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Name the Popes Quiz

There have been 266 popes. How many can you name? Fortunately, many of them used the same name!
According to Wikipedia
Enter their pope name, not their birth name
Year = year of election
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Year
#
Name
2013
 
Francis
2005
XVI
Benedict
1978
II
John Paul
1978
 
John Paul
1963
VI
Paul
1958
XXIII
John
1939
XII
Pius
1922
XI
Pius
1914
XV
Benedict
1903
X
Pius
1878
XIII
Leo
1846
IX
Pius
1831
XVI
Gregory
1829
VIII
Pius
1823
XII
Leo
1800
VII
Pius
1775
VI
Pius
1769
XIV
Clement
1758
XIII
Clement
1740
XIV
Benedict
1730
XII
Clement
1724
XIII
Benedict
1721
XIII
Innocent
1700
XI
Clement
1691
XII
Innocent
1689
VIII
Alexander
1676
XI
Innocent
1670
X
Clement
1667
IX
Clement
1655
VII
Alexander
1644
X
Innocent
1623
VIII
Urban
1621
XV
Gregory
1605
V
Paul
1605
XI
Leo
1592
VIII
Clement
1591
IX
Innocent
1590
XIV
Gregory
1590
VII
Urban
1585
V
Sixtus
1572
XIII
Gregory
1566
V
Pius
1559
IV
Pius
1555
IV
Paul
1555
II
Marcellus
1550
III
Julius
1534
III
Paul
1523
VII
Clement
1522
VI
Adrian
1513
X
Leo
1503
II
Julius
1503
III
Pius
1492
VI
Alexander
1484
VIII
Innocent
1471
IV
Sixtus
1464
II
Paul
1458
II
Pius
1455
III
Callixtus
1447
V
Nicholas
1431
IV
Eugene
1417
V
Martin
1406
XII
Gregory
1404
VII
Innocent
1389
IX
Boniface
1378
VI
Urban
1370
XI
Gregory
1362
V
Urban
Year
#
Name
1352
VI
Innocent
1342
VI
Clement
1334
XII
Benedict
1316
XXII
John
1305
V
Clement
1303
XI
Benedict
1294
VIII
Boniface
1294
V
Celestine
1288
IV
Nicholas
1285
IV
Honorius
1281
IV
Martin
1277
III
Nicholas
1276
XXI
John
1276
V
Adrian
1276
V
Innocent
1271
X
Gregory
1265
IV
Clement
1261
IV
Urban
1254
IV
Alexander
1243
IV
Innocent
1241
IV
Celestine
1227
IX
Gregory
1216
III
Honorius
1198
III
Innocent
1191
III
Celestine
1187
III
Clement
1187
VIII
Gregory
1185
III
Urban
1181
III
Lucius
1159
III
Alexander
1154
IV
Adrian
1153
IV
Anastasius
1145
III
Eugene
1144
II
Lucius
1143
II
Celestine
1130
II
Innocent
1124
II
Honorius
1119
II
Callixtus
1118
II
Gelasius
1099
II
Paschal
1088
II
Urban
1086
III
Victor
1073
VII
Gregory
1061
II
Alexander
1058
II
Nicholas
1057
IX
Stephen
1055
II
Victor
1049
IX
Leo
1048
II
Damasus
1047
IX
Benedict
1046
II
Clement
1045
VI
Gregory
1045
IX
Benedict
1045
III
Sylvester
1032
IX
Benedict
1024
XIX
John
1012
VIII
Benedict
1009
IV
Sergius
1003
XVIII
John
1003
XVII
John
999
II
Sylvester
996
V
Gregory
985
XV
John
983
XIV
John
974
VII
Benedict
973
VI
Benedict
965
XIII
John
Year
#
Name
964
VIII
Leo
964
V
Benedict
955
XII
John
946
II
Agapetus
942
II
Marinus
939
VIII
Stephen
936
VII
Leo
931
XI
John
929
VII
Stephen
928
VI
Leo
914
X
John
913
 
Lando
911
III
Anastasius
904
III
Sergius
903
V
Leo
900
IV
Benedict
898
IX
John
897
II
Theodore
897
 
