Editing List of popes (section)

=== 1st millennium ===
==== 1st century ====
The chronology of the early popes is heavily disputed. The first ancient lists of popes were not written until the late 2nd century, after the monarchical episcopate had already developed in Rome. These first lists combined contradictory traditions, and even the succession of the first popes is disputed. The first certain dates are AD 222 and 235, the elections of [[Pope Urban I|Urban I]] and [[Pope Liberius|Liberius]]. The years given for the first 30 popes follow the work of [[Richard Adelbert Lipsius]], which often show a 3-year difference with the traditional dates given by [[Eusebius of Caesarea]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lipsius |first=Richard Adelbert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jnVKgrFFMN8C&pg=PA263 |title=Chronologie der römischen Bischöfe bis zur Mitte des vierten Jahrhunderts |date=1869 |language=de |trans-title=Chronology of the Roman bishops until the middle of the fourth century |location=[[Kiel]] |publisher=Schwersche Buchhandlung |archive-date=22 July 2024 |access-date=22 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722224604/https://books.google.com/books?id=jnVKgrFFMN8C&pg=PA263 |url-status=live }}</ref> These are also the dates used by the ''[[Catholic Encyclopedia]]''.<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm The List of Popes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509181105/http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm |date=9 May 2012 }}. ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'', 1911. The exception is Saint Peter, who is given the traditional death date of AD 67.</ref>
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| {{circa}} 30 – {{circa}} 64<br>{{small|(34 years)}}
| '''St [[Saint Peter|Peter]]'''<br>{{small|'''PETRVS'''}}
| [[Bethsaida]], [[Gaulanitis]], [[Herodian tetrarchy]] {{refn|group=birth|name=Bethsaida|No longer inhabited; These lands would be annexed into [[Roman Syria]] by the [[Roman Empire]] during his pontificate.}}
| 
| Born Shimon, son of Yonah. A [[Jew]]ish ''[[Peregrinus (Roman)|peregrinus]]'', free provincial subject of the [[Roman Empire]] who was not a [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day ([[Feast of Saints Peter and Paul]]) 29 June. [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostle]] of [[Jesus]]. According to Catholic tradition, he received the keys of the [[Kingdom of God|Kingdom of Heaven]] ([[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] {{bibleref2-nb|Matthew|16:18–19}}). The Catholic Church recognizes him as the first bishop of Rome appointed by Jesus and therefore the first pope. Also revered as saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 29 June.<ref name=EncChrPope>{{cite book |editor1-last = Fahlbusch |editor1-first = Erwin |display-editors=etal |translator-last = Bromiley |translator-first = Geoffrey William |title=Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon |trans-title=The encyclopedia of Christianity |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sCY4sAjTGIYC |access-date=7 September 2011 |volume=4 |year=2005 |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |isbn=978-0-8028-2416-5 |pages=272–282 |chapter=Pope, Papacy |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=C5V7oyy69zgC&pg=PA272}}</ref> [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in Vatican City is named after him.
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| {{circa}} 64 – {{circa}} 76 (?)<br>{{small|(12 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Linus|Linus]]'''<br>{{small|'''LINVS'''}}
| [[Volterra]]e, [[Roman Italy|Italia]], [[Roman Empire]]{{refn|group=birth|name=Volterra|Now Volterra, [[Italy]]}}
| 
| First Roman pope. [[Roman citizen]], born in [[Roman Italy|Italia]], the [[homeland]] of the [[ancient Romans]].{{refn|group=birth|name=Italia|Roman citizenship was given to the rest of the Italians by the end of the [[Social War (91–87 BC)|Social War]] in 87 BC.}}<ref>Against Heresies 3:3.3</ref> Feast day 23 September. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 7 June. Possibly mentioned in the [[New Testament]] ([[Second Epistle to Timothy]] {{bibleref2-nb|2 Timothy|4:21}}).<ref name="kirsch">{{cite book |last=Kirsch |first=Johann Peter|author-link=Johann Peter Kirsch|chapter-url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09272b.htm |year=1910 |chapter=Pope St. Linus |title=[[Catholic Encyclopedia]] |volume=9 |location=New York |publisher=Robert Appleton Company|access-date=8 October 2022|archive-date=9 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509174936/http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09272b.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{circa}} 76 – {{circa}} 88 (?)<br>{{small|(12 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Anacletus|Anacletus]]'''<br>{{small|'''ANACLETVS'''}}
| [[Athens|Athenae]], [[Achaea (Roman province)|Achaea]], Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Athens|Now Athens, [[Greece]]}}
| 
| First Greek pope. A ''[[Peregrinus (Roman)|peregrinus]]'', free provincial subject of the [[Roman Empire]] who was not a [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 26 April. Once erroneously split into '''Cletus''' and '''Anacletus'''.<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04012c.htm The fourth pope] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508081856/http://newadvent.org/cathen/04012c.htm |date=8 May 2012 }} Discussed in the article on Clement I</ref> Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with the same feast day.
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| {{circa}} 88 – {{circa}} 97 (?)<br>{{small|(9 years)}}
| '''St [[Clement of Rome|Clement I]]'''<br>{{small|'''CLEMENS'''}}
| [[History of Rome#Ancient Rome|Roma]], Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome|Now Rome, [[Italy]]}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]], born in the capital of the [[Roman Empire]]. Feast day 23 November. The earliest [[Apostolic Fathers|Apostolic Father]]; issued [[First Clement]], which is said to be the basis of apostolic authority for the clergy. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 25 November. Possibly mentioned in the [[New Testament]] ([[Epistle to the Philippians]] {{bibleref2-nb| Philippians|4:3}}).<ref>{{cite book |author=Cross, Frank Leslie; Livingstone, Elizabeth A. |title=The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fUqcAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA363 |year=2005 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-280290-3 |page=363|access-date=21 October 2022|archive-date=25 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125134433/https://books.google.com/books?id=fUqcAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA363#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> He was martyred by being tied to an anchor and being thrown into the sea.
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| {{circa}} 97 – {{circa}} 105 (?)<br>{{small|(8 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Evaristus|Evaristus]]'''<br>{{small|'''EVARISTVS'''}}
| [[Bethlehem]], [[Judaea (Roman province)|Judaea]], Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Bethlehem|Now Bethlehem, [[Palestine]]}}
| 
| A [[Hellenized Jew]]. A ''[[Peregrinus (Roman)|peregrinus]]'', free provincial subject of the [[Roman Empire]] who was not a [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day of 26 October. Said to have divided Rome into parishes, assigning a priest to each.
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==== 2nd century ====
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| {{circa}} 105 – {{circa}} 115 (?)<br>{{small|(10 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Alexander I|Alexander I]]'''<br>{{small|'''ALEXANDER'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]], born in the capital of the [[Roman Empire]]. Feast day 3 May. Inaugurated the custom of blessing houses with holy water. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 18 March.
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| {{circa}} 115 – {{circa}} 125<br>{{small|(10 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Sixtus I|Sixtus I]]'''<br>{{small|'''XYSTVS'''}}
| c. 42 Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| 
| A Roman of Greek descent, born in [[Roman Italy|Italia]], the [[homeland]] of the [[ancient Romans]]. Uncertain if he was a ''[[Peregrinus (Roman)|peregrinus]]'' (a free subject of the [[Roman Empire]]) or a [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 6 April. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 10 August.
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| {{circa}} 125 – {{circa}} 136<br>{{small|(11 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Telesphorus|Telesphorus]]'''<br>{{small|'''TELESPHORVS'''}}
| [[Terranova da Sibari|Terra Nova]], Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Terranova|Now Terranova da Sibari, [[Italy]]}}
| 
| A Roman of Greek descent, born in [[Roman Italy|Italia]], the [[homeland]] of the [[ancient Romans]]. Uncertain if he was a ''[[Peregrinus (Roman)|peregrinus]]'' (a free subject of the [[Roman Empire]]) or a [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 5 January. Church Father [[Irenaeus|St. Irenaeus]] called him a great martyr; the earliest attested martyrdom of pope after St. Peter. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 22 February.
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| {{circa}} 136 – {{circa}} 140 <br>{{small|(4 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Hyginus|Hyginus]]'''<br>{{small|'''HYGINVS'''}}
| Athenae, Achaea, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Athens}}
| 
| Greek. A ''[[Peregrinus (Roman)|peregrinus]]'', free provincial subject of the [[Roman Empire]] who was not a [[Roman citizen]]. Tradition holds he was martyred; feast day 11 January.
