List of popes - Wikipedia This chronological list of the popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the Annuario Pontificio under the heading " I Sommi Pontefici Romani " (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes
A List of Every Single Pope There Has Ever Been He has spent over two decades researching the lives of the Popes and the history of the Papacy PopeHistory com has been a trusted resource for papal information since 2001
Popes of the Catholic Church | USCCB The Roman Pontiff, as the successor of Peter, is the perpetual and visible principle and foundation of unity of both the bishops and of the faithful To view a full list of the popes of the Catholic Church, visit the Vatican's website below
List of Popes and Antipopes in Chronological Order | Names, Dates . . . Since the early days of Christianity, more than 260 popes have served as the leader of what would become the Roman Catholic Church Indeed, Roman Catholic tradition holds that the role was first held by St Peter the Apostle, one of the original disciples of Jesus
The Full List of Popes in Order Spans Multiple Millennia This list of popes in order reflects a continuous line of leadership that spans nearly two thousand years Each pope has contributed to the development of the Catholic Church in unique ways
Popes of the Roman Catholic Church - Catholic Online There is an unbroken line of popes of the Roman Catholic Church extending from Saint Peter, the Apostle to the present day This list also provides links to more information about most of the popes of the Church
The Holy See - Vatican Visiting the official website of the Holy See one can browse: the Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiffs; the fundamental texts of Catholicism in various languages (the Sacred Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Code of Canon Law); the documents of Dicasteries, Bodies and Institutions of
All The Popes Who Have Held The Role - TODAY There have been 267 popes in history Here is a list of all of them Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI