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30–267 recorded officeholder spells across 1 office — led today by ✝ Leo XIV (Pope, since 2025-05-08).
How they got the job: the 2025 election → · full election history →
Pope
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| ✝ Leo XIV | 2025 | present |
| ✝ Francis | 2013 | 2025 |
| ✝ Benedict XVI | 2005 | 2013 |
| ✝ John Paul II | 1978 | 2005 |
| ✝ John Paul I | 1978 | 1978 |
| ✝ Paul VI | 1963 | 1978 |
| ✝ John XXIII | 1958 | 1963 |
| ✝ Pius XII | 1939 | 1958 |
| ✝ Pius XI | 1922 | 1939 |
| ✝ Benedict XV | 1914 | 1922 |
| ✝ Pius X | 1903 | 1914 |
| ✝ Leo XIII | 1878 | 1903 |
| ✝ Pius IX | 1846 | 1878 |
| ✝ Gregory XVI | 1831 | 1846 |
| ✝ Pius VIII | 1829 | 1830 |
| ✝ Leo XII | 1823 | 1829 |
| ✝ Pius VII | 1800 | 1823 |
| ✝ Pius VI | 1775 | 1799 |
| ✝ Clement XIV | 1769 | 1774 |
| ✝ Clement XIII | 1758 | 1769 |
| ✝ Benedict XIV | 1740 | 1758 |
| ✝ Clement XII | 1730 | 1740 |
| ✝ Benedict XIII | 1724 | 1730 |
| ✝ Innocent XIII | 1721 | 1724 |
| ✝ Clement XI | 1700 | 1721 |
| ✝ Innocent XII | 1691 | 1700 |
| ✝ Alexander VIII | 1689 | 1691 |
| ✝ Innocent XI | 1676 | 1689 |
| ✝ Clement X | 1670 | 1676 |
| ✝ Clement IX | 1667 | 1669 |
| ✝ Alexander VII | 1655 | 1667 |
| ✝ Innocent X | 1644 | 1655 |
| ✝ Urban VIII | 1623 | 1644 |
| ✝ Gregory XV | 1621 | 1623 |
| ✝ Paul V | 1605 | 1621 |
| ✝ Leo XI | 1605 | 1605 |
| ✝ Clement VIII | 1592 | 1605 |
| ✝ Innocent IX | 1591 | 1591 |
| ✝ Gregory XIV | 1590 | 1591 |
| ✝ Urban VII | 1590 | 1590 |
| ✝ Sixtus V | 1585 | 1590 |
| ✝ Gregory XIII | 1572 | 1585 |
| ✝ Pius V | 1566 | 1572 |
| ✝ Pius IV | 1559 | 1565 |
| ✝ Paul IV | 1555 | 1559 |
| ✝ Marcellus II | 1555 | 1555 |
| ✝ Julius III | 1550 | 1555 |
| ✝ Paul III | 1534 | 1549 |
| ✝ Clement VII | 1523 | 1534 |
| ✝ Adrian VI | 1522 | 1523 |
| ✝ Leo X | 1513 | 1521 |
| ✝ Julius II | 1503 | 1513 |
| ✝ Pius III | 1503 | 1503 |
| ✝ Alexander VI | 1492 | 1503 |
| ✝ Innocent VIII | 1484 | 1492 |
| ✝ Sixtus IV | 1471 | 1484 |
| ✝ Paul II | 1464 | 1471 |
| ✝ Pius II | 1458 | 1464 |
| ✝ Callixtus III | 1455 | 1458 |
| ✝ Nicholas V | 1447 | 1455 |
| ✝ Eugene IV | 1431 | 1447 |
| ✝ Martin V | 1417 | 1431 |
| ✝ Gregory XII | 1406 | 1415 |
| ✝ Innocent VII | 1404 | 1406 |
| ✝ Boniface IX | 1389 | 1404 |
| ✝ Urban VI | 1378 | 1389 |
| ✝ Gregory XI | 1370 | 1378 |
| ✝ Urban V | 1362 | 1370 |
| ✝ Innocent VI | 1352 | 1362 |
| ✝ Clement VI | 1342 | 1352 |
| ✝ Benedict XII | 1334 | 1342 |
| ✝ John XXII | 1316 | 1334 |
| ✝ Clement V | 1305 | 1314 |
| ✝ Benedict XI | 1303 | 1304 |
| ✝ Boniface VIII | 1294 | 1303 |
| ✝ Celestine V | 1294 | 1294 |
| ✝ Nicholas IV | 1288 | 1292 |
| ✝ Honorius IV | 1285 | 1287 |
| ✝ Martin IV | 1281 | 1285 |
| ✝ Nicholas III | 1277 | 1280 |
| ✝ John XXI | 1276 | 1277 |
| ✝ Adrian V | 1276 | 1276 |
