Pope/Timelines

The Popes and Antipopes

Refer to an individual pope's article for details of his reign. Antipopes are marked with an asterisk.

Pope	Birthdate	Date of Ascension	Death date	Canonized?	Baptismal Name
Linus				Yes
Anacletus				Yes
Clement I	?		c. 96	Yes
Evaristus				Yes
Alexander I				Yes
Sixtus I		c. 116	c. 125	Yes
Telesphorus		c. 125	c. 136	Yes
Hyginus		c. 138	c. 142	Yes
Pius I		c. 142	c. 155	Yes
Anicetus		c. 155	c. 166	Yes
Soter		c. 166	c. 174	Yes
Eleutherius		c. 175	c. 189	Yes
Victor		c. 189	c. 199	Yes
Zephyrinus		c. 199	c. 217	Yes
Callistus I		c. 217	c. 222	Yes
Hippolytus*		217	c. 235	Yes
Urban I		c. 222	230	Yes
Pontian		Jul 21, 230	Sep 28, 235	Yes
Anterus		Nov 21, 235	Jan 3, 236	Yes
Fabian		Jan 10, 236	Jan 20, 250	Yes
Cornelius		Mar 251	Jun 253	Yes
Novatian*		Mar 251	258	No
Lucius I		Jun 25, 253	Mar 5, 254	Yes
Stephen I		May 12, 254	Aug 2, 257	Yes
Sixtus II		Aug 257	Aug 6, 258	Yes
Dionysius		Jul 22, 260	Dec 26, 268	Yes
Felix I		Jan 3, 269	Dec 30, 274	Yes
Eutychian		Jan 4, 275	Dec 7, 283	Yes
Gaius (Caius)		Dec 17, 283	Apr 22, 296	Yes
Marcellinus		Jun 30, 296	Oct 25, 304	Yes
Marcellius		c. 308	309	Yes
Eusebius		Apr 18, 310	Oct 21, 310	Yes
Miltiades (Melchiades)		Jul 2, 311	Jan 10, 314	Yes
Sylvester I		Jan 31, 314	Dec 31, 335	Yes
Mark		Jan 18, 336	Oct 7, 336	Yes
Julius I		Feb 6, 337	Apr 12, 352	Yes
Liberius		May 17, 352	Sep 24, 366	No
Felix II*		355	365	Yes
Damasus I		Oct 1, 366	Dec 11, 384	Yes
Ursinus*		366	385	No
Siricius		Dec 384*	Nov 26, 399	Yes
Anastasius I		Nov 27, 399	Dec 19, 401	Yes
Innocent I		Dec 21, 401	Mar 12, 417	Yes
Zosimus		Mar 18, 417	Dec 26, 418	Yes
Eulalius*		418	423*	No
Boniface		Dec 28, 418	Sep 4, 422	Yes
Celestine I		Sep 10, 422	Jul 27, 432	Yes
Sixtus III (Xystus)		Jul 31, 432	Aug 19, 440	Yes
Leo I (the Great)		Sep 29, 440	Nov 10, 461	Yes
Hilarius (Hilary)		Nov 19, 461	Feb 29, 468	Yes
Simplicius		Mar 3, 468	Mar 10, 483	Yes
Felix III		Mar 13, 483	Mar 1, 492	Yes
Gelasius I		Mar 1, 492	Nov 21, 496	Yes
Anastasius II		Nov 24, 496	Nov 19, 498	No
Symmachus		Nov 22, 498	Jul 19, 514	Yes
Laurence*		498; 501	508	No
Hormisdas		Jul 20, 514	Aug 6, 523	Yes
John I		Aug 13, 523	May 18, 526	Yes
Felix IV		Jul 12, 526	Sep 22, 530	Yes
Dioscorus*		530		No
Boniface II		Sep 22, 530	Oct 17, 532	No
John II		Jan 2, 533	May 8, 535	No	Mercurius
Agapitus I		May 13, 535	Apr 22, 536	Yes
Silverius		Jun 8, 536	Dec 2, 537	Yes
Vigilius		Mar 29, 537	Jun 7, 555	No
Pelagius I		Apr 16, 556	Mar 3, 561	No
