If you’ve been wondering who was the first pope of the Catholic Church and how many popes have there been, we’ve got your back. We decided to list all Roman Catholic popes throughout the years. To make things more organized, we ordered the list chronologically. So, you will learn the name of each pope and you’ll be able to impress everyone with your indelible knowledge about the past leaders of the Catholic Church.
A Chronological List of All Popes
| 30 – 64
64 – 78 78 – 88 90 – 99 99 – 106 106 – 116 116 – 125 125 – 137 137 – 141 141 – 155 155 – 166 166 – 175 175 – 189 189 – 199 199 – 217 217 – 223 |
Peter
Linus Anacletus Clement I Evaristus Alexander I Sixtus I Telephorus Hyginus Pius I Anicetus Soter Eleutherius Victor Zephyrinus Callistus I |
| 223 – 230
Jul. 230 – Sept. 235 |
Urban 1
Pontian |
| Nov. 235 – Jan. 236 | Anterus |
| Nov. 236 – Jan. 250 | Fabian |
| Mar. 251 – Jun. 253 | Cornelius |
| Jun. 253 – Mar. 254 | Lucius I |
| May 254 – Aug. 257 | Stephen I |
| Aug. 257 – Aug. 258 | Sixtus II |
| Jul. 259 – Dec. 268 | Dionysius |
| Jan. 269 – Dec. 274 | Felix I |
| Jan. 275 – Dec. 283 | Eutychian |
| Dec. 283 – Apr. 296 | Caius |
| Jun. 296 – Apr. 304 | Marcellinus |
| 308 – 309 | Marcellus I |
| 309 – 310 | Eusebius |
| Jul. 311 – Jan. 314 | Miltiades |
| Jan. 314 – Dec. 335 | Sylvester I |
| Jan. 336 – Oct. 336 | Mark |
| Feb. 337 – Apr. 352 | Julius I |
| May 352 – Sept. 366 | Liberius |
| Oct. 366 – Dec. 384 | Damasus I |
| Dec. 384 – Nov. 399 | Siricius |
| Nov. 399 – Dec. 401 | Anastasius I |
| Dec. 401 – Mar. 417 | Innocent I |
| Mar. 417 – Dec. 418 | Zosimus |
| Dec. 418 – Sept. 422 | Boniface I |
| Sept. 422 – Jul. 432 | Celestine I |
| Jul. 432 – 440 | Sixtus III |
| Sept. 440 – Nov. 461 | Leo I |
| Nov. 461 – Feb. 468 | Hilarius |
| Mar. 468 – Mar. 483 | Simplicius |
| Mar. 483 – Mar. 492 | Felix III |
| Jan. 492 – Nov. 496 | Gelasius I |
| Nov. 496 – Nov. 498 | Anastasius II |
| Nov. 498 – Jul. 514 | Symmachus |
| Jul. 514 – Jul. 523 | Hormisdas |
| Aug. 523 – May 526 | John I |
| Jul. 526 – Sept. 530 | Felix IV |
| Sept. 530 – Oct. 532 | Boniface II |
| Jan. 533 – May 535 | John II |
| May 535 – Apr. 536 | Agapetus I |
| Jun. 536 – Nov. 537 | Silverius |
| Mar. 537 – Jun. 555 | Vigilius |
| Apr. 556 – Mar. 561 | Pelagius I |
| Jul. 561 – Jul. 574 | John III |
| Jun. 575 – Jul. 579 | Benedict I |
| Nov. 579 – Feb. 590 | Pelagius II |
| Sept. 590 – Mar. 604 | Gregory I |
| Sept. 604 – Feb. 606 | Sabinian |
