Absolute Monarchs (65 page)
List of Popes and Antipopes
Antipopes are given in italics.
Dates of popes in the first two centuries are approximate; each concluding date represents the end of the papal reign rather than the pope’s death or deposition/retirement.
| PAPAL NAME | ORIGINAL NAME | PAPAL DATES |
| I. St. Peter | ||
| Peter | Simon/Symeon | ?–c. 64 |
| Linus | 67–76 | |
| Anacletus | 76–88 | |
| Clement I | 88–97 | |
| Evaristus | 97–105 | |
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| II. Defenders of the City | ||
| Alexander I | 105–115 | |
| Sixtus I | 115–125 | |
| Telesphorus | 125–136 | |
| Hyginus | 136–140 | |
| Pius I | 140–155 | |
| Anicetus | 155–166 | |
| Soter | 166–175 | |
| Eleutherius | 175–189 | |
| Victor I | 189–199 | |
| Zephyrinus | 199–217 | |
| Callixtus I | 217–222 | |
| Hippolytus ( antipope ) | 217–235 | |
| Urban I | 222–230 | |
| Pontian | 230–235 | |
| Anterus | 235–236 | |
| Fabian | 236–250 | |
| Cornelius | 251–253 | |
| Novatian ( antipope ) | 251 | |
| Lucius | 253–254 | |
| Stephen I | 254–257 | |
| Sixtus II | 257–258 | |
| Dionysius | 260–268 | |
| Felix I | 269–274 | |
| Eutychian | 275–283 | |
| Gaius (Caius) | 283–296 | |
| Marcellinus | 296–304 | |
| Marcellus I | 308–309 | |
| Eusebius | 309–310 | |
| Miltiades (Melchiades) | 311–314 | |
| Sylvester I | 314–335 | |
| Mark | 336 | |
| Julius I | 337–352 | |
| Liberius | 352–366 | |
| Felix II ( antipope ) | 355–365 | |
| Damasus I | 366–384 | |
| Ursinus ( antipope ) | 366–367 | |
| Siricius | 384–394 | |
| Anastasius I | 399–401 | |
| Innocent I | 401–417 | |
| Zosimus | 417–418 | |
| Boniface I | 418–422 | |
| Eulalius ( antipope ) | 418–419 | |
| Celestine I | 422–432 | |
| Sixtus III | 432–440 | |
| Leo I (the Great) | 440–461 | |
| Hilarius (Hilary) | 461–468 | |
| Simplicius | 468–483 | |
| Felix III (II) | 483–492 | |
| Gelasius I | 492–496 | |
| Anastasius II | 496–498 | |
| Symmachus | 498–514 | |
| Laurentius ( antipope ) | 498–499, 501–506 | |
| Hormisdas | 514–523 | |
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| III. Vigilius | ||
| John I | 523–526 | |
| Felix IV (III) | 526–530 | |
| Dioscorus ( antipope ) | 530 | |
| Boniface II | 530–532 | |
| John II | 533–535 | |
| Agapetus I | 535–536 | |
| Silverius | 536–537 | |
| Vigilius | 537–555 | |
| Pelagius I | 556–561 | |
| John III | 561–574 | |
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| IV. Gregory the Great | ||
| Benedict I | 575–579 | |
| Pelagius II | 579–590 | |
| Gregory I (the Great) | 590–604 | |
| Sabinian | 604–606 | |
| Boniface III | 607 | |
| Boniface IV | 608–615 | |
| Deusdedit I (Adeodatus I) | 615–618 | |
| Boniface V | 619–625 | |
| Honorius I | 625–638 | |
| Severinus | 640 | |
| John IV | 640–642 | |
| Theodore I | 642–649 | |
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| V. Leo III and Charlemagne | ||
| Martin I | 649–653 | |
| Eugenius I | 654–657 | |
| Vitalian | 657–672 | |
| Adeodatus II | 672–676 | |
| Donus | 676–678 | |
| Agatho | 678–681 | |
| Leo II | 682–683 | |
| Benedict II | 684–685 | |
| John V | 685–686 | |
| Conon | 686–687 | |
| Sergius I | 687–701 | |
| Theodore ( antipope ) | 687 | |
| Paschal ( antipope ) | 687 | |
| John VI | 701–705 | |
| John VII | 705–707 | |
| Sisinnius | 708 | |
| Constantine | 708–715 | |
| Gregory II | 715–731 | |
| Gregory III | 731–741 | |
| Zachary | 741–752 | |
| Stephen II | 752–757 | |
| Paul I | 757–767 | |
| Constantine II ( antipope ) | 767–768 | |
| Philip ( antipope ) | 768 | |
| Stephen III | 768–772 | |
| Hadrian I | 772–795 | |
| Leo III | 795–816 | |
| Stephen IV | 816–817 | |
| Paschal I | 817–824 | |
| Eugenius II | 824–827 | |
| Valentine | 827 | |
| Gregory IV | 827–844 | |