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| {{circa}} 140 – {{circa}} 155<br>{{small|(15 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Pius I|Pius I]]'''<br>{{small|'''PIVS'''}}
| [[Aquileia]], Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Aquileia|Now Aquileia, [[Italy]]}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]], born in [[Roman Italy|Italia]], the [[homeland]] of the [[ancient Romans]]. Brother of the freedman [[Hermas (freedman)|Hermas]]. Martyred by sword; feast day 11 July. Decreed that [[Easter]] should only be celebrated on a Sunday.
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| {{circa}} 155 – 166/7<br>{{small|(11–12 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Anicetus|Anicetus]]'''<br>{{small|'''ANICETVS'''}}
| [[Homs|Emesa]], [[Roman Syria|Syria]], Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Homs|Now Homs, [[Syria]]}}
| 
| Hellenized Syrian; first Syrian pope. A ''[[Peregrinus (Roman)|peregrinus]]'', free provincial subject of the [[Roman Empire]] who was not a [[Roman citizen]]. Tradition holds he was martyred; feast day 20 April. Decreed that priests are not allowed to have long hair. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 17 April.
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| 166/7 – 174/5<br>{{small|(8–9 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Soter|Soter]]'''<br>{{small|'''SOTERIVS'''}}
| [[Fondi|Fundi]], Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Fondi|Now Fondi, [[Italy]]}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]], born in [[Roman Italy|Italia]], the [[homeland]] of the [[ancient Romans]]. Tradition holds he was martyred; feast day 22 April. Declared that marriage was valid as a sacrament blessed by a priest; formally inaugurated Easter as an annual festival in Rome.
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| 174/5 – 189<br>{{small|(14–15 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Eleutherius|Eleutherius]]'''<br>{{small|'''ELEVTHERIVS'''}}
| [[Nicopolis]], [[Epirus]], Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Nicopolis|Now a Roman ruin near [[Preveza]], [[Greece]]}}
| 
| Greek. A ''[[Peregrinus (Roman)|peregrinus]]'', free provincial subject of the [[Roman Empire]] who was not a [[Roman citizen]]. Tradition holds he was martyred; feast day 6 May.
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| 189 – 198/9<br>{{small|(9–10 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Victor I|Victor I]]'''<br>{{small|'''VICTOR'''}}
| [[Africa (Roman province)|Africa]], Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|It is not clear when Pope Victor I was born, and where he was born, although some<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fisher |first1=Max |title=WorldViews Sorry, Jorge Mario Bergoglio is not the first non-European pope |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/03/13/sorry-jorge-mario-bergoglio-is-not-the-first-non-european-pope/|access-date=24 November 2017 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=13 March 2013|archive-date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508052548/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/03/13/sorry-jorge-mario-bergoglio-is-not-the-first-non-european-pope/|url-status=live}}</ref> suggest he was born in [[Leptis Magna]], now a part of [[Libya]].}}
| 
| Roman Berber; first pope to have been born on the continent of [[Africa]]. Uncertain if he was a ''[[Peregrinus (Roman)|peregrinus]]'' (a free subject of the [[Roman Empire]]) or a [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 28 July or 11 January. Known for excommunicating [[Theodotus of Byzantium]]. [[Quartodeciman]]ism controversy.
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| 198/9 –<br>20 December 217<br>{{small|(18–19 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Zephyrinus|Zephyrinus]]'''<br>{{small|'''ZEPHYRINVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]], born in the capital of the [[Roman Empire]]. Although not physically martyred (murdered), he is called a martyr for the suffering he endured; feast day 20 December. Combated against the [[adoptionist]] heresies of the followers of Theodotus of Byzantium, who were ruled by Theodotus and Asclepiodotus.
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| {{circa}} 198/9 –<br>{{circa}} 199/200<br>{{small|(1 year)}}
| ''[[Antipope Natalius|Natalius]]''<br>{{small|'''''NATALIVS'''''}}
| style="font-size:85%"| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| style="font-size:85%"| 
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Roman citizen]], born in the capital of the [[Roman Empire]]. In opposition to [[Pope Zephyrinus|Zephyrinus]]. Later reconciled.
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==== 3rd century ====
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| 16
| 218 –<br>14 October 222<br>{{small|(4 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Callixtus I|Callixtus I]]'''<br>{{small|'''CALLISTVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent (''[[Constitutio Antoniniana]]''). Martyred; feast day 14 October.
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| 217 – 235<br>{{small|(18 years)}}
| ''St [[Hippolytus of Rome|Hippolytus]]''<br>{{small|'''''HIPPOLYTVS'''''}}
| style="font-size:85%"| c. 170
| style="font-size:85%"| 47 / 65
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent (''[[Constitutio Antoniniana]]''). In opposition to [[Pope Callixtus I|Callixtus I]], [[Pope Urban I|Urban I]], and [[Pope Pontian|Pontian]]. Later reconciled with Pontian (see below).
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| 222 –<br>19 May 230<br>{{small|(7 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Urban I|Urban I]]'''<br>{{small|'''VRBANVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 25 May. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with the same feast day.
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| 21 July 230 –<br>28 September 235<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|230|07|21|235|09|28}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Pontian|Pontian]]'''<br>{{small|'''PONTIANVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 13 August. First to abdicate due to his exile to [[Sardinia]] by Emperor [[Maximinus Thrax]]. The ''[[Liberian Catalogue]]'' recorded his exile on 28 September 235, the earliest exact date in papal history.<ref>{{cite book |last=Mcbrien |first=Richard P. |title=The Pocket Guide to the Popes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LD59jfaKEIsC&pg=PA30 |access-date=6 March 2012 |date=2006 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=978-0-06-113773-0 |pages=30–31 |archive-date=10 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310123008/https://books.google.com/books?id=LD59jfaKEIsC&pg=PA30#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/chronography_of_354_13_bishops_of_rome.htm |title=The Chronography of 354 AD. Part 13: Bishops of Rome |pages=from Theosodr Mommsen, MGH Chronica Minora I (1892), pp. 73–76 |access-date= 6 March 2012 |archive-date= 6 October 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181006041329/http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/chronography_of_354_13_bishops_of_rome.htm |url-status= live}}</ref> Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with the same feast day.
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| 21 November 235 –<br>3 January 236<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|235|11|21|236|01|03}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Anterus|Anterus]]'''<br>{{small|'''ANTERVS'''}}
| [[Petilia Policastro|Petelia]], Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Petilia|Now Petilia Policastro, [[Italy]]}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent (''[[Constitutio Antoniniana]]''). Feast day 3 January. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 5 August.
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| 10 February 236 –<br>20 January 250<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|236|02|10|250|01|20}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Fabian|Fabian]]'''<br>{{small|'''FABIANVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 20 January. Divided the communities of Rome into seven districts, each supervised by a deacon. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 5 August.
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| March 251 –<br> June 253<br>{{small|(2 years, 3 months)}}
| '''St [[Pope Cornelius|Cornelius]]'''<br>{{small|'''CORNELIVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Died as a martyr through extreme hardship; feast day 16 September.
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| March 251 – 258<br>{{small|(7 years)}}
| ''[[Novatian]]''<br>{{small|'''''NOVATIANVS'''''}}
| style="font-size:85%"| c. 200–220 Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| style="font-size:85%"| 31–51 / 38–58
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Roman citizen]]. Founder of [[Novatianism]]. In opposition to [[Pope Cornelius|Cornelius]], [[Pope Lucius I|Lucius I]], [[Pope Stephen I|Stephen I]], and [[Pope Sixtus II|Sixtus II]].
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| 25 June 253 –<br>5 March 254<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|253|06|25|254|03|05}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Lucius I|Lucius I]]'''<br>{{small|'''LUCIVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 5 March.
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| 12 March 254 –<br>2 August 257<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|254|03|12|257|08|02}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Stephen I|Stephen I]]'''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent (''[[Constitutio Antoniniana]]''). Martyred by beheading; feast day 2 August. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with the same feast day.
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| 31 August 257 –<br>6 August 258<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|257|08|31|258|08|06}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Sixtus II|Sixtus II]]'''<br>{{small|'''XYSTVS''' Secundus}}
| Athenae, Achaea, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Athens}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent (''[[Constitutio Antoniniana]]''). Martyred by beheading; feast day 6 August. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with the same feast day.
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| 22 July 259 –<br>27 December 268<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|259|07|22|268|12|27}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Dionysius|Dionysius]]'''<br>{{small|'''DIONYSIVS'''}}
| Terra Nova, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Terranova}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent (''[[Constitutio Antoniniana]]''). Feast day 26 December.