| Feb. 607 – Nov. 607 | Boniface III |
| Aug. 608 – May 615 | Boniface IV |
| Oct. 615 – Nov. 618 | Adeodatus I |
| Dec. 619 – Oct. 625 | Boniface V |
| Oct. 625 – Oct. 638 | Honorius I |
| Oct. 638 – Aug. 640 | Severinus |
| Dec. 640 – Oct. 642 | John IV |
| Nov. 642 – May 649 | Theodore I |
| Jul. 649 – Sept. 655 | Martin I |
| Aug. 654 – Jun. 657 | Eugene I |
| Jul. 657 – Jan. 672 | Vitalian |
| Apr. 672 – Jun. 676 | Adeodatus II |
| Nov. 676 – Apr. 678 | Donus |
| Jun. 678 – Jan. 681 | Agatho |
| Dec. 681 – Jul. 683 | Leo II |
| Jun. 684 – May 685 | Benedict II |
| Jul. 685 – Aug. 686 | John V |
| Oct. 686 – Sept. 687 | Conon |
| Dec. 687 – Sept. 701 | Sergius I |
| Oct. 701 – Jan. 705 | John VI |
| Mar. 705 – Oct. 707 | John VII |
| Jan. 708 – Feb. 708 | Sisinnius |
| Mar. 708 – Apr. 715 | Constantine |
| May 715 – Feb. 731 | Gregory II |
| Mar. 731 – Nov. 741 | Gregory III |
| Dec. 741 – Mar. 752 | Zachary |
| Mar. 752 – Apr. 757 | Stephen II |
| May 757 – Jun. 767 | Paul I |
| Aug. 767 – Jan. 772 | Stephen III |
| Feb. 772 – Dec. 795 | Adrian I |
| Dec. 795 – Jun. 816 | Leo III |
| Jun. 816 – Jan. 817 | Stephen IV |
| Jan. 817 – Feb. 824 | Paschal I |
| May 824 – Aug. 827 | Eugene II |
| Aug. 827 – Sep. 827 | Valentine |
| 827 – Jan. 844 | Gregory IV |
| Jan. 844 – Jan. 847 | Sergius II |
| Jan. 847 – Jul. 855 | Leo IV |
| 855 – Apr. 858 | Benedict III |
| Apr. 858 – Nov. 867 | Nicholas I |
| Dec. 867 – Dec. 872 | Adrian II |
| Dec. 872 – Dec. 882 | John VIII |
| Dec. 882 – May 884 | Marinus I |
| May 884 – Sept. 885 | Adrian III |
| 885 – Sept. 891 | Stephen V |
| Sept. 891 – Apr. 896 | Formosus |
| Apr. 896 – Apr. 896 | Boniface VI |
| May 896 – Aug. 897 | Stephen VI |
| Aug. 897 – Nov. 897 | Romanus |
| Dec. 897 – Dec. 897 | Theodore II |
| Jan. 898 – Jan. 900 | John IX |
| 900 – 903 | Benedict IV |
| Jul. 903 – Sept. 903 | Leo V |
| Jan. 904 –Apr. 911 | Sergius III |
| Apr. 911 – Jun. 913 | Anastasius III |
| Jul. 913 – Feb. 914 | Lando |
| Mar. 914 – May 928 | John X |
| May 928 – Dec. 928 | Leo VI |
| Dec 928 – Feb. 931 | Stephen VII |
| Feb. 931 – Dec. 935 | John XI |
| Jan 936 – Jul. 939 | Leo VII O. S. B. |
| Jul. 939 – Oct 942 | Stephen VIII |
| Oct 942 – May 946 | Marinus II |
| May 946 – Dec. 955 | Agapetus II |
| Dec 955 – May 964 | John XII |
| May 964 – Jun. 964 | Benedict V |
| July 964 – Marc 965 | Leo VIII |
| Oct 965 – Sept 972 | John XIII |
| Jan 973 – Jul. 983 | Benedict VI |
