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Plaque commemorating popes buried in St Peter's Basilica. This is a graphical list of the popes of the Catholic Church. While the term pope (Latin: Papa, 'Father') is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders, in English usage, this title generally refers to the supreme head of the Catholic Church and of the Holy See.
Plaque commemorating the popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica (their names in Latin and the year of their burial). This chronological list of 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.
The Annuario Pontificio provides the Catholic Church's list of popes. As historical questions are reinterpreted by each successive pope, they are recognized in the Annuario Pontificio . For example, the 1942 Annuario Pontificio recognized the decisions of the Council of Pisa (1409), listing three popes for the period: Gregory XII (1406–1409 ...
first to make the Catechetical school of Alexandria famous [2] Papias [20] 163: disciple of John the Evangelist and Ariston [2] Patrick [20] 5th century Paulinus of Nola [20] 431 Peter Chrysologus: 450: Doctor of the Church: Pope Peter of Alexandria: 311 Philip the priest 5th Century (dates uncertain) Acquaintance of Jerome, [21] commented on ...
This is a directory of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops across various Christian denominations. To find an individual who was a bishop, see the most relevant article linked below or Category:Bishops.
Pope Pius XI [e] (baptismal name: Ambrogio Ratti) 31 May 1857 Desio, Monza e Brianza Italy 10 February 1939 Vatican City: 1939 "for his efforts to end the harsh dictatorships in fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union." [23] Romualdo Silva Cortes (1880–1958) Pope Pius XII [f] (baptismal name: Eugenio Maria Pacelli) 2 March 1876 Rome ...
Pope Benedict XI: 1304: 1736 Pope Eugene III: 1151: 1872 Pope Gregory X: 1276: 1713 Pope Innocent V: 1276: 1898 Pope Innocent XI: 1689: 1956 Pope Pius IX: 1878: 2000 Pope Urban II: 1099: 1881 Pope Urban V: 1370: 1870 Pope Victor III: 1087: 1887 Quattrocchi, Luigi Beltrame and Maria Corsini: 1951 and 1965: 2001 Ralph Ashley, SJ: 1606: 1929 Ralph ...
The title of pope is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders. This category refers only to the popes of the Catholic Church, whose supreme head is the bishop of Rome. Note on numbering of popes: There has never been a Pope Martin II or Pope Martin III. Read Pope Stephen II on the numbering of his successors with the same ...