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Bishop of Rome
Bishopric
Catholic
Coat of arms Holy See
Pope Francis I
Incumbent:
Francis
Elected: 13 March 2013
Province: Ecclesiastical Province of Rome
Diocese: Rome
Cathedral: Archbasilica of St. John Lateran
First Bishop: Disputed

Peter (according to the Church) Mary Magdalene (according to recent discoveries)

Formation: 33 AD

 The Pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

History[]

After Jesus' resurrection and his ascent into heaven there was a dispute between the apostles of Jesus who would succeed him. Both Peter and Mary Magdalene claimed to be the true successor of Jesus. Mary Magdalene traveled as quickly as possible to Rome. She arrived before Peter and spread the word of Jesus. She had many adherents. The emperor of Rome, Tiberius saw her as a potential threat to the stability to the empire and commanded to bring her to the palace, but the story took a different turn when the emperor was impressed by her teachings and he, himself converted to Christianity and made it the state religion. Mary Magdalene was appointed as the first Pope of Rome in 34 AD. Under her papacy Christianity was spread to all of the Roman Empire. She also began construction of the St. Mary's Basilica (which was later claimed by the church to be the St. Peter's Basilica). She died in 70 AD while still in her term Pope. She was originally buried under the St. Mary's Basilica before being transported to the Chartres Cathedral to prevent the Church from founding and destroying her sarcophagus and the evidence that she was the first Pope. The question who was the first pope is currently being discussed by historians and the Church.


List of Popes (since 1903)[]

Pope Name Portrait Country Life Reign Coronation
Pius X[]
Giuseppe Sarto[]
Pius X (1903-1914)
Roman Empire[]
June 2, 1835 - August 20, 1914 (aged 79)[]
August 4, 1903 - August 20, 1914[]
August 10, 1903[]
Benedict XV[]
Giacomo della Chiesa[]
Benedict XV (1914-1922)
Roman Empire[]
November 21, 1854 - January 22, 1922 (aged 67)[]
September 3, 1914 - January 22, 1922[]
September 9, 1914[]
Pius XI[]
Achille Ratti[]
Piusxi
[]
Roman Empire[]
May 31, 1857 - February 10, 1939 (aged 81)[]
February 6, 1922 - February 10, 1939[]
February 12, 1922[]
Pius XII[]
Eugenio Pacelli[]
Pius XII (1939-1958)
[]
Roman Empire[]
March 2, 1876 - October 9, 1958 (aged 82)[]
March 2, 1939 - October 9, 1958[]
March 8, 1939[]
John XXIII[]
Angelo Roncalli[]
Pope-John-XXIII-picture
Roman Empire[]
November 25, 1881 - June 3, 1963 (aged 81)[]
October 28, 1958 - June 3, 1963[]
November 4, 1958[]
Paul VI[]
Giovanni Montini[]
Paul vi
[]
Roman Empire[]
September 26, 1897 - August 6, 1978 (aged 80)[]
June 21, 1963 - August 6, 1978[]
June 27, 1963[]
John Paul I[]
Albino Luciani[]
John Paul I (1978)
[]
Roman Empire[]
October 17, 1912 - September 28, 1978 (aged 65)[]
August 26, 1978 - September 28, 1978[]
September 1, 1978[]
John Paul II[]
Karol Wojtyla[]
John Paul II (1978-2005)
[]
Poland-Lithuania[]
May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 (aged 84)[]
October 16, 1978 - April 2, 2005[]
October 22, 1978[]
Benedict XVI[]
Joseph Ratzinger[]
Benedict XVI (2005-2013)
[]
Holy Roman Empire[]
April 16, 1927 - (age 86)[]
April 19, 2005 - February 28, 2013[]
April 25, 2005[]
Francis[]
Jorge Bergoglio[]
Pope Francis I
[]
Argentina[]
December 17, 1936 - (age 77)[]
March 13, 2013 -[]
March 19, 2013[]
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