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| 5 January 269 –<br>30 December 274<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|269|01|05|274|12|30}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Felix I|Felix I]]'''<br>{{small|'''FELIX'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 30 December.
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| 4 January 275 –<br>7 December 283<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|275|01|04|283|12|07}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Eutychian|Eutychian]]'''<br>{{small|'''EVTYCHIANVS'''}}
| [[Luni, Italy|Luna]], Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Luni|Now Luni, [[Italy]]}}
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| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 8 December.
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| 17 December 283 –<br>22 April 296<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|283|12|17|296|04|22}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Caius|Caius]]'''<br>{{small|'''CAIVS'''}}
| [[Salona]], [[Dalmatia (Roman province)|Dalmatia]], Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Salona|Now a Roman ruin near [[Solin]], [[Croatia]]}}
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| [[Roman citizen]]. Martyred by beheading (according to legend); feast day 22 April. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 11 August.
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| 30 June 296 –<br>25 October 304<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|296|06|30|304|10|25}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Marcellinus|Marcellinus]]'''<br>{{small|'''MARCELLINVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 26 April. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 7 June.
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==== 4th century ====
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| 27 May 308 –<br>16 January 309<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|308|05|27|309|01|16}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Marcellus I|Marcellus I]]'''<br>{{small|'''MARCELLVS'''}}
| Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Banished from Rome under [[Maxentius]] (309); feast day 16 January.
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| 18 April 309 –<br>17 August 310<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|309|04|18|310|08|17}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Eusebius|Eusebius]]'''<br>{{small|'''EVSEBIVS'''}}
| Achaea, Roman Empire
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| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent. Banished by Emperor [[Maxentius]] and died in exile; feast day 17 August.
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| 2 July 311 –<br>10 January 314<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|311|07|02|314|01|10}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Miltiades|Miltiades]]'''<br>(Melchiades)<br>{{small|'''MILTIADES'''}}
| Africa, Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]] of [[Berbers|Berber]] descent. Feast day 10 January. First pope after the end of the persecution of Christians through the [[Edict of Milan]] (313 AD), issued by Emperor [[Constantine I (emperor)|Constantine I]]. Presided over the [[Lateran council|Lateran Council of 313]].
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| 31 January 314 –<br>31 December 335<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|314|01|31|335|12|31}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Sylvester I|Sylvester I]]'''<br>{{small|'''SILVESTER'''}}
| [[Sant'Angelo a Scala|Fanum Sancti Angeli de Scala]], [[Province of Apulia and Calabria|Apulia et Calabria]], Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 31 December. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 2 January. Pope during the [[First Council of Nicaea]] (325), the first ecumenical council. Under him were built: the [[Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran]], the [[Santa Croce in Gerusalemme]], and the [[Old St. Peter's Basilica]]. Stated to be the recipient of the [[Donation of Constantine]], which was later shown to be a forgery.
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| 18 January 336 –<br>7 October 336<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|336|01|18|336|10|07}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Mark|Mark]]'''<br>{{small|'''MARCVS'''}}
| Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 7 October. Compiled stories of martyrs and bishops before his time. May have founded two churches in the area of Rome:  Church of San Marco and a church at the Catacomb of Balbina, a cemetery.
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| 6 February 337 –<br>12 April 352<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|337|02|06|352|04|12}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Julius I|Julius I]]'''<br>{{small|'''IVLIVS'''}}
| Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 12 April. He was involved in the [[Arian]] controversy, supporting [[Athanasius of Alexandria]].
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| 17 May 352 –<br>24 September 366<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|352|05|17|366|09|24}})}}
| '''[[Pope Liberius|Liberius]]'''<br>{{small|'''LIBERIVS'''}}
| Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Banished by the Arian-leaning Emperor [[Constantius II]] and later yielding to him. Earliest pope not canonized by the Latin Church. Revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 27 August.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=102408 |title=OCA – St Liberius the Pope of Rome |publisher=Ocafs.oca.org |access-date=23 February 2013 |archive-date=29 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029032025/http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=102408 |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
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| 355 –<br>22 November 365<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|355|11|22|365|11|22}})}}
| ''[[Antipope Felix II|Felix II]]''<br>{{small|'''''FELIX''' Secundus''}}
| style="font-size:85%"| c. 300 Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
| style="font-size:85%"| 55 / 65
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Roman citizen]]. In opposition to [[Pope Liberius|Liberius]]. Installed by Arian-leaning Emperor [[Constantius II]].
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| 1 October 366 –<br>11 December 384<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|366|10|01|384|12|11}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Damasus I|Damasus I]]'''<br>{{small|'''DAMASVS'''}}
| c. 305 [[Idanha-a-Nova|Egitania]], [[Lusitania]] or Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
| 60 / 78
| [[Roman citizen]]. First pope from modern-day [[Portugal]]. Feast day 11 December. Patron of [[Jerome]], commissioned the [[Vulgate]] translation of the Bible. Pope during the [[First Council of Constantinople]] (381), the second ecumenical council, and the [[Council of Rome]] (382). First pope to be the official head of the church after Emperor [[Gratian]] abdicated the title of ''[[Pontifex Maximus]]''.
}}
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| 1 October 366 –<br>16 November 367<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|366|10|01|367|11|16}})}}
| ''[[Antipope Ursicinus|Ursinus]]''<br>{{small|'''''VRSINVS'''''}}
| style="font-size:85%"| Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
| style="font-size:85%"| 
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Roman citizen]]. In opposition to [[Pope Damasus I|Damasus I]]. Banished to [[Gallia]] by Emperor [[Valentinian II]] after a war between two sects and died after 384.
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| 17 December 384 –<br>26 November 399<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|384|12|17|399|11|26}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Siricius|Siricius]]'''<br>{{small|'''SIRICIVS'''}}
| c. 334 Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
| 50 / 65
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 26 November. His famous letters—the earliest surviving texts of papal decretals—were focused particularly on religious discipline and include decisions on baptism, consecration, ordination, penance, and continence. Siricius's important decretal of 386 (written to Bishop [[Himerius of Tarragona]]), commanding celibacy for priests, was the first decree on this subject.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Siricius |title=Saint Siricius|access-date=24 June 2015|archive-date=11 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411175106/http://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Siricius|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
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| 27 November 399 –<br>19 December 401<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|399|11|27|401|12|19}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Anastasius I|Anastasius I]]'''<br>{{small|'''ANASTASIVS'''}}
| Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 19 December. Instructed priests to stand and bow their heads as they read from the [[Gospels]].
}}
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==== 5th century ====
{{pope list begin portraitless|title=Popes of the 5th century}}
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| 21 December 401 –<br>12 March 417<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|401|12|21|417|03|12}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Innocent I|Innocent I]]'''<br>{{small|'''INNOCENTIVS'''}}
| [[Albano Laziale|Albanum]], [[Latium]] et Campania, Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 12 March. Rome was [[Sack of Rome (410)|sacked]] by the Visigoths under King [[Alaric I]] (410).
}}
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| 18 March 417 –<br>26 December 418<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|417|03|18|418|12|26}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Zosimus|Zosimus]]'''<br>{{small|'''ZOSIMVS'''}}
| [[Mesoraca|Messurga]], [[Lucania]] et Bruttii, Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent. Feast day 27 December.
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| 27 December 418 –<br>3 April 419<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|418|12|27|419|04|03}})}}
| ''[[Antipope Eulalius|Eulalius]]''<br>{{small|'''''EVLALIVS'''''}}
| style="font-size:85%"| Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
| style="font-size:85%"| 
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Roman citizen]]. In opposition to [[Pope Boniface I|Boniface I]]. Elected on the eve of the election of Boniface, first benefited from the support of Emperor [[Honorius (emperor)|Honorius]] but lost it quickly. Exiled to Campania and died in 423.
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| 28 December 418 –<br>4 September 422<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|418|12|28|422|09|04}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Boniface I|Boniface I]]'''<br>{{small|'''BONIFACIVS'''}}
| Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 25 October.
}}
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| 10 September 422 –<br>27 July 432<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|422|09|10|432|07|27}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Celestine I|Celestine I]]'''<br>{{small|'''CAELESTINVS'''}}
| [[Campania]], Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 27 July. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 8 April. Pope during the [[Council of Ephesus]] (431), the third ecumenical council recognized by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox churches.
}}
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| 31 July 432 –<br>18 August 440<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|432|07|31|440|08|18}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Sixtus III|Sixtus III]]'''<br>{{small|'''XYSTVS''' Tertius}}
| Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 28 March.