| Dec 983 – Aug 984 | John XIV |
| Aug 985 – Mar.996 | John XV |
| May 996 – Feb. 999 | Gregory V |
| Apr. 999 – May 1003 | Sylvester II |
| Jun. 1003 – Dec 1003 | John XVII |
| Dec 1003 – 1009 | John XVIII |
| Jul. 1009 – May 1012 | Sergius IV |
| May 1012 – Apr. 1024 | Benedict VII |
| April 1024 – Oct 1032 | John XIX |
| 1032 – 1044 | Benedict IX |
| 1045 | Sylvester III |
| 1045 –1046 | Benedict IX |
| Apr. 1045 – Dec 1046 | Gregory VI |
| Dec 1046 – Oct 1047 | Clement II |
| Nov. 1047 – 1048 | Benedict IX |
| Jul. 1048 – Aug 1048 | Damasus II |
| Feb. 1049 – Apr. 1054 | Leo IX |
| Aug. 1057 – Mar. 1058 | Stephen IX |
| Dec 1058 – Jul. 1061 | Nicholas II |
| Sep. 1061 – Apr. 1073 | Alexander II |
| Apr. 1073 – May 1085 | Gregory VII |
| May 1086 – Sep. 1087 | Victor III |
| March 1088 – Jul. 1090 | Urban II |
| Aug 1099 –Jan 1118 | Paschal II |
| Jan 1118 – Jan. 1119 | Gelasius II |
| Feb 1119 – Dec 1124 | Calllixitus II |
| Dec 1124 – Feb. 1130 | Honorius II |
| Feb 1130 – Sep. 1143 | Innocent II |
| Sep. 1143 – Mar. 1144 | Celestine II |
| Mar. 1144 – Feb. 1145 | Lucius II |
| Feb 1145 – Jul. 1153 | Eugene III |
| Jul. 1153 – Dec. 1154 | Anastasius IV |
| Dec 1154 – Sep. 1159 | Adrian IV |
| Sept 1159 – Aug. 1181 | Alexander III |
| Sep. 1181 – Nov. 1185 | Lucius III |
| Nov. 1185 – Oct 1187 | Urban III |
| Oct 1187 – Dec 1187 | Gregory VIII |
| Dec. 1187 – Mar. 1191 | Clement III |
| Mar. 1197 – Jan. 1198 | Celestine III |
| Jan 1198 – Jul. 1216 | Innocent III |
| Jul. 1216 – Mar. 1227 | Honorius III |
| Mar. 1227 – Aug 1241 | Gregory IX |
| Oct 1241 – Nov. 1241 | Celestine IV |
| Jun. 1243 – Dec. 1254 | Innocent IV |
| Dec. 1254 – May 1261 | Alexander IV |
| Aug. 1261 – Oct 1264 | Urban IV |
| Feb. 1265 – Nov. 1268 | Clement IV |
| Sep. 1271 – Jan 1276 | Gregory X |
| Jan. 1276 – Aug. 1276 | Adrian V |
| Sep. 1276 – May 1277 | John XXI |
| Nov. 1277 – 1280 | Nicholas III |
| Feb. 1281 – Mar. 1285 | Martin IV |
| Apr. 1285 – Apr. 1287 | Honorius IV |
| Feb 1288 – Apr. 1292 | Nicholas IV |
| Jul. 1294 – Dec. 1294 | Celestine V |
| Dec. 1294 – Oct.1303 | Boniface VIII |
| Oct. 1303 – Jul. 1304 | Benedict XI |
| Jun. 1305 – Apr. 1314 | Clement V |
| Aug. 1316 – Dec 1334 | John XXII |
| Dec. 1334 – Apr. 1342 | Benedict XII |
| May 1342 – Dec. 1352 | Clement VI |
| Dec. 1252 – Sep. 1362 | Innocent VI |
| Sep. 1362 – Dec. 1370 | Urban V |
| Dec 1370 – Mar. 1378 | Gregory XI |
| Apr. 1378 – Oct. 1389 | Urban VI |