| ✝ Innocent V | 1276 | 1276 |
| ✝ Gregory X | 1271 | 1276 |
| ✝ Clement IV | 1265 | 1268 |
| ✝ Urban IV | 1261 | 1264 |
| ✝ Alexander IV | 1254 | 1261 |
| ✝ Innocent IV | 1243 | 1254 |
| ✝ Celestine IV | 1241 | 1241 |
| ✝ Gregory IX | 1227 | 1241 |
| ✝ Honorius III | 1216 | 1227 |
| ✝ Innocent III | 1198 | 1216 |
| ✝ Celestine III | 1191 | 1198 |
| ✝ Clement III | 1187 | 1191 |
| ✝ Gregory VIII | 1187 | 1187 |
| ✝ Urban III | 1185 | 1187 |
| ✝ Lucius III | 1181 | 1185 |
| ✝ Alexander III | 1159 | 1181 |
| ✝ Adrian IV | 1154 | 1159 |
| ✝ Anastasius IV | 1153 | 1154 |
| ✝ Eugene III | 1145 | 1153 |
| ✝ Lucius II | 1144 | 1145 |
| ✝ Celestine II | 1143 | 1144 |
| ✝ Innocent II | 1130 | 1143 |
| ✝ Honorius II | 1124 | 1130 |
| ✝ Callixtus II | 1119 | 1124 |
| ✝ Gelasius II | 1118 | 1119 |
| ✝ Paschal II | 1099 | 1118 |
| ✝ Urban II | 1088 | 1099 |
| ✝ Victor III | 1086 | 1087 |
| ✝ Gregory VII | 1073 | 1085 |
| ✝ Alexander II | 1061 | 1073 |
| ✝ Nicholas II | 1058 | 1061 |
| ✝ Stephen IX | 1057 | 1058 |
| ✝ Victor II | 1055 | 1057 |
| ✝ Leo IX | 1049 | 1054 |
| ✝ Damasus II | 1048 | 1048 |
| ✝ Benedict IX | 1047 | 1048 |
| ✝ Clement II | 1046 | 1047 |
| ✝ Gregory VI | 1045 | 1046 |
| ✝ Benedict IX | 1045 | 1045 |
| ✝ Sylvester III | 1045 | 1045 |
| ✝ Benedict IX | 1032 | 1044 |
| ✝ John XIX | 1024 | 1032 |
| ✝ Benedict VIII | 1012 | 1024 |
| ✝ Sergius IV | 1009 | 1012 |
| ✝ John XVIII | 1003 | 1009 |
| ✝ John XVII | 1003 | 1003 |
| ✝ Sylvester II | 0999 | 1003 |
| ✝ Gregory V | 0996 | 0999 |
| ✝ John XV | 0985 | 0996 |
| ✝ John XIV | 0983 | 0984 |
| ✝ Benedict VII | 0974 | 0983 |
| ✝ Benedict VI | 0973 | 0974 |
| ✝ John XIII | 0965 | 0972 |
| ✝ Leo VIII | 0964 | 0965 |
| ✝ Benedict V | 0964 | 0964 |
| ✝ John XII | 0955 | 0964 |
| ✝ Agapetus II | 0946 | 0955 |
| ✝ Marinus II | 0942 | 0946 |
| ✝ Stephen VIII | 0939 | 0942 |
| ✝ Leo VII | 0936 | 0939 |
| ✝ John XI | 0931 | 0935 |
| ✝ Stephen VII | 0929 | 0931 |
| ✝ Leo VI | 0928 | 0929 |
| ✝ John X | 0914 | 0928 |
| ✝ Lando | 0913 | 0914 |
| ✝ Anastasius III | 0911 | 0913 |
| ✝ Sergius III | 0904 | 0911 |
| ✝ Leo V | 0903 | 0903 |
| ✝ Benedict IV | 0900 | 0903 |
| ✝ John IX | 0898 | 0900 |
| ✝ Theodore II | 0897 | 0897 |
| ✝ Romanus | 0897 | 0897 |
| ✝ Stephen VI | 0896 | 0897 |
| ✝ Boniface VI | 0896 | 0896 |
| ✝ Formosus | 0891 | 0896 |
| ✝ Stephen V | 0885 | 0891 |
| ✝ Adrian III | 0884 | 0885 |
| ✝ Marinus I | 0882 | 0884 |
| ✝ John VIII | 0872 | 0882 |
| ✝ Adrian II | 0867 | 0872 |
| ✝ Nicholas I | 0858 | 0867 |
| ✝ Benedict III | 0855 | 0858 |
| ✝ Leo IV | 0847 | 0855 |
| ✝ Sergius II | 0844 | 0847 |
| ✝ Gregory IV | 0827 | 0844 |
| ✝ Valentine | 0827 | 0827 |
| ✝ Eugene II | 0824 | 0827 |
| ✝ Paschal I | 0817 | 0824 |
| ✝ Stephen IV | 0816 | 0817 |
| ✝ Leo III | 0795 | 0816 |
| ✝ Adrian I | 0772 | 0795 |
