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The following popes were from North Africa:
Pope Gelasius I
Pope Miltiades
Pope Victor I
However, it is not known if they were black, fair skinned or dark skinned, all of which can be found in North Africa.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThere have been only 3 popes from Africa. The following popes were from North Africa:
Pope Gelasius I
Pope Miltiades
Pope Victor I
However, it is not known if they were black, fair skinned or dark skinned, all of which can be found in North Africa.
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∙ 8y agoAccording to Liber Pontificalis, three popes- Pope St Victor I (ca186-198), Pope St Miltiades (311-14), and Pope St Gelasius (492-496)-were Africans. All were from North Africa so probably were not black but brown-skinned.
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∙ 15y agoNo pontiff in the Roman Catholic church has yet been of African origin.
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∙ 9y agoIn the early centuries of the Church there were three popes elected from North Africa but there is no mention of their races.
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Is there any African cardinal who was elected to be a pope?
There have been three popes from Africa. All were from northern Africa.
How many African Popes have there been?
Popes from Africa:Pope Victor I, the African, 186 or 189 to 197 or 201; the 13th Pope (Martyr)Pope Melchiades or Miltiades, the African, July 2, 311 to January 10, 314; the 32nd Pope (Martyr)Pope Gelasius I, the African, March 1, 492 to November 21, 490; the 49th PopeAll were from northern Africa and there is no mention of their race. They could have been black or white.
What do the popes do to elect a new pope?
Popes do not elect popes. Popes are elected by the cardinal electors.
Between the second and fifth centuries how many African popes were there?
There have been three black/African Popes so far: Pope Victor I, who was Pope from 186-197; Pope Militiades, who served from 311-314; Pope Gelasius, who sat in Peter's chair from 492-496. However, all were from North Africa and probably had darker skin but it is not known if they were truly black.
What country have most of the Popes come from?
The vast majority of popes have been Italian. As of February of 2013 there have been only 18 popes from other countries.
How many popes have been Arabs?
Answer 1In the Roman Catholic Church - None. There has never been a Pope from outside of Europe and the Spanish Popes were from non-Arab nobility of Northern Spanish stock. While there may have been Popes in the pre-Islamic Period that came from North African, Levantine and Mesopotamian regions, these individuals would not have been Arabs since prior to the Rise of Islam, these areas did not "Arabize". Since the 600s C.E., no Pope has come from the Arab World.In the Coptic Church - All (since the Arab arrival in Egypt in the mid 600s CE). All Coptic Popes have been Egyptian and thus consider themselves Arabs.
What is the second country to contribute the most popes to the Vatican?
There have been 17 popes from France, the second behind Italian popes.
Who held more power popes or kings?
the popes had more power over the kings
What is the fear of popes?
Papaphobia is the fear of popes.
How many non Italian popes have there been?
There have been 217 Italian popes and only 49 non-Italian popes.
Do popes go to Heaven?
I am sure there are many popes in Heaven but am equally sure that there are a number of popes burning in hell.
What is the holy name of the twelve popes?
There have been 12 popes who have taken Pius as their name.