John III		Jul 17, 561	Jul 13, 574	No
Benedict I		Jun 2, 575	Jul 30, 579	No
Pelagius II		Nov 26, 579	Feb 7, 590	No
Gregory I (the Great)		Sep 3, 590	Mar 12, 604	Yes
Sabinian		Sep 13, 604	Feb 22, 606	Yes
Boniface III		Feb 19, 607	Nov 12, 607	No
Boniface IV		Sep 15, 608	May 8, 615	Yes
Deusdedit I		Oct 19, 615	Nov 8, 618	Yes
Boniface V		Dec 23, 619	Oct 25, 625	No
Honorius I		Oct 27, 625	Oct 12, 638	No
Severinus		May 28, 640	Aug 2, 640	No
John IV		Dec 24, 640	Oct 12, 642	No
Theodore I		Nov 24, 642	May 14, 649	No
Martin I		Jul 5, 649	Sep 16, 655	Yes
Eugenius I		Aug 10, 654	Jun 2, 657	Yes
Vitalian		Jul 30, 657	Jan 27, 672	Yes
Adeodatus II		Apr 11, 672	Jun 17, 676	No
Donus		Nov 2, 676	Apr 11, 678	No
Agatho		Jun 27, 678	Jan 10, 681	Yes
Leo II		Aug 17, 682	Jul 3, 683	Yes
Benedict II		Jun 26, 684	May 8, 685	Yes
John V		Jul 23, 685	Aug 2, 686	No
Conon		Oct 21, 686	Sep 21, 687	No
Theodore*		687		No
Paschal*		687	692	No
Sergius I		Dec 15, 687	Sep 9, 701	Yes
John VI		Oct 30, 701	Jan 11, 705	No
John VII		Mar 1, 705	Oct 18, 707	No
Sisinnius		Jan 15, 708	Feb 8, 708	No
Constantine I		Mar 25, 708	Apr 9, 715	No
Gregory II		May 19, 715	Feb 11, 731	Yes
Gregory III		Mar 18, 731	Nov 28, 741	Yes
Zacharias		Dec 3, 741	Mar 15, 752	Yes
Stephen II		Mar 26, 752	Apr 26, 757	No
Paul I		May 29, 757	Jun 28, 767	Yes
Constantine*		767	768	No
Philip*		768		No
Stephen III		Aug 7, 768	Jan 24, 772	No
Hadrian I		Feb 1, 772	Dec 25, 795	No
Leo III		Dec 27, 795	Jun 12, 816	Yes
Stephen IV		Jun 22, 816	Jan 24, 817	No
Paschal I		Jan 24, 817	Feb 11, 824	Yes
Eugenius II		Jun 5/6, 824	Aug 27, 827	No
Valentine		Aug 827	Sep 827	No
Gregory IV		827	Jan 25, 844	No
John*		844		No
Sergius II		Jan 844	Jan 27, 847	No
Leo IV		Apr 10, 847	Jul 17, 855	Yes
Benedict III		Sep 29, 855	Apr 17, 858	No
Anastasius Bibliothecarius*		855		No
Nicholas I (the Great)		Apr 24, 858	Nov 13, 867	Yes
Hadrian II		Dec 14, 867	Dec 872	No
John VIII		Dec 14, 872	Dec 16, 882	No
Marinus I (Martin II)		Dec 16, 882	May 15, 884	No
Hadrian III		May 17, 884	Sep 885	Yes
Stephen V		Sep 885	Sep 14, 891	No
Formosus		Oct 6, 891	Apr 4, 896	No
Boniface VI		Apr 896		No
Stephen VI		May 896	Aug 897	No
Romanus		Aug 897	Nov 897	No
Theodore II		Nov/Dec 897		No
John IX		Jan 898	Jan 900	No
Benedict IV		May/Jun 900	Jul/Aug 903	No
Leo V		Jul/Aug 903	904	No
Christopher*		903	904	No
Sergius III		Jan 29, 904	Apr 14, 911	No
Anastasius III		Apr/Jun 911	Jul/Aug 913	No
