Popes

Popes

The heads of the Catholic Church.

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Benedict XVI

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265th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 2005 - Present. Current pope and first pope to start term in the 21st Century. First German pope since Stephen IX/Hadrian VI. Oldest to become pope ...

263rd Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 1978 - 1978 (33 days). First pope to use 'the First' in regnal name. First pope with two names, for his two immediate predecessors. Died early into a ...

Paul VI

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262nd Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 1963 - 1978. The last pope to be crowned with the Papal Tiara. First pope to travel to the United States. Concluded Second Vatican Council.

Clement XII

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246th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 1730 - 1740. Prior to papacy, Clement was a lawyer, with a degree from the University of Pisa, who had practised law under the able direction of his ...

Alexander VIII

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241st Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 1689 - 1691. Alexander VIII was almost 80 years old when elected to the papacy, and lived but sixteen months, during which time little of importance was ...

Clement XI

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243rd Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 1700 - 1721. Soon after his accession, the War of Spanish Succession broke out. He was forced to make certain alliances to keep fighting from Rome ...

Bd Innocent XI

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240th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 1676 - 1689. The pontificate of Innocent was marked by the struggle between the absolutism and hegemonic intentions of Louis XIV, and the primacy of the ...