| John ( antipope ) | 844 | |
| Sergius II | 844–847 | |
| Leo IV | 847–855 | |
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| VI. Pope Joan | ||
| [ Joan | 855?–857? ] | |
| Benedict III | 855–858 | |
| Anastasius ( antipope ) | 855 | |
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| VII. Nicholas I and the Pornocracy | ||
| Nicholas I (the Great) | 858–867 | |
| Hadrian II | 867–872 | |
| John VIII | 872–882 | |
| Marinus I | 882–884 | |
| Hadrian III | 884–885 | |
| Stephen V | 885–891 | |
| Formosus | 891–896 | |
| Boniface VI | 896 | |
| Stephen VI | 896–897 | |
| Romanus | 897 | |
| Theodore II | 897 | |
| John IX | 898–900 | |
| Benedict IV | 900–903 | |
| Leo V | 903 | |
| Christopher ( antipope ) | 903–904 | |
| Sergius III | 904–911 | |
| Anastasius III | 911–913 | |
| Lando | 913–914 | |
| John X | 914–928 | |
| Leo VI | 928 | |
| Stephen VII | 928–931 | |
| John XI | 931–935 | |
| Leo VII | 936–939 | |
| Stephen VIII | 939–942 | |
| Marinus II | 942–946 | |
| Agapetus II | 946–955 | |
| John XII | 955–964 | |
| Leo VIII | 963–965 | |
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| VIII. Schism | ||
| Benedict V | 964 | |
| John XIII | 965–972 | |
| Benedict VI | 973–974 | |
| Boniface VII ( antipope ) | 974, 984–985 | |
| Benedict VII | 974–983 | |
| John XIV | Peter Canepanova | 983–984 |
| John XV | John Crescentius | 985–986 |
| Gregory V | Bruno of Carinthia | 996–999 |
| John XVI ( antipope ) | John Philagathos | 997–998 |
| Sylvester II | Gerbert of Aurillac | 999–1003 |
| John XVII | John Sicco | 1003 |
| John XVIII | John Fasanus | 1003–1009 |
| Sergius IV | Pietro Buccaporca | 1009–1012 |
| Gregory VI ( antipope ) | 1012 | |
| Benedict VIII | Theophylact II of Tusculum | 1012–1024 |
| John XIX | Romanus of Tusculum | 1024–1032 |
| Benedict IX | Theophylact III of Tusculum | 1032–1045, 1047–1048 |
| Sylvester III | John of Sabina | 1045 |
| Gregory VI | John of Gratian | 1045–1046 |
| Clement II | Suidger of Bamberg | 1046–1047 |
| Damasus II | Poppo of Brixen | 1048 |
| Leo IX | Bruno of Egisheim | 1049–1054 |
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| IX. Gregory VII and the Normans | ||
| Victor II | Gebhard of Dollnstein-Hirschberg | 1055–1057 |
| Stephen IX | Frederick of Lorraine | 1057–1058 |
| Benedict X ( antipope ) | John Mincius | 1058–1059 |
| Nicholas II | Gérard of Lorraine | 1058–1061 |
| Alexander II | Anselm of Baggio | 1061–1073 |
| Honorius II ( antipope ) | Peter Cadalus | 1061–1064 |
| Gregory VII | Hildebrand | 1073–1085 |
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| X. Innocent and Anacletus | ||
| Clement III ( antipope ) | Guibert of Ravenna | 1080, 1084–1100 |
| Victor III | Desiderius of Monte Cassino | 1086–1087 |
| Urban II | Odo of Châtillon | 1088–1099 |
| Paschal II | Rainerius of Bieda | 1099–1118 |
| Theodoric ( antipope ) | 1100–1101 | |
| Albert ( Aleric ) ( antipope ) | 1101–1102 | |
| Sylvester IV ( antipope ) | Maginulf | 1105–1111 |
| Gelasius II | John of Gaeta | 1118–1119 |
| Gregory VIII ( antipope ) | Maurice Burdanus | 1118–1121 |
| Calixtus II | Guido of Burgundy | 1119–1124 |
| Honorius II | Lambert Scannabecchi | 1124–1130 |
| Celestine II ( antipope ) | Teobaldo | 1124 |
| Innocent II | Gregorio Papareschi | 1130–1143 |
| Anacletus II ( antipope ) | Pietro Pierleoni | 1130–1138 |
| Victor IV ( antipope ) | Gregorio Conti | 1138 |
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| XI. The English Pope | ||
| Celestine II | Guido di Castello | 1143–1144 |
| Lucius II | Gherardo Caccianemici | 1144–1145 |
| Eugenius III | Bernardo Pignatelli | 1145–1153 |
| Anastasius IV | Conrad of Rome | 1153–1154 |
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