Lando		Aug 913	Mar 914	No
John X		Mar/Apr 914	May 928	No
Leo VI		May 928	Dec 928	No
Stephen VII		Dec 928	Feb 931	No
John XI		Feb/Mar 931	Dec/Jan 935/6	No
Leo VII		Jan 936	Jul 13, 939	No
Stephen VIII		Jul 14, 939	Oct 942	No
Marinus II (Martin III)		Oct 942	May 946	No
Agapitus II		May 10, 946	Dec 955	No
John XII		Dec 16, 955	May 14, 964	No
Leo VIII		Dec 4, 963	Mar 1, 965	No
Benedict V		May 22, 964	966	No
John XIII		Oct 1, 965	Sep 6, 972	No
Benedict VI		Jan 19, 973	Jul 974	No
Boniface VII*		Jun 974; Aug 984	Jul 20, 985	No
Benedict VII		Oct 974	Jul 10, 983	No
John XIV		Dec 983	Aug 20, 984	No	Peter Canepanova
John XV		Aug 985	Mar 996	No	John Crescentius
Gregory V		May 3, 996	Feb 18, 999	No	Bruno of Carinthia
John XVI*		Feb 997	1001	No
Sylvester II		Apr 2, 999	May 12, 1003	No	Gerbert of Aurillac
John XVII		May 16, 1003	Nov 6, 1003	No	John Sicco
John XVIII		Dec 25, 1003	Jun/Jul 1009	No	John Fasanus
Sergius IV		Jul 13, 1009	May 12, 1012	No	Pietro Buccaporca
Gregory VI*		May-Dec 1012		No
Benedict VIII		May 17, 1012	Apr 9, 1024	No	Theophylact II of Tusculum
John XIX		Apr 19, 1024	Oct 20, 1032	No	Romanus of Tusculum
Benedict IX		Oct 21, 1032-Sep 1044;		No	Theophylact III of Tusculum
		Mar 10-May 1, 1045
		Nov 8, 1047-Jul 16, 1048	1055/6
Sylvester III		Jan 20-Mar 10, 1045	1063	No	John of Sabina
Gregory VI		May 1, 1045-Dec 20, 1046	1047	No	John Gratian
Clement II		Dec 24, 1046	Oct 9, 1047	No	Suidger of Bamberg
Damasus II		Jul 17, 1048	Aug 9, 1048	No	Poppo of Brixen
Leo IX		Feb 12, 1049	Apr 19, 1054	Yes	Bruno of Egisheim
Victor II		Apr 13, 1055	Jul 28, 1057	No	Gebhard of Dollnstein-Hirschberg
Stephen IX		Aug 2, 1057	Mar 29, 1058	No	Frederick of Lorraine
Benedict X*		1058-9	1074	No	John Mincius
Nicholas II		Dec 6, 1058	Jul 1061	No	Gérard of Lorraine
Alexander II		Sep 30, 1061	Apr 21, 1073	No	Anselm of Baggio
Honorius II*		1061-64	1072	No	Peter Cadalus
Gregory VII		Apr 22, 1073	May 25, 1085	Yes	Hildebrand
Clement III*		1080; 1084-1100		No	Guibert of Ravenna
Victor III		May 24, 1086; May 9, 1087	Sep 16, 1087	?	Desiderius of Monte Cassino
Urban II		Mar 12, 1088	Jul 29, 1099	?	Odo of Lagery
Paschal II		Aug 13, 1099	Jan 21, 1118	No	Rainerius of Bieda
Theoderic*		Sep 1100-Jan 1101	1102	No
Albert*		1101/2		No
Sylvester IV*		1105-11		No	Maginulf
Gelasius II		Jan 24, 1118	Jan 29, 1119	No	John of Gaeta
Gregory*		1118-21	c. 1140	No	Mauritius Burdanus
Callistus II		Feb 2, 1119	Dec 14, 1124	No	Guido of Burgundy
