Popes

As the successor of Saint Peter, supreme authority is vested in the Pope. He has universal jurisdiction and all Catholic bishops may only use their authority when they are in communion with the Pope.

It is one of the fundamental doctrines of the Catholic Faith and almost all other Christian denominations that Jesus Christ was God. Christ Himself declared His divine origin and nature and repeatedly did acts and said things to reinforce this truth. Based on this, God did indeed make Himself man and communicate with us people.

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome and the Vicar of Christ on Earth. There is nothing in Catholic doctrine or even custom to call him any title such as king of heavens and earth.

No, Saint Peter was pope for about 34 years. Pope John Paul I reigned for only 33 days.

As of March 2013 there have been 266 popes:
1.St. Peter (32-67)
2.St. Linus (67-76)
3.St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88)
4.St. Clement I (88-97)
5.St. Evaristus (97-105)
6.St. Alexander I (105-115)
7.St. Sixtus I (115-125) Also called Xystus I
8.St. Telesphorus (125-136)
9.St. Hyginus (136-140)
10.St. Pius I (140-155)
11.St. Anicetus (155-166)
12.St. Soter (166-175)
13.St. Eleutherius (175-189)
14.St. Victor I (189-199)
15.St. Zephyrinus (199-217)
16.St. Callistus I (217-22) Callistus and the following three popes were opposed by St. Hippolytus, antipope (217-236)
17.St. Urban I (222-30)
18.St. Pontain (230-35)
19.St. Anterus (235-36)
20.St. Fabian (236-50)
21.St. Cornelius (251-53) Opposed by Novatian, antipope (251)
22.St. Lucius I (253-54)
23.St. Stephen I (254-257)
24.St. Sixtus II (257-258)
25.St. Dionysius (260-268)
26.St. Felix I (269-274)
27.St. Eutychian (275-283)
28.St. Caius (283-296) Also called Gaius
29.St. Marcellinus (296-304)
30.St. Marcellus I (308-309)
31.St. Eusebius (309 or 310)
32.St. Miltiades (311-14)
33.St. Sylvester I (314-35)
34.St. Marcus (336)
35.St. Julius I (337-52)
36.Liberius (352-66) Opposed by Felix II, antipope (355-365)
37.St. Damasus I (366-83) Opposed by Ursicinus, antipope (366-367)
38.St. Siricius (384-99)
39.St. Anastasius I (399-401)
40.St. Innocent I (401-17)
41.St. Zosimus (417-18)
42.St. Boniface I (418-22) Opposed by Eulalius, antipope (418-419)
43.St. Celestine I (422-32)
44.St. Sixtus III (432-40)
45.St. Leo I (the Great) (440-61)
46.St. Hilarius (461-68)
47.St. Simplicius (468-83)
48.St. Felix III (II) (483-92)
49.St. Gelasius I (492-96)
50.Anastasius II (496-98)
51.St. Symmachus (498-514) Opposed by Laurentius, antipope (498-501)
52.St. Hormisdas (514-23)
53.St. John I (523-26)
54.St. Felix IV (III) (526-30)
55.Boniface II (530-32) Opposed by Dioscorus, antipope (530)
56.John II (533-35)
57.St. Agapetus I (535-36) Also called Agapitus I
58.St. Silverius (536-37)
59.Vigilius (537-55)
60.Pelagius I (556-61)
61.John III (561-74)
62.Benedict I (575-79)
63.Pelagius II (579-90)
64.St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)
65.Sabinian (604-606)
66.Boniface III (607)
67.St. Boniface IV (608-15)
68.St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) (615-18)
69.Boniface V (619-25)
70.Honorius I (625-38)
71.Severinus (640)
72.John IV (640-42)
73.Theodore I (642-49)
74.St. Martin I (649-55)
