cardinals in conclave.
Since Pope Francis is the first and only pope by that name, there is no need for a number after his name. If a pope in the future also decides to take the name Francis, he will become Pope Francis II and then the original Pope Francis will become Pope Francis I.
That would be Martin "great balls" Offiah. He is the only Englishman to achieve this. Billy Boston was Welsh if anybody thinks it was him.
In February of 1727.
The pope before John Paul II was John Paul I, who reigned for only 33 days before he died.
Any male Catholic is eligible to be pope. However, in recent centuries the pope has been elected only from within the College of Cardinals.
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.
Odo was never the pope.