Romanus
896
VI
Stephen
896
VI
Boniface
891
 
Formosus
885
V
Stephen
884
III
Adrian
882
 
Marinus
872
VIII
John
867
II
Adrian
858
 
Nicholas
855
III
Benedict
847
IV
Leo
844
II
Sergius
827
IV
Gregory
827
 
Valentine
824
II
Eugene
817
 
Paschal
816
IV
Stephen
795
III
Leo
772
 
Adrian
767
III
Stephen
757
 
Paul
752
II
Stephen
741
 
Zachary
731
III
Gregory
715
II
Gregory
708
 
Constantine
708
 
Sisinnius
705
VII
John
701
VI
John
687
 
Sergius
686
 
Conon
685
V
John
684
II
Benedict
682
II
Leo
678
 
Agatho
676
 
Donus
672
II
Adeodatus
657
 
Vitalian
654
 
Eugene
649
 
Martin
642
 
Theodore
640
IV
John
638
 
Severinus
625
 
Honorius
619
V
Boniface
615
 
Adeodatus
608
IV
Boniface
Year
#
Name
607
III
Boniface
604
 
Sabinian
590
 
Gregory
579
II
Pelagius
575
 
Benedict
561
III
John
556
 
Pelagius
537
 
Vigilius
536
 
Silverius
535
 
Agapetus
533
II
John
530
II
Boniface
526
IV
Felix
523
 
John
514
 
Hormisdas
498
 
Symmachus
496
II
Anastasius
492
 
Gelasius
483
III
Felix
468
 
Simplicius
461
 
Hilarius
440
 
Leo
432
III
Sixtus
422
 
Celestine
418
 
Boniface
417
 
Zosimus
401
 
Innocent
399
 
Anastasius
384
 
Siricius
366
 
Damasus
352
 
Liberius
337
 
Julius
336
 
Mark
314
 
Sylvester
311
 
Miltiades
309
 
Eusebius
308
 
Marcellus
296
 
Marcellinus
283
 
Caius
275
 
Eutychian
269
 
Felix
259
 
Dionysius
257
II
Sixtus
254
 
Stephen
253
 
Lucius
251
 
Cornelius
236
 
Fabian
235
 
Anterus
230
 
Pontian
222
 
Urban
217
 
Callixtus
199
 
Zephyrinus
189
 
Victor
174
 
Eleuterus
166
 
Soter
155
 
Anicetus
140
 
Pius
136
 
Hyginus
125
 
Telesphorus
115
 
Sixtus
105
 
Alexander
97
 
Evaristus
88
 
Clement
76
 
Anacletus
64
 
Linus
33
 
Peter
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90 Comments
cpgatbyu
+40
Level 86
Jan 29, 2014
Are there any extant texts of the sermons preached by Pope Hilarius?
kalbahamut
+29
Level 81
Feb 13, 2014
I liked the one he did about the seven dirty words you can't say at Mass. A real knee-slapper.
zimba
+9
Level 50
Feb 13, 2014
I miss pope George.
kalbahamut
+19
Level 81
Feb 13, 2014
I wonder if Hyginus was the one that decreed cleanliness is next to godliness....
TheWombat
+18
Level 73
Feb 13, 2014
Was Lando pope before or after his time at Cloud City?
plattitude
+6
Level 93
Jan 30, 2014
Almost missed Callixtus (was spelling it Callistas) and Eleuterus (I swear I learned it Eleutherius). But the worst part, is I almost didn't guess Peter, mainly due to a conversation I was having with a Catholic friend about how the Popes have an unwritten rule to not choose that name...
kalbahamut
+6
Level 81
Feb 13, 2014
oh man. I forgot about Galactus completely.
irish41
+2
Level 59
Feb 13, 2014
That's exactly why I didn't type "Peter." Duhh.
kalbahamut
+6
Level 81
Feb 13, 2014
Also, I wouldn't feel too bad about missing Peter. He wasn't really pope anyway. The early ones are not even bishops. Miltiades was the first bishop of Rome to really exert any sort of power like what the Popes of Catholicism's zenith had. The line back to Peter was of course retconned to try and give the Vatican more authority and legitimacy.
APHill
+9
Level 75
Oct 29, 2014
Riiiight.
kalbahamut
+8
Level 81
Oct 14, 2016
Or it could be that popes are perfect and infallible, speak directly to god, and there was a man once who lived inside a giant fish. That's equally plausible.
CardinalSin
+9
Level 78
Aug 30, 2018
When I last read the Acts of the Apostles, it seemed to me that Peter had the primacy. He was prepared to listen to the arguments of others and change his mind because of them, but it read as though he was the boss.
irish41
+10
Level 59
Feb 13, 2014
Argh, forgot about Sixtus! There have only been 5, and I was hoping Francis would take that name so he could be Pope Sixtus the Sixth. That's just fun to say. :)
Moosefight
+11
Level 60
Feb 13, 2014
I gave up about the time I started thinking there was a Pope Prius.
kevlarkev
+15
Level 63
Feb 14, 2014
Got them all with 3:03 to spare.