Honorius II		Dec 21, 1124	Feb 13, 1130	No	Lambert Scannabecchi
Celestine II*		1124	1126	No	Teobaldo
Innocent II		Feb 14, 1130	Sep 24, 1143	No	Gregorio Papareschi
Anacletus II*		1130	1138	No	Pietro Pierleoni
Victor IV*		1138		No	Gregorio Conti
Celestine II		Sep 26, 1143	Mar 8, 1144	No	Guido di Castello
Lucius II		Mar 12, 1144	Feb 15, 1145	No	Gherardo Caccianemici
Eugenius III		Feb 15, 1145	Jul 8, 1153	?	Bernardo Pignatelli
Anstasius IV		Jul 8, 1153	Dec 3, 1154	No	Conrad of Rome
Hadrian IV		Dec 4, 1154	Sep 1, 1159	No	Nicholas Breakspear
Alexander III		Sep 7, 1159	Aug 30, 1181	No	Orlando Bandinelli
Victor IV*		1159-64		No	Ottaviano of Monticelli
Paschal III*		1164-68		No	Guido of Crema
Callistus III*		1168-78		No	Giovanni of Struma
Innocent III*		1179-80		No	Lando of Sezze
Lucius III		Sep 1, 1181	Nov 25, 1185	No	Ubaldo Allucingoli
Urban III		Nov 25, 1185	Oct 20, 1187	No	Uberto Crivelli
Gregory VIII		Oct 21, 1187	Dec 17, 1187	No	Alberto di Morra
Clement III		Dec 19, 1187	Mar 1191	No	Paulo Scolari
Celestine III		Mar 30, 1191	Jan 8, 1198	No	Giacinto Boboni
Innocent III		Jan 8, 1198	Jul 16, 1216	No	Lothar of Segni
Honorius III		Jul 18, 1216	Mar 18, 1227	No	Cencio Savelli
Gregory IX		Mar 19, 1227	Aug 22, 1241	No	Ugolino dei Conti di Segni
Celestine IV		Oct 25, 1241	Nov 10, 1241	No	Goffredo da Castiglione
Innocent IV		Jun 25, 1243	Dec 7, 1254	No	Sinibaldo Fieschi
Alexander IV		Dec 12, 1254	May 25, 1261	No	Rainaldo dei Conti di Segni
Urban IV		Aug 29, 1261	Oct 2, 1264	No	Jacques Pantaléon
Clement IV		Feb 5, 1265	Nov 29, 1268	No	Guy Foulques
Gregory X		Sep 1, 1271	Jan 10, 1276	?	Tedaldo Visconti
Innocent V		Jan 21, 1276	Jun 22, 1276	?	Pierre of Tarantaise
Hadrian V		Jul 11, 1276	Aug 18, 1276	No	Ottobono Fieschi
John XXI		Sep 8, 1276	May 20, 1277	No	Pedro Juliano
Nicholas III		Nov 25, 1277	Aug 22, 1280	No	Giovanni Gaetano Orsini
Martin IV		Feb 22, 1281	Mar 28, 1285	No	Simon de Brie
Honorius IV		Apr 2, 1285	Apr 3, 1287	No	Giacomo Savelli
Nicholas IV		Feb 22, 1288	Apr 4, 1292	No	Girolamo Masci
Celestine V		Jul 5-Dec 13, 1294	1296	Yes	Pietro del Morrone
Boniface VIII		Dec 24, 1294	Oct 11, 1303	No	Benedetto Caetani
Benedict XI		Oct 22, 1303	Jul 7, 1304	?	Niccolo Boccasino
Clement V		Jun 5, 1305	Apr 20, 1314	No	Bertrand de Got
John XXII		Aug 7, 1316	Dec 4, 1334	No	Jacques Duèse
Nicholas V*		1328-30		No	Pietro Rainalducci
Benedict XII		Dec 20, 1334	Apr 25, 1342	No	Jacques Fournier
Clement VI		May 7, 1342	Dec 6, 1352	No	Pierre Roger