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| 29 September 440 –<br>10 November 461<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|440|09|29|461|11|10}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Leo I|Leo I]]'''<br>"the Great"<br>{{small|'''LEO''' MAGNVS}}
| [[Etruria]], Italy, Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 10 November. Convinced [[Attila the Hun]] to turn back his invasion of Italy. Convinced the [[Vandals]] to spare the lives of the citizenry of Rome during their sack of the city. Wrote the [[Tome of Leo|''Tome'']], which was instrumental in the [[Council of Chalcedon]] (451) and in defining the [[hypostatic union]]. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 18 February.
}}
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| 19 November 461 –<br>29 February 468<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|461|11|19|468|02|29}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Hilarius|Hilarius]]'''<br>{{small|'''HILARIVS'''}}
| Sardinia, Italy, [[Western Roman Empire]]
| 
| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 28 February.
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| 3 March 468 –<br>10 March 483<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|468|03|03|483|03|10}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Simplicius|Simplicius]]'''<br>{{small|'''SIMPLICIVS'''}}
| [[Tivoli, Lazio|Tibur]], Italy, Western Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]], later a subject of the [[Odoacer#Duke of Italy|Kingdom of Italy]]. Feast day 10 March. Pope during the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and subsequent overtaking of Rome and Italy in general by King [[Odoacer]].
}}
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| 13 March 483 –<br>1 March 492<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|483|03|13|492|03|01}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Felix III|Felix III]]'''<br>{{small|'''FELIX''' Tertius}}
| Rome, Italy, Western Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]], later a subject of the [[Odoacer#Duke of Italy|Kingdom of Italy]]. Feast day 1 March. Sometimes called Felix II. Great-great-grandfather of [[Pope Gregory I|Gregory I]].
}}
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| 1 March 492 –<br>21 November 496<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|492|03|01|496|11|21}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Gelasius I|Gelasius I]]'''<br>{{small|'''GELASIVS'''}}
| [[Kabylie|Mons Ferratus]], Africa, Western Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]] of Berber descent, later a subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]]; last pope to have been born on the continent of [[Africa]]. Feast day 21 November. First pope called the ''[[Vicarius Christi]]'' (Vicar of Christ).<ref name="Papal Timeline">{{cite web |url=http://www.faithfirst.com/html/popeJohn/timeline/timeline.html |title=Papal Timeline |date=2005|access-date=3 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720180546/http://www.faithfirst.com/html/popeJohn/timeline/timeline.html|archive-date=20 July 2014}}</ref>
}}
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| 24 November 496 –<br>19 November 498<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|496|11|24|498|11|19}})}}
| '''[[Pope Anastasius II|Anastasius II]]'''<br>{{small|'''ANASTASIVS''' Secundus}}
| Rome, Italy, Western Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent, later a subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]]. Tried to end the [[Acacian schism]], but it resulted in the [[Laurentian schism]]. Earliest pope not canonized by either the Latin Church or the Eastern Church.
}}
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| 22 November 498 –<br>19 July 514<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|498|11|22|514|07|19}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Symmachus|Symmachus]]'''<br>{{small|'''SYMMACHVS'''}}
| Sardinia, Italy, Western Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]], later a subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]]. Feast day 19 July.
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| style="text-align:center;"| —
| 22 November 498 –<br>Aug 506/8<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|498|11|22|506|08|01}})}}
| ''[[Antipope Laurentius|Laurentius]]''<br>{{small|'''''LAVRENTIVS'''''}}
| style="font-size:85%"| Rome, Italy, Western Roman Empire
| style="font-size:85%"| 
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Roman citizen]], later a subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]]. In opposition to [[Pope Symmachus|Symmachus]]. Elected on the same day as Symachus, King [[Theoderic the Great|Theodoric]] settled in favour of his adversary. Took control of Rome in 501 and remained pope in fact until he died in 506/08.
{{pope list end}}

==== 6th century ====
{{pope list begin|title=Popes of the 6th century}}
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| 20 July 514 –<br>6 August 523<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|514|07|20|523|08|06}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Hormisdas|Hormisdas]]'''<br>{{small|'''HORMISDAS'''}}
| Hormisdas
| c. 450 [[Frosinone|Frusino]], Italy, Western Roman Empire
| 64 / 73
| [[Roman citizen]], later a subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]]. Feast day 6 August. Father of [[Pope Silverius|Silverius]]. [[Acacian schism]].
}}
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| 53
| 13 August 523 –<br>18 May 526<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|523|08|13|526|05|18}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope John I|John I]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES'''}}
| Ioannes
| [[Siena|Sena Iulia]], Italy, Western Roman Empire
| 
| [[Roman citizen]], later a subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]]. Feast day 18 May.
}}
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| 12 July 526 –<br>22 September 530<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|526|07|12|530|09|22}})}}
| [[File:Mosaic of Felix IV (III) in Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome, Italy (527–530) (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| '''St [[Pope Felix IV|Felix IV]]'''<br>{{small|'''FELIX''' Quartus}}
| Felix
| c. 490 [[Samnium]], [[Kingdom of Odoacer|Odoacer's Kingdom of Italy]]
| 36 / 40
| Subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]] of Roman descent. Feast day 30 January. Sometimes called Felix III. Built [[Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome|Santi Cosma e Damiano]].
}}
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| 55
| 22 September 530 –<br>17 October 532<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|530|09|22|532|10|17}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Boniface II|Boniface II]]'''<br>{{small|'''BONIFACIVS''' Secundus}}
| Bonifacius
| Odoacer's Kingdom of Italy
| 
| [[Ostrogoths|Ostrogoth]]. Subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]]. First [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] pope. Changed the numbering of the years in the [[Julian Calendar]] from ''[[Era of the Martyrs|Anno Martyrum]]'' to ''[[Anno Domini]]''.
}}
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| style="text-align:center;"| —
| 22 September 530 –<br>14 October 530<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|530|09|22|530|10|14}})}}
| 
| ''[[Antipope Dioscorus|Dioscorus]]''<br>{{small|'''''DIOSCORVS'''''}}
| Dioscorus
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt|Aegyptus]], [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]]
| style="font-size:85%"| 
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen of Greek descent. In opposition to [[Pope Boniface II|Boniface II]]. Candidate of the Byzantine party, elected by the majority of the cardinals and recognized by [[Constantinople]], died less than a month after his election.
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| 2 January 533 –<br>8 May 535<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|533|01|02|535|05|08}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope John II|John II]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Secundus}}
| Mercurius
| c. 475 Rome, Western Roman Empire
| 58 / 60
| [[Roman citizen]], later a subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]]. First pope not to use his personal name (Mercurius), as it was associated with the Roman god [[Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]].
}}
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| 13 May 535 –<br>22 April 536<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|535|05|02|536|04|22}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Agapetus I|Agapetus I]]'''<br>{{small|'''AGAPETVS'''}}
| Agapetus
| c. 490 Rome, Odoacer's Kingdom of Italy
| 45 / 46
| Subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]] of Roman descent. Feast days 22 April and 20 September. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 17 April.
}}
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| 8 June 536 –<br>11 March 537<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|536|06|08|537|03|11}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Silverius|Silverius]]'''<br>{{small|'''SILVERIVS'''}}
| Silverius
| [[Ceccano|Cicanum]], [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy]]
| 
| Subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]] of Roman descent. Exiled; feast day 20 June. Son of [[Pope Hormisdas|Hormisdas]].
}}
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| 59
| 29 March 537 –<br>7 June 555<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|537|03|29|555|06|07}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Vigilius|Vigilius]]'''<br>{{small|'''VIGILIVS'''}}
| Vigilius
| c. 497 Rome, Odoacer's Kingdom of Italy
| 40 / 58
| Subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]], later a [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Pope during the [[Second Council of Constantinople]] (553), the fifth ecumenical council recognized by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
}}
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| 60
| 16 April 556 –<br>4 March 561<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|556|04|16|561|03|04}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Pelagius I|Pelagius I]]'''<br>{{small|'''PELAGIVS'''}}
| Pelagius
| c. 500 Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
| 56 / 61
| Subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]], later a [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Credited with the construction of the basilica of [[Santi Apostoli, Rome|Santi Apostoli]].
}}
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| 17 July 561 –<br>13 July 574<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|561|07|17|574|07|13}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope John III|John III]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Tertius}}
| Catelinus
| Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
| 
| Subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]], later a [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Second pope not to use his personal name (Catelinus).