| ✝ Stephen III | 0768 | 0772 |
| ✝ Paul I | 0757 | 0767 |
| ✝ Stephen II | 0752 | 0757 |
| ✝ Zachary | 0741 | 0752 |
| ✝ Gregory III | 0731 | 0741 |
| ✝ Gregory II | 0715 | 0731 |
| ✝ Constantine | 0708 | 0715 |
| ✝ Sisinnius | 0708 | 0708 |
| ✝ John VII | 0705 | 0707 |
| ✝ John VI | 0701 | 0705 |
| ✝ Sergius I | 0687 | 0701 |
| ✝ Conon | 0686 | 0687 |
| ✝ John V | 0685 | 0686 |
| ✝ Benedict II | 0684 | 0685 |
| ✝ Leo II | 0682 | 0683 |
| ✝ Agatho | 0678 | 0681 |
| ✝ Donus | 0676 | 0678 |
| ✝ Adeodatus II | 0672 | 0676 |
| ✝ Vitalian | 0657 | 0672 |
| ✝ Eugene I | 0654 | 0657 |
| ✝ Martin I | 0649 | 0654 |
| ✝ Theodore I | 0642 | 0649 |
| ✝ John IV | 0640 | 0642 |
| ✝ Severinus | 0640 | 0640 |
| ✝ Honorius I | 0625 | 0638 |
| ✝ Boniface V | 0619 | 0625 |
| ✝ Adeodatus I | 0615 | 0618 |
| ✝ Boniface IV | 0608 | 0615 |
| ✝ Boniface III | 0607 | 0607 |
| ✝ Sabinian | 0604 | 0606 |
| ✝ Gregory I | 0590 | 0604 |
| ✝ Pelagius II | 0579 | 0590 |
| ✝ Benedict I | 0575 | 0579 |
| ✝ John III | 0561 | 0574 |
| ✝ Pelagius I | 0556 | 0561 |
| ✝ Vigilius | 0537 | 0555 |
| ✝ Silverius | 0536 | 0537 |
| ✝ Agapetus I | 0535 | 0536 |
| ✝ John II | 0533 | 0535 |
| ✝ Boniface II | 0530 | 0532 |
| ✝ Felix IV | 0526 | 0530 |
| ✝ John I | 0523 | 0526 |
| ✝ Hormisdas | 0514 | 0523 |
| ✝ Symmachus | 0498 | 0514 |
| ✝ Anastasius II | 0496 | 0498 |
| ✝ Gelasius I | 0492 | 0496 |
| ✝ Felix III | 0483 | 0492 |
| ✝ Simplicius | 0468 | 0483 |
| ✝ Hilarius | 0461 | 0468 |
| ✝ Leo I | 0440 | 0461 |
| ✝ Sixtus III | 0432 | 0440 |
| ✝ Celestine I | 0422 | 0432 |
| ✝ Boniface I | 0418 | 0422 |
| ✝ Zosimus | 0417 | 0418 |
| ✝ Innocent I | 0401 | 0417 |
| ✝ Anastasius I | 0399 | 0401 |
| ✝ Siricius | 0384 | 0399 |
| ✝ Damasus I | 0366 | 0384 |
| ✝ Liberius | 0352 | 0366 |
| ✝ Julius I | 0337 | 0352 |
| ✝ Mark | 0336 | 0336 |
| ✝ Sylvester I | 0314 | 0335 |
| ✝ Miltiades | 0311 | 0314 |
| ✝ Eusebius | 0309 | 0310 |
| ✝ Marcellus I | 0308 | 0309 |
| ✝ Marcellinus | 0296 | 0304 |
| ✝ Caius | 0283 | 0296 |
| ✝ Eutychian | 0275 | 0283 |
| ✝ Felix I | 0269 | 0274 |
| ✝ Dionysius | 0259 | 0268 |
| ✝ Sixtus II | 0257 | 0258 |
| ✝ Stephen I | 0254 | 0257 |
| ✝ Lucius I | 0253 | 0254 |
| ✝ Cornelius | 0251 | 0253 |
| ✝ Fabian | 0236 | 0250 |
| ✝ Anterus | 0235 | 0236 |
| ✝ Pontian | 0230 | 0235 |
| ✝ Urban I | 0222 | 0230 |
| ✝ Callixtus I | 0218 | 0222 |
| ✝ Zephyrinus | 0198 | 0217 |
| ✝ Victor I | 0189 | 0198 |
| ✝ Eleutherius | 0174 | 0189 |
| ✝ Soter | 0166 | 0174 |
| ✝ Anicetus | 0155 | 0166 |
| ✝ Pius I | 0140 | 0155 |
| ✝ Hyginus | 0136 | 0140 |
| ✝ Telesphorus | 0125 | 0136 |
| ✝ Sixtus I | 0115 | 0125 |
| ✝ Alexander I | 0105 | 0115 |
| ✝ Evaristus | 0097 | 0105 |
| ✝ Clement I | 0088 | 0097 |
| ✝ Cletus | 0076 | 0088 |
| ✝ Linus | 0064 | 0076 |
| ✝ Peter | 0030 | 0064 |