Popes of the Roman Catholic Church

There are currently 265 Popes according to the Catholic records. Can you name all of them? Naming one name will count for all occurences of that name.

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Hint	Answer
2013-Present	Francis
2005-2013	Benedict XVI
1978-2005	John Paul II
1978	John Paul I
1963-1978	Paul VI
1958-1963	John XXIII
1939-1958	Pius XII
1922-1939	Pius XI
1914-1922	Benedict XV
1903-1914	Pius X
1878-1903	Leo XIII
1846-1878	Pius IX
1831-1846	Gregory XVI
1829-1830	Pius VIII
1823-1829	Leo XII
1800-1823	Pius VII
1775-1799	Pius VI
1769-1774	Clement XIV
1758-1769	Clement XIII
1740-1758	Benedict XIV
1730-1740	Clement XII
1724-1730	Benedict XIII
1721-1724	Innocent XIII
1700-1721	Clement XI
1691-1700	Innocent XII
1689-1691	Alexander VIII
1676-1689	Innocent XI
1670-1676	Clement X
1667-1669	Clement IX
1655-1667	Alexander VII
1644-1655	Innocent X
1623-1644	Urban VIII
1621-1623	Gregory XV
1605-1621	Paul V
1605	Leo XI
1592-1605	Clement VIII
1591	Innocent IX
1590-1591	Gregory XIV
1590	Urban VII
1585-1590	Sixtus V
1572-1585	Gregory XIII
1566-1572	Pius V
1559-1565	Pius IV
1555-1559	Paul IV
1555	Marcellus II
1550-1555	Julius III
1534-1549	Paul III
1523-1534	Clement VII
1522-1523	Adrian VI
1513-1521	Leo X
1503-1513	Julius II
1503	Pius III
1492-1503	Alexander VI
1484-1492	Innocent VIII
1471-1484	Sixtus IV
1464-1472	Paul II
1458-1464	Pius II
1455-1458	Callixtus III
1447-1455	Nicholas V
1431-1447	Eugene IV
1417-1431	Martin V
1406-1415	Gregory XII
1404-1406	Innocent VII
1389-1404	Boniface IX
1378-1389	Urban VI
1370-1378	Gregory XI
1362-1370	Urban V
1352-1362	Innocent VI
1342-1352	Clement VI
1334-1342	Benedict XII
1316-1334	John XXII
1305-1314	Clement V
1303-1304	Benedict XI
1294-1303	Boniface VIII
1294	Celestine V
1288-1292	Nicholas IV
1285-1287	Honorius IV
1281-1285	Martin IV
1277-1280	Nicholas III
1276-1277	John XXI
1276	Adrian V
1276	Innocent V
1271-1276	Gregory X
1265-1268	Clement IV
1261-1264	Urban IV
1254-1261	Alexander IV
1243-1254	Innocent IV
1241	Celestine IV
1227-1241	Gregory IX

Hint	Answer
1216-1227	Honorius III
1198-1216	Innocent III
1191-1198	Celestine III
1187-1191	Clement III
1187	Gregory VIII
1185-1187	Urban III
1181-1185	Lucius III
1159-1181	Alexander III
1154-1159	Adrian IV
1153-1154	Anastasius IV
1145-1153	Eugene III
1144-1145	Lucius II
1143-1144	Celestine II
1130-1143	Innocent II
1124-1130	Honorius II
1119-1124	Callixtus II
1118-1119	Gelasius II
1099-1118	Paschal II
1088-1099	Urban II
1086-1087	Victor III
1073-1085	Gregory VII
1061-1073	Alexander II
1059-1061	Nicholas II
1057-1058	Stephen IX
1055-1057	Victor II
1049-1054	Leo IX
1048	Damasus II
1047-1048	Benedict IX
1046-1047	Clement II
1045-1046	Gregory VI
1045	Benedict IX
1045	Sylvester III
1032-1044	Benedict IX
1024-1032	John XIX
1012-1024	Benedict VIII
1009-1012	Sergius IV
1004-1009	John XVIII
1003	John XVII
999-1003	Sylvester II
996-999	Gregory V
985-996	John XV
983-984	John XIV
974-983	Benedict VII
973-974	Benedict VI
965-972	John XIII
963-965	Leo VIII
964	Benedict V
955-964	John XII
946-955	Agapetus II
942-946	Marinus II
939-942	Stephen VIII
936-939	Leo VII
931-935	John XI
928-931	Stephen VII
928	Leo VI
914-928	John X
913-914	Lando
911-913	Anastasius III
904-911	Sergius III
903	Leo V
900-903	Benedict IV
898-900	John IX
898	Theodore II
897	Romanus
896-897	Stephen VI
896	Boniface VI
891-896	Formosus
885-891	Stephen V
884-885	Adrian III
882-884	Marinus I
872-882	John VIII
867-872	Adrian II
858-867	Nicholas I
855-858	Benedict III
847-855	Leo IV
844-847	Sergius II
827-844	Gregory IV
827	Valentine
824-827	Eugene II
817-824	Paschal I
816-817	Stephen IV
795-816	Leo III
772-795	Adrian I
768-772	Stephen III
757-767	Paul I
752-757	Stephen II
741-752	Zachary
731-741	Gregory III
715-731	Gregory II