}}
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| 62
| 2 June 575 –<br>30 July 579<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|575|06|02|579|07|30}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Benedict I|Benedict I]]'''<br>{{small|'''BENEDICTVS'''}}
| Benedictus
| Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
| 
| Subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]], later a [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity.
}}
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| 63
| 26 November 579 –<br>7 February 590<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|579|11|26|590|02|07}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Pelagius II|Pelagius II]]'''<br>{{small|'''PELAGIVS''' Secundus}}
| Pelagius
| Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
| 
| Romanized Ostrogoth. Subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]], later a [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Ordered the construction of the [[Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura]].
}}
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| 3 September 590 –<br>12 March 604<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|590|09|03|604|03|12}})}}
| [[File:Mosaic of Gregorius I in Our Lady of Walsingham, Houston (590–604).jpg|80px]]
| '''St [[Pope Gregory I|Gregory I]]'''<br>"the Great"<br>{{small|'''GREGORIVS''' MAGNVS}}
| Gregorius
| c. 540 Rome, Eastern Roman Empire
| 50 / 64
| Subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]], later a [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Feast day 3 September. Great-great-grandson of [[Pope Felix III|Felix III]]. First pope to employ the titles ''[[Pontifex Maximus]]'' and ''[[Servus servorum Dei]]'' formally. Established the [[Gregorian chant]]. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 12 March. Known as "the Father of Christian Worship". Known as "St. Gregory the Dialogist" in [[Eastern Orthodoxy]].
}}
{{pope list end}}

==== 7th century ====
{{pope list begin|title=Popes of the 7th century}}
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| 13 September 604 –<br>22 February 606<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|604|09|13|606|02|22}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Sabinian|Sabinian]]'''<br>{{small|'''SABINIANVS'''}}
| Sabinianus
| c. 530 [[Blera]], Eastern Roman Empire
| 74 / 76
| Subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]], later a [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. For the next two centuries, the Roman popes were all controlled by the [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman Empire]].
}}
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| 66
| 19 February 607 –<br>12 November 607<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|607|02|19|607|11|12}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Boniface III|Boniface III]]'''<br>{{small|'''BONIFACIVS''' Tertius}}
| Bonifacius
| Rome, Eastern Roman Empire
| 
| Subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]], later a [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Greek descent.
}}
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| 67
| 15 September 608 –<br>8 May 615<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|608|09|15|615|05|08}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Boniface IV|Boniface IV]]'''<br>{{small|'''BONIFACIVS''' Quartus}}
| Bonifacius, [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]
| c. 550 [[Marsica]], Eastern Roman Empire
| 58 / 65
| Subject of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom|(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy]], later a [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Feast day 8 May. Member of the [[Order of Saint Benedict]]. First pope to bear the same name as his immediate predecessor.
}}
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| 68
| 13 November 615 –<br>8 November 618<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|615|11|13|618|11|08}})}}
| [[File:SCeau Deusdedit pape 17108.jpg|80px]]
| '''St [[Pope Adeodatus I|Adeodatus I]]'''<br>{{small|'''ADEODATVS'''}}
| Adeodatus (or Deusdedit)
| Rome, Eastern Roman Empire
| 
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Feast day 8 November. Sometimes called Deusdedit. First pope to use lead seals on papal documents, which in time came to be called [[papal bull]]s.
}}
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| 69
| 23 December 619 –<br>25 October 625<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|619|12|23|625|10|25}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Boniface V|Boniface V]]'''<br>{{small|'''BONIFACIVS''' Quintus}}
| Bonifacius
| [[Naples|Neapolis]], Eastern Roman Empire
| 
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity.
}}
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| 70
| 27 October 625 –<br>12 October 638<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|625|10|27|638|10|12}})}}
| [[File:Pope Honorius I – Apse mosaic of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura – Rome (2016).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope Honorius I|Honorius I]]'''<br>{{small|'''HONORIVS'''}}
| Honorius
| [[Ceprano|Ceperanum]], Campania, Eastern Roman Empire
| 
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Named a heretic and [[anathema]]tized by the [[Third Council of Constantinople]] (680).
}}
{{pope list item
| 71
| 28 May 640 –<br>2 August 640<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|640|05|28|640|08|02}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Severinus|Severinus]]'''<br>{{small|'''SEVERINVS'''}}
| Severinus
| c. 585 Rome, Eastern Roman Empire
| 55 / 55
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity.
}}
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| 72
| 24 December 640 –<br>12 October 642<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|640|12|24|642|10|12}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope John IV|John IV]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Quartus}}
| Ioannes
| c. 585 [[Zadar|Iadera]], Dalmatia, Eastern Roman Empire
| 53 / 55
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity.
}}
{{pope list item
| 73
| 24 November 642 –<br>14 May 649<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|642|11|24|649|05|14}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Theodore I|Theodore I]]'''<br>{{small|'''THEODORVS'''}}
| Theodorus
| [[Jerusalem|Hierosolyma]], Eastern Roman Empire
| 
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity. Last pope from [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]]. Planned the [[Lateran Council of 649]] but died before it could open.
}}
{{pope list item
| 74
| 5 July 649 –<br>16 September 655<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|649|07|05|655|09|16}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Martin I|Martin I]]'''<br>{{small|'''MARTINVS'''}}
| Martinus
| c. 598 Near [[Todi|Tuder]], [[Umbria]], Eastern Roman Empire
| 51 / 57
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Last pope recognized as a martyr; feast day 12 November. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 14 April.
}}
{{pope list item
| 75
| 10 August 654 –<br>2 June 657<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|654|08|10|657|06|02}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Eugene I|Eugene I]]'''<br>{{small|'''EVGENIVS'''}}
| Eugenius
| c. 615 Rome, [[Exarchate of Ravenna]], Eastern Roman Empire
| 39 / 42
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Feast day 2 June.
}}
{{pope list item
| 76
| 30 July 657 –<br>27 January 672<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|657|07|30|672|01|27}})}}
| [[File:Bulle vitaliani 16976.jpg|80px]]
| '''St [[Pope Vitalian|Vitalian]]'''<br>{{small|'''VITALIANVS'''}}
| Vitalianus
| c. 600 [[Segni|Signia]], Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| 56 / 71
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Feast day 27 January.
}}
{{pope list item
| 77
| 11 April 672 –<br>17 June 676<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|672|04|11|676|06|17}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Adeodatus II|Adeodatus II]]'''<br>{{small|'''ADEODATVS''' Secundus}}
| Adeodatus, [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]
| c. 621 Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| 51 / 55
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Member of the [[Order of Saint Benedict]]. Sometimes called Adeodatus, without a number, in reference to [[Adeodatus I]] sometimes being called Deusdedit.
}}
{{pope list item
| 78
| 2 November 676 –<br>11 April 678<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|676|11|02|678|04|11}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Donus|Donus]]'''<br>{{small|'''DONVS'''}}
| Donus
| Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| 
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity.
}}
{{pope list item
| 79
| 27 June 678 –<br>10 January 681<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|678|06|27|681|01|10}})}}
| [[File:Pope Agatho (Menologion of Basil II) - cropped.jpg|80px]]
| '''St [[Pope Agatho|Agatho]]'''<br>{{small|'''AGATHO'''}}
| Agatho
| c. 577 [[Palermo|Panormus]], [[Theme of Sicily|Sicily]], Eastern Roman Empire
| 101 / 104
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity. Feast day 10 January. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 20 February. Pope during the [[Third Council of Constantinople]] (680), the sixth ecumenical council accepted by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
}}
{{pope list item
| 80
| 17 August 682 –<br>3 July 683<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|682|08|17|683|07|03}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Leo II|Leo II]]'''<br>{{small|'''LEO''' Secundus}}
| Leo
| c. 611 [[Aidone|Aydonum]], Sicily, Eastern Roman Empire
| 71 / 72
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity. Feast day 3 July.
}}
{{pope list item
| 81
| 26 June 684 –<br>8 May 685<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|684|06|26|685|05|08}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Benedict II|Benedict II]]'''<br>{{small|'''BENEDICTVS''' Secundus}}
| Benedictus
| c. 635 Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| 49 / 50
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Feast day 7 May.
}}
{{pope list item
| 82
| 23 July 685 –<br>2 August 686<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|685|07|23|686|08|2}})}}
| [[File:Rivista italiana di numismatica 1891 p 189.jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope John V|John V]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Quintus}}
| Ioannes
| c. 635 [[Antioch]]ia, Syria, Eastern Roman Empire
| 50 / 51
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity.