75.St. Eugene I (655-57)
76.St. Vitalian (657-72)
77.Adeodatus (II) (672-76)
78.Donus (676-78)
79.St. Agatho (678-81)
80.St. Leo II (682-83)
81.St. Benedict II (684-85)
82.John V (685-86)
83.Conon (686-87)
84.St. Sergius I (687-701) Opposed by Theodore and Paschal, antipopes (687)
85.John VI (701-05)
86.John VII (705-07)
87.Sisinnius (708)
88.Constantine (708-15)
89.St. Gregory II (715-31)
90.St. Gregory III (731-41)
91.St. Zachary (741-52)
92.Stephen III (752-57)
93.St. Paul I (757-67)
94.Stephen IV (767-72) Opposed by Constantine II (767) and Philip (768), antipopes (767)
95.Adrian I (772-95)
96.St. Leo III (795-816)
97.Stephen V (816-17)
98.St. Paschal I (817-24)
99.Eugene II (824-27)
100.Valentine (827)
101.Gregory IV (827-44)
102.Sergius II (844-47) Opposed by John, antipope (855)
103.St. Leo IV (847-55)
104.Benedict III (855-58) Opposed by Anastasius, antipope (855)
105.St. Nicholas I (the Great) (858-67)
106.Adrian II (867-72)
107.John VIII (872-82)
108.Marinus I (882-84)
109.St. Adrian III (884-85)
110.Stephen VI (885-91)
111.Formosus (891-96)
112.Boniface VI (896)
113.Stephen VII (896-97)
114.Romanus (897)
115.Theodore II (897)
116.John IX (898-900)
117.Benedict IV (900-03)
118.Leo V (903) Opposed by Christopher, antipope (903-904)
119.Sergius III (904-11)
120.Anastasius III (911-13)
121.Lando (913-14)
122.John X (914-28)
123.Leo VI (928)
124.Stephen VIII (929-31)
125.John XI (931-35)
126.Leo VII (936-39)
127.Stephen IX (939-42)
128.Marinus II (942-46)
129.Agapetus II (946-55)
130.John XII (955-63)
131Leo VIII (963-64)
132.Benedict V (964)
133.John XIII (965-72)
134.Benedict VI (973-74)
135.Benedict VII (974-83) Benedict and John XIV were opposed by Boniface VII, antipope (974; 984-985)
136. John XIV (983-84)
137.John XV (985-96)
138.Gregory V (996-99) Opposed by John XVI, antipope (997-998)
139.Sylvester II (999-1003)
140.John XVII (1003)
141.John XVIII (1003-09)
142.Sergius IV (1009-12)
143.Benedict VIII (1012-24) Opposed by Gregory, antipope (1012)
144.John XIX (1024-32)
145.Benedict IX (1032-45) He appears on this list three separate times, because he was twice deposed and restored
146.Sylvester III (1045) Considered by some to be an antipope
147.Benedict IX (1045)
148.Gregory VI (1045-46)
149.Clement II (1046-47)
150.Benedict IX (1047-48)
151.Damasus II (1048)
152.St. Leo IX (1049-54)
153.Victor II (1055-57)
154.Stephen X (1057-58)
155.Nicholas II (1058-61) Opposed by Benedict X, antipope (1058)
156.Alexander II (1061-73) Opposed by Honorius II, antipope (1061-1072)
157.St. Gregory VII (1073-85) Gregory and the following three popes were opposed by Guibert ("Clement III"), antipope (1080-1100)
158.Blessed Victor III (1086-87)
159.Blessed Urban II (1088-99)
160.Paschal II (1099-1118) Opposed by Theodoric (1100), Aleric (1102) and Maginulf ("Sylvester IV", 1105-1111), antipopes (1100)
161.Gelasius II (1118-19) Opposed by Burdin ("Gregory VIII"), antipope (1118)
162.Callistus II (1119-24)
163.Honorius II (1124-30) Opposed by Celestine II, antipope (1124)
164.Innocent II (1130-43) Opposed by Anacletus II (1130-1138) and Gregory Conti ("Victor IV") (1138), antipopes (1138)
165.Celestine II (1143-44)
166.Lucius II (1144-45)
167.Blessed Eugene III (1145-53)
168.Anastasius IV (1153-54)