| Nov. 1389 – Oct. 1404 | Boniface IX |
| Oct. 1404 – Nov. 1406 | Innocent VII |
| Nov. 1406 – Jul. 1415 | Gregory XII |
| Nov. 1407 – Feb. 1431 | Martin V |
| Mar. 1432 – Feb. 1447 | Eugene IV |
| Mar. 1447 – Mar. 1455 | Nicholas V |
| Apr. 1455 – Aug. 1458 | Callixtus III |
| Aug. 1458 – Aug. 1464 | Pius II |
| Aug. 1464 – Jul. 1471 | Paul II |
| Aug. 1471 – Aug. 1484 | Sixtus IV |
| Aug. 1484 – Jul. 1492
Aug. 1492 – Aug. 1503 |
Innocent VIII
Alexander VI |
| Sep. 1503 – Oct. 1503 | Pius III |
| Oct. 1503 – Feb. 1513 | Julius II |
| Mar. 1513 – Dec 1521 | Leo X |
| Jan. 1522 – Sep. 1523 | Adrian VI |
| Nov. 1523 – Sep. 1534 | Clement VII |
| Oct. 1534 – Nov. 1549 | Paul III |
| Feb. 1550 – Mar. 1555 | Julius III |
| Apr. 1555 – May 1555 | Marcellus II |
| May 1555 – Aug. 1559 | Paul IV |
| Dec. 1559 – Dec. 1565 | Pius IV |
| Jan 1566 – May 1572 | St Pius V |
| May 1572 – Apr. 1585 | Gregory XIII |
| Apr. 1585 – Aug. 1590 | Sixtus V |
| Sep. 1590 – Sep. 1590 | Urban VII |
| Dec. 1590 – Oct. 1591 | Gregory XIV |
| Oct. 1591 – Dec. 1591 | Innocent IX |
| Jan. 1592 – Mar. 1605 | Clement VIII |
| Apr. 1605 – Apr. 1605 | Leo XI |
| May 1605 – Jan. 1621 | Paul V |
| Feb. 1621 – Jul. 1623 | Gregory XV |
| Aug. 1623 – Jul. 1624 | Urban VIII |
| Sept. 1644 – Jan. 1655 | Innocent X |
| Apr. 1655 – May 1667 | Alexander VII |
| Jun. 1667 – Dec. 1669 | Clement IX |
| Apr. 1670 – Jul. 1676 | Clement X |
| Sep. 1676 – Aug. 1689 | Innocent XI |
| Oct. 1689 – Feb. 1691 | Alexander VIII |
| Jul. 1691 – Sep. 1700 | Innocent XII |
| Nov. 1700 – Mar. 1721 | Clement XI |
| May 1721 – Mar. 1724 | Innocent XIII |
| May 1724 – Feb. 1730 | Benedict XIII |
| Jul. 1730 – Feb. 1740 | Clement XII |
| Aug. 1740 – May 1758 | Benedict XIV |
| Jul. 1758 – Feb. 1769 | Clement XIII |
| May 1769 – Sep. 1774 | Clement XIV |
| Feb. 1775 – Aug. 1799 | Pius VI |
| Mar. 1800 – Aug. 1823 | Pius VII |
| Sep. 1823 – Feb. 1829 | Leo XII |
| Mar. 1829 – Dec. 1830 | Pius VIII |
| Feb. 1831 – Jun. 1846 | Gregory XVI |
| Feb. 1846 – Feb. 1878 | Pius IX |
| Feb. 1878 – Jul. 1903 | Leo XIII |
| Aug. 1903 – Aug. 1914 | St. Pius X |
| Sep. 1914 – Jan 1922 | Benedict XV |
| Feb. 1922 – Feb. 1939 | Pius XI |
| Mar. 1939 – Oct. 1958 | Pius XII |
| Oct. 1958 – Jun. 1963 | John XXIII |
| Jun. 1963 – Aug. 1978 | Paul VI |
| Aug. 1978 – Sept. 1978 | John Paul I |
| Oct. 1978 – Apr. 2005 | John Paul II |
| Apr. 2005 – Feb. 28, | 2013 Benedict XVI |
| Mar. 13, 2013 – present | Francis |