}}
{{pope list item
| 83
| 21 October 686 –<br>21 September 687<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|686|10|21|687|09|21}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Conon|Conon]]'''<br>{{small|'''CONON'''}}
| Conon
| c. 630 [[Thrace|Thracia]], Eastern Roman Empire
| 56 / 57
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity.
}}
{{pope list item
| 84
| 15 December 687 –<br>8 September 701<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|687|12|15|701|09|08}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Sergius I|Sergius I]]'''<br>{{small|'''SERGIVS'''}}
| Sergius
| c. 650 Palermo, Sicily, Eastern Roman Empire
| 37 / 51
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was a Hellenized Syrian. Introduced the singing of the [[Agnus Dei|Lamb of God]] at [[Mass in the Catholic Church|Mass]].<ref name="Papal Timeline" />
}}
{{pope list end}}

==== 8th century ====
{{pope list begin|title=Popes of the 8th century}}
{{pope list item
| 85
| 30 October 701 –<br>11 January 705<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|701|10|30|705|01|11}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope John VI|John VI]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Sextus}}
| Ioannes
| c. 655 [[Ephesus]], Eastern Roman Empire
| 46 / 50
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity. The only pope who came from [[Asia Minor]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 86
| 1 March 705 –<br>18 October 707<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|705|03|01|707|10|18}})}}
| [[File:Byzantinischer Mosaizist um 705 002.jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope John VII|John VII]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Septimus}}
| Ioannes
| c. 650 [[Rossano|Rossanum]], [[Calabria]], Eastern Roman Empire
| 55 / 57
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity. Second pope to bear the same name as his immediate predecessor.
}}
{{pope list item
| 87
| 15 January 708 –<br>4 February 708<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|708|01|15|708|02|04}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Sisinnius|Sisinnius]]'''<br>{{small|'''SISINNIVS'''}}
| Sisinnius
| [[Bilad al-Sham|Syria]], [[Rashidun Caliphate]]
| 
| Subject of the [[Rashidun Caliphate]]. Was of Syrian ethnicity.
}}
{{pope list item
| 88
| 25 March 708 –<br>9 April 715<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|708|03|25|715|04|09}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Constantine|Constantine]]'''<br>{{small|'''CONSTANTINVS'''}}
| Constantinus
| c. 664 [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]], [[Jund al-Urdunn]], Syria, [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
| 44 / 51
| Subject of the [[Umayyad Caliphate]]. Was of Syrian ethnicity. Last pope to visit [[Greece]] while in office until [[Pope John Paul II|John Paul II]] in 2001.
}}
{{pope list item
| 89
| 19 May 715 –<br>11 February 731<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|715|05|19|731|02|11}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Gregory II|Gregory II]]'''<br>{{small|'''GREGORIVS''' Secundus}}
| Gregorius
| c. 669 Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| 46 / 62
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Feast day 11 February. Held the [[Synod of Rome (721)|Synod of Rome]] (721).
}}
{{pope list item
| 90
| 18 March 731 –<br>28 November 741<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|731|03|18|741|11|28}})}}
| [[File:178-7866 IMG - Gregorius III AV.png|178-7866 IMG – Gregorius III AV|80px]]
| '''St [[Pope Gregory III|Gregory III]]'''<br>{{small|'''GREGORIVS''' Tertius}}
| Gregorius
| Syria, Umayyad Caliphate
| 
| Subject of the [[Umayyad Caliphate]]; last pope from [[Syria]]. Third pope to come from a [[Muslim]] country. Last pope to have been born outside [[Europe]] until the election of [[Pope Francis|Francis]] in 2013. Third pope to bear the same name as his immediate predecessor.
}}
{{pope list item
| 91
| 3 December 741 –<br>22 March 752<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|741|12|03|752|03|22}})}}
| [[File:Età di papa Zaccaria, cappella del primicerius Teodoro, Madonna in trono con Theodoto e la moglie, 741-752 (09).jpg|80px]]
| '''St [[Pope Zachary|Zachary]]'''<br>{{small|'''ZACHARIAS'''}}
| Zacharias
| c. 679 [[Santa Severina|Sancta Severina]], Calabria, Eastern Roman Empire
| 62 / 73
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity. Feast day 15 March. Built the church of [[Santa Maria sopra Minerva]].
}}
|-style="vertical-align:top; background:#ccc;"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| 23 March 752 –<br>26 March 752<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|752|03|23|752|03|26}})}}<br>{{small|(Never took office as pope)}}
|
| ''[[Pope-elect Stephen|Stephen (II)]]''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS''' (Secundus)}}
| Stephanus 
| style="font-size:85%"| Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| style="font-size:85%"| 
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Previously known as Stephen II. Died three days after his election, having never received [[episcopal consecration]]. Some lists still include him. The Vatican sanctioned his addition in the 16th century; removed in 1961. He is no longer considered a pope by the Catholic Church.
{{pope list item
|92
| 26 March 752 –<br>26 April 757<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|752|03|26|757|04|26}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Stephen II|Stephen II]]'''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS''' Secundus}}
| Stephanus
| c. 714 Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| 38 / 43
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen, later the sovereign of the independent [[Papal States]]. Was of Roman ethnicity. Sometimes called Stephen III. The [[Donation of Pepin]]. Brother of [[Pope Paul I|Paul I]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 93
| 29 May 757 –<br>28 June 767<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|757|05|29|767|06|28}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Paul I|Paul I]]'''<br>{{small|'''PAVLVS'''}}
| Paulus
| c. 700 Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| 57 / 67
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen, later the sovereign of the independent [[Papal States]]. Was of Roman ethnicity. Brother of [[Pope Stephen II|Stephen II]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 94
| 7 August 768 –<br>24 January 772<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|768|08|07|772|01|24}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Stephen III|Stephen III]]'''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS''' Tertius}}
| Stephanus
| c. 720 Syracuse, Sicily, Eastern Roman Empire
| 48 / 52
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen, later the sovereign of the independent [[Papal States]]. Was of Greek ethnicity. Sometimes called Stephen IV. He summoned the [[Lateran Council of 769]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 95
| 1 February 772 –<br>26 December 795<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|772|02|01|795|12|26}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Adrian I|Adrian I]]'''<br>{{small|'''HADRIANVS'''}}
| Hadrianus
| c. 700 Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| 72 / 95
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen, later the sovereign of the independent [[Papal States]]. Was of Roman ethnicity. Pope during the [[Second Council of Nicaea]] (787), the seventh ecumenical council accepted by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
}}
{{pope list item
| 96
| 26 December 795 –<br>12 June 816<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|795|12|26|816|06|12}})}}
| [[File:Pope Leo III portrait – Triclinium Leoninum.jpg|80px]]
| '''St [[Pope Leo III|Leo III]]'''<br>{{small|'''LEO''' Tertius}}
| Leo
| Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| 
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen, later the sovereign of the independent [[Papal States]]. Was of Roman ethnicity. Crowned Emperor [[Charlemagne]] on Christmas Day in 800, thereby initiating what would become the [[Holy Roman Empire]], requiring the imprimatur of the pope for its rulers' legitimacy.
}}
{{pope list end}}

==== 9th century ====
{{pope list begin|title=Popes of the 9th century}}
{{pope list item
| 97
| 22 June 816 –<br>24 January 817<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|816|06|22|817|01|24}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Stephen IV|Stephen IV]]'''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS''' Quartus}}
| Stephanus
| Rome, [[Papal States]]
| 
| First pope born in Rome after breaking away from the (Eastern) Roman Empire. Sometimes called Stephen V.