169.Adrian IV (1154-59)
170.Alexander III (1159-81) Opposed by Octavius ("Victor IV") (1159-1164), Pascal III (1165-1168), Callistus III (1168-1177) and Innocent III (1178-1180), antipopes
171.Lucius III (1181-85)
172.Urban III (1185-87)
173.Gregory VIII (1187)
174.Clement III (1187-91)
175.Celestine III (1191-98)
176.Innocent III (1198-1216)
177.Honorius III (1216-27)
178.Gregory IX (1227-41)
179.Celestine IV (1241)
180.Innocent IV (1243-54)
181.Alexander IV (1254-61)
182.Urban IV (1261-64)
183.Clement IV (1265-68)
184.Blessed Gregory X (1271-76)
185.Blessed Innocent V (1276)
186.Adrian V (1276)
187.John XXI (1276-77)
188.Nicholas III (1277-80)
189.Martin IV (1281-85)
191.Honorius IV (1285-87)
192.Nicholas IV (1288-92)
193.St. Celestine V (1294)
193.Boniface VIII (1294-1303)
194.Blessed Benedict XI (1303-04)
195.Clement V (1305-14)
196.John XXII (1316-34) Opposed by Nicholas V, antipope (1328-1330)
197.Benedict XII (1334-42)
198.Clement VI (1342-52)
199.Innocent VI (1352-62)
200.Blessed Urban V (1362-70)
201.Gregory XI (1370-78)
202.Urban VI (1378-89) Opposed by Robert of Geneva ("Clement VII"), antipope (1378-1394)
203.Boniface IX (1389-1404) Opposed by Robert of Geneva ("Clement VII") (1378-1394), Pedro de Luna ("Benedict XIII") (1394-1417) and Baldassare Cossa ("John XXIII") (1400-1415), antipopes
204.Innocent VII (1404-06) Opposed by Pedro de Luna ("Benedict XIII") (1394-1417) and Baldassare Cossa ("John XXIII") (1400-1415), antipopes
205.Gregory XII (1406-15) Opposed by Pedro de Luna ("Benedict XIII") (1394-1417), Baldassare Cossa ("John XXIII") (1400-1415), and Pietro Philarghi ("Alexander V") (1409-1410), antipopes
206.Martin V (1417-31)
207.Eugene IV (1431-47) Opposed by Amadeus of Savoy ("Felix V"), antipope (1439-1449)
208.Nicholas V (1447-55)
209.Callistus III (1455-58)
210.Pius II (1458-64)
211.Paul II (1464-71)
212.Sixtus IV (1471-84)
213.Innocent VIII (1484-92)
214.Alexander VI (1492-1503)
215.Pius III (1503)
216.Julius II (1503-13)
217.Leo X (1513-21)
218.Adrian VI (1522-23)
218.Clement VII (1523-34)
220.Paul III (1534-49)
221.Julius III (1550-55)
222.Marcellus II (1555)
223.Paul IV (1555-59)
224.Pius IV (1559-65)
225.St. Pius V (1566-72)
226.Gregory XIII (1572-85)
227.Sixtus V (1585-90)
228.Urban VII (1590)
229.Gregory XIV (1590-91)
230.Innocent IX (1591)
231.Clement VIII (1592-1605)
232.Leo XI (1605)
233.Paul V (1605-21)
234.Gregory XV (1621-23)
235.Urban VIII (1623-44)
236.Innocent X (1644-55)
237.Alexander VII (1655-67)
238.Clement IX (1667-69)
239.Clement X (1670-76)
240.Blessed Innocent XI (1676-89)
241.Alexander VIII (1689-91)
242.Innocent XII (1691-1700)
243.Clement XI (1700-21)
244.Innocent XIII (1721-24)
245.Benedict XIII (1724-30)
246.Clement XII (1730-40)
247.Benedict XIV (1740-58)
248.Clement XIII (1758-69)
249.Clement XIV (1769-74)
250.Pius VI (1775-99)
251.Pius VII (1800-23)
252.Leo XII (1823-29)
253.Pius VIII (1829-30)
254.Gregory XVI (1831-46)
255.Blessed Pius IX (1846-78)
256.Leo XIII (1878-1903)
257.St. Pius X (1903-14)
258.Benedict XV (1914-22)
259.Pius XI (1922-39)
260.Pius XII (1939-58)
261.Saint John XXIII (1958-63)
262.Blessed Paul VI (1963-78)
263.John Paul I (1978)
264.Saint John Paul II (1978-2005)
265.Benedict XVI (2005-2013)
266. Francis (2013-)