Hint	Answer
708-715	Constantine
708	Sisinnius
705-707	John VII
701-705	John VI
687-701	Sergius I
686-687	Conon
685-686	John V
684-685	Benedict II
682-683	Leo II
678-681	Agatho
676-678	Donus
672-676	Adeodatus II
657-672	Vitalian
654-657	Eugene I
649-653	Martin I
642-649	Theodore I
640-642	John IV
640	Severinus
625-638	Honorius I
619-625	Boniface V
615-618	Adeodatus I
608-615	Boniface IV
607	Boniface III
604-606	Sabinian
590-604	Gregory I
579-590	Pelagius II
575-579	Benedict I
561-574	John III
556-561	Pelagius I
537-555	Vigilius
536-537	Silverius
535-536	Agapetus I
533-535	John II
530-532	Boniface II
526-530	Felix IV
523-526	John I
514-523	Hormisdas
498-514	Symmachus
496-498	Anastasius II
492-496	Gelasius I
483-492	Felix III
468-483	Simplicius
461--468	Hilarius
440-461	Leo I
432-440	Sixtus III
422-432	Celestine I
418-422	Boniface I
417-418	Zosimus
401-417	Innocent I
399-401	Anastasius I
384-399	Siricius
366-384	Damasus I
352-366	Liberius
337-352	Julius I
336	Mark
314-335	Sylvester I
311-314	Miltiades
310	Eusebius
308-309	Marcellus I
296-304	Marcellinus
283-296	Caius
275-283	Eutychian
269-274	Felix I
259-268	Dionysius
257-258	Sixtus II
254-257	Stephen I
253-254	Lucius I
251-253	Cornelius
236-250	Fabian
235-236	Anterus
230-235	Pontian
222-230	Urban I
217-222	Callixtus I
199-217	Zephyrinus
189-199	Victor I
174-189	Eleuterus
167-174	Soter
154-167	Anicetus
140-154	Pius I
136-140	Hyginus
127-136	Telesphorus
115-127	Sixtus I
106-115	Alexander I
99-107	Evaristus
92-99	Clement I
79-92	Anacletus
67-79	Linus
30-67	Peter

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15 Comments

Level 43

Aug 22, 2012

how is it that all of the Pope John's aren't 100% (some are 99%)

Level 24

Aug 22, 2012

Because originally you had to enter the numbers too. I missed some taking it. So the John's will be at 99 because of this.

Level 81

Jan 28, 2013

only had 5 minutes to take this but still got 131. Maybe you should accept Pious for Pius? I only got it because I was sure that there was a Pious so I tried different spellings, otherwise I would have moved on and missed it.

Level 24

Mar 3, 2013

Pious isn't a proper name, thats why its not on here.

Level 49

Mar 13, 2013

Now that he's been elected, Pope Francis is #266.

Level 33

Mar 29, 2013

There was a Pope Fabian? haha. So Anti-Popes aren't included? It all got a bit confusing there for a while I think.

Level 45

Apr 8, 2014

You need an update: Pope Francis has become the pope (2013).

Level 55

Oct 14, 2016

Good quiz but Francis doesn't have a number designation after his name. That only happens when a second (or more) pope chooses the same name. Thus far, Francis is the only one with that name.

Level 24

Nov 6, 2016

I am aware that is the case most of the time. I simply did it to make it flow with the rest of the quiz.

Level 31

Apr 29, 2018

Yes. You can only be I, II etc if there is a II or III respectively. If you are the only one, then you don't have a I following the name....

Level 24

Jun 6, 2018

Technically not true, John Paul I added the 1st to his name.

Level 22

Oct 10, 2018

I don't understand why this quiz has the 'Roman Catholic' label. 'Roman Catholic' can be a pejorative term, depending on the context. Catholics do not generally accept that moniker. The correct name is simply 'Catholic', meaning universal.

Some people like to use the term 'Roman Catholic' to differentiate it from 'other' Catholics, despite the fact that if a person were to ask the directions to the local Catholic church, no one would point somebody in the direction of any other church than that of a Catholic one. One wouldn't be asked, "Which type of Catholic church?", simply because it is understood that 'Catholic' only has one meaning.

Level 47

Jan 26, 2023

While I agree that there is only one catholic pope, there are other sui iuris eastern catholics. The nearest catholic church example only works where there isn't a byzantine, armenian, or whatever catholic church nearby.

It is also relevant to mention that the last time the Church referred to itself as the Roman Catholic Church was back when Pius XII was the Pope.

Level 78

Feb 23, 2020

I have a photograph of the list of popes carved in stone in St Peter's. According to that, the third pope was Cletus and some of the spellings given there are not accepted by you, such as Eleutherus and Agapitus. Can you be more lenient?

Level 44

Apr 17, 2024

Let's goooo!! I got all popes after several months of trying this quiz. Not Catholic btw, I just love history