}}
{{pope list item
| 98
| 25 January 817 –<br>11 February 824<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|817|01|25|824|02|11}})}}
| [[File:Pope Paschalis I. in apsis mosaic of Santa Prassede in Rome.gif|80px]]
| '''St [[Pope Paschal I|Paschal I]]'''<br>{{small|'''PASCHALIS'''}}
| Paschalis
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Son of Bonosus and [[Episcopa Theodora|Theodora]]. Credited with finding the body of [[Saint Cecilia]] in the [[Catacomb of Callixtus]] and building the basilica of [[Santa Cecilia in Trastevere]] and the church of [[Santa Maria in Domnica]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 99
| 6 June 824 –<br>27 August 827<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|824|05|08|827|08|27}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Eugene II|Eugene II]]'''<br>{{small|'''EVGENIVS''' Secundus}}
| Eugenius
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 100
| 31 August 827 –<br>10 October 827<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|827|08|31|827|10|10}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Valentine|Valentine]]'''<br>{{small|'''VALENTINVS'''}}
| Valentinus
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 101
| 20 December 827 –<br>25 January 844<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|827|12|20|844|01|25}})}}
| [[File:Gregory-IV (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope Gregory IV|Gregory IV]]'''<br>{{small|'''GREGORIVS''' Quartus}}
| Gregorius
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Rebuilt the atrium of [[St. Peter's Basilica]] and in the newly decorated chapel. Transferred the body of [[Pope Gregory I|Gregory I]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 102
| 25 January 844 –<br>27 January 847<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|844|01|25|847|01|27}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Sergius II|Sergius II]]'''<br>{{small|'''SERGIVS''' Secundus}}
| Sergius
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 103
| 10 April 847 –<br>17 July 855<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|847|04|10|855|07|17}})}}
| [[File:PopeLeoIV (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| '''St [[Pope Leo IV|Leo IV]]'''<br>{{small|'''LEO''' Quartus}}
| Leo, [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]
| Rome, Papal States
| 
|  Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Was of [[Lombards|Lombard]] ethnicity. Member of the [[Order of Saint Benedict]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 104
| 29 September 855 –<br>17 April 858<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|855|09|29|858|04|17}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Benedict III|Benedict III]]'''<br>{{small|'''BENEDICTVS''' Tertius}}
| Benedictus
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 105
| 24 April 858 –<br>13 November 867<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|858|04|24|867|11|13}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Nicholas I|Nicholas I]]'''<br>"the Great"<br>{{small|'''NICOLAVS''' MAGNVS}}
| Nicolaus
| c. 800 Rome, Papal States
| 58 / 67
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Feast day 13 November. Encouraged missionary activity.
}}
{{pope list item
| 106
| 14 December 867 –<br>14 December 872<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|867|12|14|872|12|14}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Adrian II|Adrian II]]'''<br>{{small|'''HADRIANVS''' Secundus}}
| Hadrianus
| c. 792 Rome, Papal States
| 75 / 80
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Pope during the [[Fourth Council of Constantinople (Catholic Church)|Fourth Council of Constantinople]] (869–870), the eighth ecumenical council of the Catholic Church.
}}
{{pope list item
| 107
| 14 December 872 –<br>16 December 882<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|872|12|14|882|12|16}})}}
| [[File:Jan-VIII.jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope John VIII|John VIII]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Octavus}}
| Ioannes
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. First pope to be assassinated.
}}
{{pope list item
| 108
| 16 December 882 –<br>15 May 884<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|882|12|16|884|05|15}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Marinus I|Marinus I]]'''<br>{{small|'''MARINVS'''}}
| Marinus
| c. 830 [[Gallese]], Papal States
| 52 / 54
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Erroneously also known as Martin II.
}}
{{pope list item
| 109
| 17 May 884 –<br>8 July 885<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|884|05|17|885|09|15}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Adrian III|Adrian III]]'''<br>{{small|'''HADRIANVS''' Tertius}}
| Hadrianus
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Feast day 8 July. [[Pope Adrian I|Adrian I]] was possibly his ancestor.
}}
{{pope list item
| 110
| September 885 –<br>14 September 891<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|885|09|14|891|09|04}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Stephen V|Stephen V]]'''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS''' Quintus}}
| Stephanus
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Sometimes called Stephen VI.
}}
{{pope list item
| 111
| 6 October 891 –<br>4 April 896<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|891|10|06|896|04|04}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Formosus|Formosus]]'''<br>{{small|'''FORMOSVS'''}}
| Formosus
| c. 816 [[Ostia Antica (district)|Ostia]], Papal States
| 75 / 80
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. [[Posthumous trial|Posthumously tried]] and [[Posthumous execution|executed]] by [[Pope Stephen VI|Stephen VI]] in January 897 at the [[Cadaver Synod]]. His body was reburied with full Christian honours in the late 897.
}}
{{pope list item
| 112
| 11 April 896 –<br>26 April 896<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|896|04|11|896|04|26}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Boniface VI|Boniface VI]]'''<br>{{small|'''BONIFATIVS''' Sextus}}
| Bonifatius
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 113
| 22 May 896 –<br>14 August 897<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|896|05|22|897|08|14}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Stephen VI|Stephen VI]]'''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS'''}}
| Stephanus
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Sometimes called Stephen VII. Held the infamous [[Cadaver Synod]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 114
| 14 August 897 –<br>November 897<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|897|08|01|897|11|01}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Romanus|Romanus]]'''<br>{{small|'''ROMANVS'''}}
| Romanus
| Gallese, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 115
| December 897 –<br>20 December 897<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|897|12|01|897|12|20}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Theodore II|Theodore II]]'''<br>{{small|'''THEODORVS''' Secundus}}
| Theodorus
| c. 840 Rome, Papal States
| 57 / 57
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Was of Greek ethnicity.
}}
{{pope list item
| 116
| 18 January 898 –<br>5 January 900<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|898|01|18|900|01|05}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope John IX|John IX]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Nonus}}
| Ioannes, [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]
| c. 825 [[Tivoli, Italy|Tivoli]], Papal States
| 73 / 75
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Was of [[Lombards|Lombard]] ethnicity. Member of the [[Order of Saint Benedict]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 117
| 1 February 900 –<br>30 July 903<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|900|02|01|903|07|30}})}}
| [[File:Zecca di roma, denaro di benedetto IV con ludovico III imperatore, 901-903, in argento (bibl. apostolica vaticana) mano.jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope Benedict IV|Benedict IV]]'''<br>{{small|'''BENEDICTVS''' Quartus}}
| Benedictus
| c. 840 Rome, Papal States
| 60 / 63
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
}}
{{pope list end}}

==== 10th century ====
{{pope list begin|title=Popes of the 10th century}}
{{pope list item
| 118
| 30 July 903 –<br>December 903<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|903|07|30|903|12|01}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Leo V|Leo V]]'''<br>{{small|'''LEO''' Quintus}}
| Leo
| [[Ardea (RM)|Ardea]], Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Deposed and murdered.
}}
|-style="vertical-align:top; background:#ccc;"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| October 903 –<br> January 904<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|903|10|01|904|01|01}})}}
| 
| ''[[Antipope Christopher|Christopher]]''<br>{{small|'''''CHRISTOFORVS'''''}}
| Christoforus
| style="font-size:85%"| Rome, Papal States
| style="font-size:85%"| 
| style="font-size:85%"| Subject and later the claimant of the throne of the [[Papal States]]. In opposition to [[Pope Leo V|Leo V]].
{{pope list item
| 119
| 29 January 904 –<br>14 April 911<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|904|01|29|911|04|14}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Sergius III|Sergius III]]'''<br>{{small|'''SERGIVS''' Tertius}}
| Sergius
| c. 860 Rome, Papal States
| 44 / 51
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. ''[[Saeculum obscurum]]'' began. First pope to be depicted with the [[papal tiara]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 120
| 14 April 911 –<br>June 913<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|911|04|14|913|06|01}})}}
| [[File:Stato della chiesa, denaro di anastasio III, 911-913.JPG|80px]]
| '''[[Pope Anastasius III|Anastasius III]]'''<br>{{small|'''ANASTASIVS''' Tertius}}
| Anastasius
| c. 865 Rome, Papal States
| 46 / 48
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
}}
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| 121
| 7 July 913 –<br>5 February 914<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|913|07|07|914|02|05}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Lando|Lando]]'''<br>{{small|'''LANDO'''}}
| Lando
| [[Sabina (region)|Sabina]], Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Last to use a new and non-composed regnal name until [[Pope Francis|Francis]] (2013–2025).
}}
{{pope list item
| 122
| March 914 –<br>28 May 928<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|914|03|01|928|05|28}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope John X|John X]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Decimus}}
| Ioannes
| [[Borgo Tossignano|Tossignano]], Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 123
| 28 May 928 –<br>February 929<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|928|05|28|929|02|01}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Leo VI|Leo VI]]'''<br>{{small|'''LEO''' Sextus}}
| Leo
| c. 880 Rome, Papal States
| 48 / 40
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 124
| 3 February 929 –<br>13 February 931<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|929|02|03|931|02|13}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Stephen VII|Stephen VII]]'''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS''' Septimus}}
| Stephanus de Gabrielli
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Sometimes called Stephen VIII.