Just kidding, that sucked

effeietsanders
+8
Level 24
Feb 16, 2014
Please also add the latin name as correct (i.e. Marcus instead of Mark)
Kontio100
+3
Level 52
Feb 18, 2014
I also tried Marcus but didn't Mark
conor845
+3
Level 51
Feb 26, 2014
Took a while, but now I remember them all. Wonder how long it will take to forget them.
MarcoH
+3
Level 63
Mar 24, 2014
Please add the latin names.
punkybrewster
+4
Level 81
Mar 18, 2015
Eugenius should work for Eugene.
GeoffreySmith
+1
Level 72
Oct 29, 2024
You genius.
Skamps
+4
Level 41
Dec 25, 2015
I'm surprised that there haven't been any popes named Jesus, Mark, Luke, Matt or Joseph.
Djilas
+5
Level 83
Oct 14, 2016
Most Biblical names are missing, like apostles, with notable exception of John and Paul
CaritasInVeritate
+3
Level 91
Sep 24, 2017
There has been a Pope Lucius as well. I wonder why some are translated from Latin and others are not.
rocamorar
+3
Level 78
Mar 22, 2021
There's one Mark. As for the others, I guess that popes don't use take like Jesus or Peter because of respect for the originals. And it would be a lot of pressure to take one name when you know you won't be able to measure up to the first one who bore it.
dpbrown
+3
Level 66
Apr 7, 2016
Was there no Anastasius III?
dpbrown
+3
Level 66
Apr 8, 2016
Googled my own musing. It seems Anastasius III was pope after Sergius III. He was pope from 911 to 913 and was succeeded by Lando.
jedgeco
+7
Level 55
Aug 29, 2016
I really hope there's a Sixtus VI.
ruftytufty
+6
Level 79
Sep 19, 2017
and that he had a lisp
kalbahamut
+4
Level 81
Mar 21, 2018
and a sex tape
EytanMelech
+2
Level 67
Feb 6, 2020
*six of them
kalbahamut
+6
Level 81
Mar 11, 2020
Six Sixtus VI sex tapes??
eppek
+1
Level 60
Dec 18, 2020
Correct
Nathaniel
+5
Level 75
Dec 26, 2020
The sixth sex tape of Sixtus the sixth
Charliezard
+3
Level 66
Oct 11, 2021
But you thay it with a lithp
OllyVer85
+1
Level 61
Mar 25, 2022
He has a wife, you know...
kimzz
+2
Level 68
Oct 14, 2016
I wonder if Pope Formosus was elected for his piety or for his looks...
Djilas
+5
Level 83
Oct 14, 2016
He's much more famous for what happened after his death ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver_Synod

kimzz
+2
Level 68
Oct 15, 2016
Indeed.
vermiciousknid
+2
Level 89
Mar 25, 2022
Wow, what an interesting and bizarre episode. Had not heard about that before.
Yossarian
+4
Level 63
Oct 14, 2016
Hadrian for Adrian:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Adrian :

Pope Adrian or Pope Hadrian may refer to:

Pope Adrian I (772–795)

Pope Adrian II (867–872)

Pope Adrian III (884–885)

Pope Adrian IV (1154–1159)

Pope Adrian V (1276)

Pope Adrian VI (1522–1523)

Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 14, 2016
Okay
HectorVortac
+3
Level 48
Oct 17, 2016
The one I kick myself for missing is Lando. You know - Pope Calrissian.
Comorbid
+5
Level 30
Nov 20, 2016
There was a pope named Hilarius? That's hilarious!
Sifhraven
+5
Level 72
Sep 13, 2019
I like there was one called Dionysius, must ve been a lot of wine around :)
Tramp
+2
Level 76
May 23, 2017
Wow, I thought Pope John Paul I was a mistake. He was only pope for 33 days!
CardinalSin
+2
Level 78
Aug 30, 2018
Died of a heart attack. The perils of smoking - even Popes aren't immune from that.
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 91
Mar 11, 2020
But I thought he was poisoned from drinking tea. Or have I been watching too many movies?
jayhiatt
+9
Level 71
Feb 27, 2018
I got Severinus only because I decided to start trying names from Harry Potter, and it apparently accepted Severus.
StJoanofArc
+1
Level 22
May 23, 2018
Those who complete this quiz should receive a badge! It's so hard! Fun, though!
PatoPotato
+3
Level 55
Jun 10, 2018
How funny was Pope Hilarius?
TWM03
+3
Level 70
Sep 9, 2018
Interesting fact about the Johns: Popes John XVI and John XX did not exist. Apparently John XVI is an Antipope, and John XX was missed out to account for another pope that they thought had been missed out... but that missed out pope was also an Antipope.
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 66
Nov 15, 2023
an Antipope as a Pope??
scambigol
+1
Level 77
May 2, 2019
It says 266 in the instructions but 265 are listed
scambigol
+2
Level 77
May 3, 2019
Anastasius III (911-913) seems to be missing: Anastasius III on wikipedia
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 1, 2022
Added. Thanks!
MCMLXXXII
+11
Level 72
Mar 12, 2020
Did you ever hear the tragedy of Pope Plagueis the Wise?... I thought not. It's not a story the Church would tell you.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Mar 20, 2021
Pelagius
TravelingMama
+9
Level 73
Apr 16, 2021
I think MCM is referring to a Star Wars thing.
SonjaStaahle
+3
Level 62
May 6, 2020
Please accept Bonifacius / Bonifatius for Boniface to this great quiz.
Yanni47
+1
Level 78
May 21, 2023
Seconded!
JenkinsEar
+7
Level 90
May 16, 2020
Could you accept Eleutherius?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Eleutherius