Innocent VI		Dec 18, 1352	Sept 12, 1362	No	Etienne Aubert
Urban V		Sep 28, 1362	Dec 19, 1370	?	Guillaume de Grimoard
Gregory XI		Dec 30, 1370	Mar 27, 1378	No	Pierre Roger
Urban VI		Apr 8, 1378	Oct 15, 1389	No	Bartolommeo Prignano
Clement VII*		1378-94		No	Robert of Geneva
Boniface IX		Nov 2, 1389	Oct 1, 1404	No	Pietro Tomacelli
Benedict XIII*		Sep 28, 1394-Jul 26, 1417	1423	No	Pedro de Luna
Innocent VII		Oct 17, 1404	Nov 6, 1406	No	Cosimo Gentile dei Migliorati
Gregory XII		Nov 30, 1406-Jun 4, 1415	Sep 18, 1417	No	Angelo Correr
Alexander V*		1409-10		No	Pietro Philargi
John XXIII*		1410-15	1419	No	Baldassare Cossa
Martin V		Nov 11, 1417	Feb 20, 1431	No	Odo Colonna
Clement VIII*		1423-9	1446	No	Gil Sanchez Munoz
Benedict XIV*		1425-		No	Bernard Garier
Eugenius IV		Mar 3, 1431	Feb 23, 1447	No	Gabriele Condulmaro
Felix V*		1439-49	1451	No	Amadeus of Savoy
Nicholas V		Mar 6, 1447	Mar 24, 1455	No	Tommaso Parentucelli
Callistus III		Apr 8, 1455	Aug 6, 1458	No	Alfonso Borgia
Pius II		Aug 19, 1458	Aug 15, 1464	No	Aeneas Silvio Piccolomini
Paul II		Aug 30, 1464	Jul 26, 1471	No	Pietro Barbo
Sixtus IV		Aug 9, 1471	Aug 12, 1484	No	Francesco della Rovere
Innocent VIII		Aug 29, 1484	Jul 25, 1492	No	Giovanni Battista Cibo
Alexander VI		Aug 11, 1492	Aug 18, 1503	No	Roderigo de Borgia
Pius III		Sep 22, 1503	Oct 18, 1503	No	Francesco Todeschini
Julius II		Nov 1, 1503	Feb 21, 1513	No	Giuliano della Rovere
Leo X		Mar 11, 1513	Dec 1, 1521	No	Giovanni de' Medici
Hadrian VI		Jan 9, 1522	Sep 14, 1523	No	Adrian Dedel
Clement VII		Nov 18, 1523	Sep 25, 1534	No	Giulio de' Medici
Paul III		Oct 13, 1534	Nov 10, 1549	No	Alessandro Farnese
Julius III		Feb 8, 1550	Mar 23, 1555	No	Giovanni del Monte
Marcellus II		Apr 9, 1555	May 1, 1555	No	Marcello Cervini
Paul IV		May 23, 1555	Aug 18, 1559	No	Giovanni Pietro Caraffa
Pius IV		Dec 25, 1559	Dec 9, 1565	No	Giovanni Angelo Medici
Pius V		Jan 8, 1566	May 1, 1572	Yes	Michele Ghislieri
Gregory XIII		May 14, 1572	Apr 10, 1585	No	Ugo Buoncompagni
Sixtus V		Apr 24, 1585	Aug 27, 1590	No	Felice Peretti
Urban VII		Sep 15, 1590	Sep 27, 1590	No	Giambattista Castagna
Gregory XIV		Dec 5, 1590	Oct 16, 1591	No	Nicolo Sfondrati
Innocent IX		Oct 29, 1591	Dec 30, 1591	No	Giovanni Antonio Fachinetti
Clement VIII		Jan 30, 1592	Mar 5, 1605	No	Ippolito Aldobrandini
Leo XI		Apr 1, 1605	Apr 27, 1605	No	Alessandro de' Medici
Paul V		May 16, 1605	Jan 28, 1621	No	Camillo Borghese