List of popes (graphical)
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Popes buried in St. Peter's

This is a graphical list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church.

While the term "Pope" (Latin: 'papa', "father") is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders, this title in English usage generally refers to the supreme head of the Roman Catholic Church. The title itself has been used officially by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since the tenure of Pope Siricius, and there have been either 265 or 266 popes, depending on whether a source counts Stephen II.

The pope also bears the spiritual titles Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province and Servant of the Servants of God. Since 1929, the pope's temporal title has been Sovereign in the State of the Vatican City.

Graphical depiction of papal reigns

Antipopes are shown in red.

Until 250

251–514

514–752

752–1003

1003–1254

1254–1503

1503–1758

from 1758

See also

• List of popes
• Template:Popes
• List of antipopes
• List of popes sorted alphabetically
• Liber Pontificalis
• List of sexually active popes
• List of popes by length of reign
• List of ages of popes
• Prophecy of the Popes
• List of German popes
• List of French popes
• African popes

References

• John N.D. Kelly, The Oxford Dictionary of Popes, Oxford University Press, 1986.
• AA.VV., Enciclopedia dei Papi, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia italiana, 2000.
• Pontificia Amministrazione della Patriarcale Basilica di San Paolo, I Papi. Venti secoli di storia, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2002.

External links

• PopeChart.com
• Catholic Encyclopedia