Alcuin oversaw Charlemagne's palace school and became Abbot of Tours.

He reigned from 1963 to 1978.

There have been 13 popes called Leo, and there appears to be no dispute about the numbering, as is the case with a few of the popes. See links.

Concordat of Worms.

Anthony was proclaimed a saint by popular acclaim before their was a system in place for official canonization. The pope was not involved.

Vincent was beatified on August 13, 1729 by Pope Benedict XIII.

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Yes there was. There were 2 popes with the birth name Borgia. One being Rodrigo Borgia Pope name Pope Alexander VI and the other being his uncle Pope Innocent VIII.

Pope Joan supposedly reigned under the name John VIII for a little over 2 yrs during the period 855 to 858.

The whole tale is a legend, a "have you heard," bogus, a latrine-o-gram, etc, etc!

SHE NEVER EXISTED!

Of course not, that would be blasphemy, and rather bad theology to boot. The Pope is the Vicar of Christ, he is the servant of the servants of God. As such he has a tremendous responsibility, and we give him due respect due to the fact that he represents God, Himself. But we certainly don't regard him as a god.

Emperor Leo III, 717-741, ordered that the relief of Christ on the Chalke Gate at the entrance to the imperial palace be replaced with a cross bearing the inscription "I drive out the enemies and kill the barbarians." Scholars are divided whether to refer to him as an iconoclast, or merely that he wanted to revert to the symbol used by Constantine This Emperor Leo III has nothing to do with the Reformation.

When he makes it very clear that he is speaking 'ex cathedra' (from the throne) on matters of faith and doctrine.

Three Popes have had "the Great" appended to their names: Pope St. Leo I (reigned 440-61), Pope St. Gregory I (590-604), and Pope St. Nicholas I (858-67). 'The Great' is not an official title of the Church but was added by popular acclamation.

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Pope Gregory VII is one of the most interesting popes ever to have lived. He wanted total mastery, both spiritual and secular, over Europe. His objective was not so much about Church power but power for the papacy, and therefore himself. Gregory claimed supremacy over the secular authorities, with supreme legislative and judicial power, and the right to depose all princes and to have all Christians as his subjects. He also claimed what was then another innovation - the sole right to appoint bishops, with a council held in the Lateran in 1075 decreeing that the pope alone could appoint or depose churchmen or move them from see to see.

He was also the first pope in several centuries to attempt to rigorously enforce the Church's ancient policy of celibacy for the Catholic clergy, yet there is strong evidence that as pope, he had a mistress, the Countess Matilda. He attempted to organise a crusade into Spain and a military expedition to the Holy Land.

In 1074, Gregory wrote to Emperor Henry IV reproaching him for his conduct and telling him that like everybody else, he was bound to obey papal decrees. If Henry did not, he would have to suffer the consequences. Henry, furious at such insolence, summoned at Worms a synod of German bishops, who were themselves smarting under Gregory's dictates. The synod denounced Gregory as a usurper of the papacy and accused him of perjury, immorality of various kinds, and abuses of papal authority in the dioceses of Germany. It pronounced Gregory deposed, a sentence confirmed by bishops of Lombardy.

A few weeks later, Gregory held a synod in Rome, that excommunicated Henry and all the bishops who had sided with him, released Henry's vassals from their oath of fealty, and declared him deposed. Henry, placed on the defensive and with his throne endangered, had to agree to allow Gregory to come to Augsburg in Germany to settle the affair. Gregory accepted the invitation, set out but had difficulty getting through Lombardy because of the strong sentiment against him. Finding his passage to Germany blocked by the Lombards, Gregory accepted Henry's plea for forgiveness at Canossa, and Henry was able to return and present to his subjects his absolution as the definitive settlement of the affair.

Now feeling secure in Germany, Henry marched into Italy with his troops in 1081 and laid siege to Rome. In desperation Gregory appealed to the Normans. Henry's forces withdrew, without giving battle. The Normans had freed the city from the emperor but then looted and burnt at least a third of it. The result was one the worst sacks in the history of Rome, for which the Romans held Gregory responsible. He managed to get out of the city unscathed, though cursed, and made his way to Salerno where the Normans ensured his safety.

Gregory died in exile, defeated and powerless. He had achieved none of his main objectives, but brought about his own ruin. John W. O'Malley S.J. (A History of the Popes) says that no pope ever died hated by more people than Gregory VII.

Peter,being a Hebrew himself , was chosen or 'predestined' to be the cephas, or 'The Rock' upon which Christ Himself would build his church. Remember Christ the Bridegroom of the Bride, The Heavenly 'Church' in Glory and it is right that he is appointed by the Saviour of the New Church Himself, The lamb of God.

Cephas, 'the rock, is not only a rock by STATURE, but by his DEGREE OF FAITH itself!It is 'Faith which pleases God before ALL OTHER THINGS, as Jesus explicitly said to the apostles, 'Blessed are those who belive but have not yet seen'

Christ, the mediator and maker of ALL THINGS of including the Universe itself, was born before 'Time ITSELF BEGAN ' [See Genesis Chapt

• 1) and also is directly involved in the MAKING AND THE BUILDING of His own church.thus the Hebrew writer refers to Christ in this context as 'The Capstone', all things are built around this 'cornerstone of FAITH'.

It is on this universal and spiritual 'building material ' that Christ founds his church and begins the BUILDING BY FAITH , of His Bridegroom.

If King David of the Old Testament was the 'kingly image' of Christ the king with human failings, then Peter, the denying apostle , is the similar type in the New Tesatment of how God will build, through His Christ, a New testament ecclesiastical structure.

This message contains both the mystical faith given by God alone to His true church and the foundations of a Glorifying hope for ALL New Testament believers.

The Hebrew Writer attests to this in a further historical but non ecclesiastical lineage in Chapter 11 of his Letter. [by Ray Shankland]