}}
{{pope list item
| 125
| 15 March 931 –<br>December 935<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|931|03|15|935|12|01}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope John XI|John XI]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Undecimus}}
| Ioannes
| c. 910 Rome, Papal States
| 21 / 25
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Probably, according to the ''[[Liber Pontificalis]]'' and [[Liutprand of Cremona]], the son of [[Pope Sergius III|Sergius III]], who was [[Marozia]]'s husband, and not of [[Alberic I of Spoleto]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 126
| 3 January 936 –<br>13 July 939<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|936|01|03|939|07|13}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Leo VII|Leo VII]]'''<br>{{small|'''LEO''' Septimus}}
| Leo, [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Member of the [[Order of Saint Benedict]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 127
| 14 July 939 –<br>30 October 942<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|939|07|14|942|10|30}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Stephen VIII|Stephen VIII]]'''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS''' Octavus}}
| Stephanus
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Sometimes called Stephen IX.
}}
{{pope list item
| 128
| 30 October 942 –<br>1 May 946<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|942|10|30|946|05|01}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Marinus II|Marinus II]]'''<br>{{small|'''MARINVS''' Secundus}}
| Marinus
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Erroneously also known as Martin III.
}}
{{pope list item
| 129
| 10 May 946 –<br>8 November 955<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|946|05|10|955|11|08}})}}
| [[File:Orazio samacchini, Ottone I restituisce i territori della Chiesa a papa Agapito II, 1564-65, 03 (Papa Agapito II).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope Agapetus II|Agapetus II]]'''<br>{{small|'''AGAPETVS''' Secundus}}
| Agapetus
| c. 911 Rome, Papal States
| 35 / 44
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 130
| 16 December 955 –<br>6 December 963<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|955|12|16|963|12|06}})}}
| [[File:Otto I begegnet Papst Johannes XII (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope John XII|John XII]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Duodecimus}}
| Ottaviano
| c. 930–37 Rome, Papal States
| 18–25 / 26–33 (†27–34)
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Third pope not to use his personal name (Ottaviano). Crowned Emperor [[Otto the Great|Otto I]] in 962. Deposed in 963 by Emperor Otto I invalidly.
}}
|-style="vertical-align:top; background:#ccc;"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| 6 December 963 –<br>26 February 964<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|963|12|06|964|02|26}})}}
|
| ''[[Pope Leo VIII|Leo VIII]]''<br>{{small|'''''LEO''' Octavus''}}
| Leo
| style="font-size:85%"| c. 915 Rome, Papal States
| style="font-size:85%"| 48 / 49 (†50)
| style="font-size:85%"| Subject and later the claimant of the throne of the [[Papal States]]. Appointed [[antipope]] by Emperor Otto I in 963 in opposition to [[Pope John XII|John XII]] and [[Pope Benedict V|Benedict V]]. His pontificate from 963 to 964 is considered illegitimate by today's Catholic Church.
{{pope list item
| 130
| 26 February 964 –<br>14 May 964<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|964|02|26|964|05|14}})}}
| [[File:Otto I begegnet Papst Johannes XII (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope John XII|John XII]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Duodecimus}}
| Ottaviano
| c. 930–37 Rome, Papal States
| 27–34 / 27–34
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Possibly murdered in 964. End of the ''[[Saeculum obscurum]]''.
}}
{{pope list item
| 131
| 22 May 964 –<br>23 June 964<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|964|05|22|964|06|23}})}}
| [[File:Scherbe vom Grab Benedikt V (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope Benedict V|Benedict V]]'''<br>{{small|'''BENEDICTVS''' Quintus}}
| Benedetto
| Rome, Papal States
|
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Elected by the people of Rome in opposition to [[Pope Leo VIII|Leo VIII]], who was appointed by Emperor Otto I. Accepted his deposition in 964, leaving Leo VIII as the sole pope.
}}
{{pope list item
| 132
| 23 June 964 –<br>1 March 965<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|964|06|23|965|03|01}})}}
|
| '''[[Pope Leo VIII|Leo VIII]]'''<br>{{small|'''LEO''' Octavus}}
| Leo
| c. 915 Rome, Papal States
| 49 / 50
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. His pontificate after the deposition of [[Pope Benedict V|Benedict V]] is considered legitimate by today's Catholic Church.
}}
{{pope list item
| 133
| 1 October 965 –<br>6 September 972<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|965|10|01|972|09|06}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope John XIII|John XIII]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Tertius Decimus}}
| Giovanni dei [[Crescentii|Crescenzi]]
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Chronicled after his death as "the Good".
}}
{{pope list item
| 134
| 19 January 973 –<br>8 June 974<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|973|01|19|974|06|08}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Benedict VI|Benedict VI]]'''<br>{{small|'''BENEDICTVS''' Sextus}}
| Benedetto
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Was of [[Lombards|Lombard]] ethnicity. Deposed and murdered.
}}
|-style="vertical-align:top; background:#ccc;"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| July 974 –<br>July 974<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|974|07|01|974|07|31}})}}
|
| ''[[Antipope Boniface VII|Boniface VII]]''<br>{{small|'''''BONIFATIVS''' Septimus''}}
| Francone Ferucci
| style="font-size:85%"| Rome, Papal States
| style="font-size:85%"| 
| style="font-size:85%"| Subject and later the claimant of the throne of the [[Papal States]], born Francone Ferucci. In opposition to [[Pope Benedict VI|Benedict VI]] and [[Pope Benedict VII|Benedict VII]].
{{pope list item
| 135
| October 974 –<br>10 July 983<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|974|10|01|983|07|10}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Benedict VII|Benedict VII]]'''<br>{{small|'''BENEDICTVS''' Septimus}}
| Benedetto
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 136
| December 983 –<br>20 August 984<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|983|12|01|984|08|20}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope John XIV|John XIV]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Quartus Decimus}}
| Pietro Canepanova
| [[Pavia]], [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Kingdom of Italy]]
| 
| Subject of the [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Kingdom of Italy]]. Fourth pope not to use his personal name (Pietro Canepanova).
}}
|-style="vertical-align:top; background:#ccc;"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| 20 August 984 –<br>20 July 985<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|984|08|20|985|07|20}})}}
|
| ''[[Antipope Boniface VII|Boniface VII]]''<br>{{small|'''BONIFATIVS''' Septimus}}
| Francone Ferucci
| style="font-size:85%"| Rome, Papal States
| style="font-size:85%"| 
| style="font-size:85%"| Subject and later the claimant of the throne of the [[Papal States]]. In opposition to [[Pope John XIV|John XIV]] and [[Pope John XV|John XV]].
{{pope list item
| 137
| 20 August 985 –<br>1 April 996<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|985|08|20|996|04|01}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope John XV|John XV]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Quintus Decimus}}
| Giovanni di Gallina Alba
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. First pope to formally canonize a saint.
}}
{{pope list item
| 138
| 3 May 996 –<br>18 February 999<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|996|05|03|999|02|18}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Gregory V|Gregory V]]'''<br>{{small|'''GREGORIVS''' Quintus}}
| Bruno von Kärnten
| c. 972 [[Stainach-Pürgg|Stainach]], [[Duchy of Carinthia]]
| 24 / 27
| Subject of the [[Duchy of Carinthia]]. First official [[Germans|German]] pope. Fifth pope not to use his personal name (Bruno). Henceforth, this decision became tradition among the future popes.
}}
|-style="vertical-align:top; background:#ccc;"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| April 997 –<br>February 998<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|997|04|01|998|02|01}})}}
| 
| ''[[Antipope John XVI|John XVI]]''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Sextus Decimus}}
| Iōánnēs Philágathos, [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]
| style="font-size:85%"| c. 945 [[Rossano|Rossanum]], Calabria, Italy, Eastern Roman Empire
| style="font-size:85%"| 52 / 53 (†56)
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. In opposition to [[Pope Gregory V|Gregory V]].
{{pope list item
| 139
| 2 April 999 –<br>12 May 1003<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|999|04|02|1003|05|12}})}}
| [[File:Meister der Reichenauer Schule 002 (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope Sylvester II|Sylvester II]]'''<br>{{small|'''SILVESTER''' Secundus}}
| Gerbert d'Aurillac, [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]
| c. 945 [[Saint-Simon, Cantal|Belliac]], [[West Francia|Kingdom of the West Franks]]
| 53 / 57
| Subject of the [[West Francia|Kingdom of the West Franks]] (later renamed [[Kingdom of France]]). First [[French people|French]] ([[Occitania|Occitan]]) pope. Member of the [[Order of Saint Benedict]].
}}
{{pope list end}}