RealBillGates
+2
Level 77
Jul 27, 2020
Why is there a Felix 1, 3, and 4, but no two? The numbers do not add up on many of these. I can’t imagine that it’s because of historical errors because this stuff was kept track of diligently.
WalkyTalkyBook
+1
Level 62
May 19, 2021
Felix II was an antipope.
PoetsCorner
+2
Level 86
Oct 7, 2021
So the French-speaking, cartoon-loving pope could call himself Felix the Quatre.
Ferbin
+1
Level 77
Aug 19, 2020
No mention of the Emeritus popes, either. ...Wait, that's a different church.
alligatorsyes
+1
Level 45
Dec 9, 2020
missed mark and peter

pain

HinesBrothers
+2
Level 75
Jan 14, 2021
I think it's a bit odd that some popes named themselves Innocent when the holy book they base their lives on says the opposite
Tramp
+1
Level 76
Nov 14, 2023
Still waiting on Pope Sinful
dtrev027
+1
Level 50
Mar 17, 2024
Well, history isn't typically innocent, but the God we serve is.
Melissaaapuya
+1
Level 21
Apr 9, 2021
41 out of 81
MetricJester720
+6
Level 48
May 14, 2021
Pope from 174-189 usually spelled as Eleutherius
Peeeeeeet
+7
Level 43
Sep 20, 2021
Johns, Pauls, and even John Pauls, but no Pope Ringo? For shame
vdbjdj
+1
Level 42
Nov 19, 2021
I know right! :( RINGO! WHY NO RINGO!? :( :=(-
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Feb 6, 2022
He tried out but the Cardinals decided that Pope Peter was Best.
NVUJ
+2
Level 39
Mar 25, 2022
No George either
quizmono
+3
Level 60
Mar 25, 2022
Please add Eleutherius as a type in for Eleuterus.
IPS
+6
Level 66
Mar 25, 2022
Several names have common alternative spellings that are not accepted. This include Hilarius/Ilarius/Hilary and Eleutherius/Eleutherus/Eleuterius
WelshWizard
+4
Level 85
Mar 25, 2022
I've never seen Eleutherius spelt Eleuterus.
WelshWizard
+3
Level 85
Mar 25, 2022
Also, I think Hilarius is usually known in English as St. Hilary.
PippyLongsocks
+1
Level 39
Mar 25, 2022
I can't believe I typed in "John" and "Paul" but then proceeded to forget to type "John Paul"!! (facepalm)
vermiciousknid
+1
Level 89
Mar 25, 2022
Dang, I tried Valentinian and Valentinius and several other variations, but not Valentine, even though I had guessed it correctly on a previous take. So it goes.
Danre98
+1
Level 58
Oct 25, 2022
One of these name is truly Hilarius; I don't know why anyone would pick it.
thefenestrator
+1
Level 76
Dec 25, 2022
JP2GMD
Wilhelmscream
+4
Level 60
Feb 18, 2023
174 ad eleutherius
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 68
Mar 7, 2023
I find it interesting that no popes have been called Innocent in quite some time...
FreeStater
+1
Level 76
Jun 12, 2023
An update may be needed soon.
Sapje142
+3
Level 62
Oct 4, 2023
Can you accept Eleutherus as a type-in for Eleuterus?
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 66
Nov 15, 2023
A Pope Party would be interesting....

thirteen Innocents, a bunch of Antipopes that somehow ended up as Pope, and Lando Calrissian all in the same room

copper
+1
Level 74
Nov 15, 2023
More fun reading the comments than working the quiz!
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