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265 Popes From the Vatican's Official List

Original List of Popes from the Catholic Encyclopedia.

List of Antipopes from the Catholic Encyclopedia

Papal Statistics Page

Total number of years reigned of the seven lines of post-1798 Popes

Seven Papal names used since 1798 in seven colors.

The List of Popes

Pope
Number

Pope Name
(and dates of reign)
Comments
1
St. Peter (32-67)

Since the days of the Reformation, Protestantism taught the Beast of Revelation 13 and 17 was the political power of the Vatican or Papacy. Protestantism taught the women riding the beast with seven heads in Revelation 17 was the Mother church or Catholicism. Revelation 17 mentions three phases of the Beast or political power of the Papacy:
1. "Was" 2. "Is Not" 3. "Yet Is"

Note that though the Catholic Church claims Peter was the first pope, there is no historical proof that Peter was ever in Rome, let alone be their first pope.

2 St. Linus (67-76)
3 St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88)
4 St. Clement I (88-97)
5 St. Evaristus (97-105)
6 St. Alexander I (105-115)
7

St. Sixtus I (115-125)
-- also called Xystus I

8 St. Telesphorus (125-136)
9 St. Hyginus (136-140)
10 St. Pius I (140-155)
11 St. Anicetus (155-166)
12 St. Soter (166-175)
13 St. Eleutherius (175-189)
14 St. Victor I (189-199)
15 St. Zephyrinus (199-217)
16 St. Callistus I (217-222)
Callistus I was the first pope to use the title Pontifex Maximus publicly. In a document issued during his papacy, he used the title Pontifex Maximus to refer to himself as the "Bishop of Bishops" while the Roman Emperor still used the term Pontifex Maximus. The Church was now starting use the title while taking on the role of combining church and state. This title passed down through all emperors from the time of Julius Caesar, who took it over from the Babylonian priests' descendants in 63 B.C. This made him head priest of the pagan Babylonian Religion while remaining head of the Christian Church in Rome. Almost everyone has heard the pope called Pontiff, which is a variation of the title Pontifex Maximus.
17 St. Urban I (222-230)
18 St. Pontain (230-235)
19 St. Anterus (235-236)
20 St. Fabian (236-250)
21 St. Cornelius (251-253)
22 St. Lucius I (253-254)
23 St. Stephen I (254-257)
24 St. Sixtus II (257-258)
25 St. Dionysius (260-268)
26 St. Felix I (269-274)
27 St. Eutychian (275-283)
28 St. Caius (283-296)
-- also called Gaius
29 St. Marcellinus (296-304)
30 St. Marcellus I (308-309)
31 St. Eusebius (309 or 310)
32 St. Miltiades (311-314)
33 St. Sylvester I (314-335)
34 St. Marcus (336)
35 St. Julius I (337-352)
36 Liberius (352-366)
37 St. Damasus I (366-383)
38 St. Siricius (384-399)
39 St. Anastasius I (399-401)
40 St. Innocent I (401-417)
41 St. Zosimus (417-418)
42 St. Boniface I (418-422)
43 St. Celestine I (422-432)
44 St. Sixtus III (432-440)
45 St. Leo I (the Great) (440-461)
46 St. Hilarius (461-468)
47 St. Simplicius (468-483)
48 St. Felix III (II) (483-492)
49 St. Gelasius I (492-496)
50 Anastasius II (496-498)
51 St. Symmachus (498-514)
52 St. Hormisdas (514-523)
53 St. John I (523-526)
54 St. Felix IV (III) (526-530)
55 Boniface II (530-532)
56 John II (533-535)
57 St. Agapetus I (535-536)
-- also called Agapitus I
58 St. Silverius (536-537)
59 Vigilius (537-555)
The First Phase of the Papacy started in 538 A.D. when Justinian, to favor the pope, destroyed the influence of the Arians in Rome and was able to implement a decree which made the pope head bishop over all Christian bishops AND giving the pope power to prosecute heresy. This allowed the Catholic Church to combine with the nations for the purpose of persecution of the people of God. Three of the Arian tribes refused to acknowledge the authority of the pope (the other three didn't care and eventually converted to Catholicism).

In 538 A.D. Justinian destroyed the influence of the Ostrogoths (Arians) in Rome. Justinian issued the decree that the Pope in Rome was the sole authority in scripture and had power over the people of God, which gave him power over the nations as well. Then 1260 years later Napoleon attempted to conquer Europe. Because he was running out of war money, Napoleon sent General Berthier into Rome and captured Pius VI, ending the Papacy's political rule in Europe. Napoleon decreed that the Roman Catholic Church was not to elect another pope. The world thought that was the end of the Papacy. Thus, the first phase of the Beast "was" from 538 A.D. to 1798 A.D.
60 Pelagius I (556-561)
61 John III (561-574)
62 Benedict I (575-579)
63 Pelagius II (579-590)
64 St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)
65 Sabinian (604-606)
66 Boniface III (607)
67 St. Boniface IV (608-615)
68 St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I)
(615-618)
69 Boniface V (619-625)
70 Honorius I (625-638)
71 Severinus (640)
72 John IV (640-642)
73 Theodore I (642-649)
74 St. Martin I (649-655)
75 St. Eugene I (655-657)
76 St. Vitalian (657-672)
77 Adeodatus (II) (672-676)
78 Donus (676-678)
79 St. Agatho (678-681)
80 St. Leo II (682-683)
81 St. Benedict II (684-685)
82 John V (685-686)
83 Conon (686-687)
84 St. Sergius I (687-701)
85 John VI (701-705)
86 John VII (705-707)
87 Sisinnius (708)
88 Constantine (708-715)
89 St. Gregory II (715-731)
90 St. Gregory III (731-741)
91 St. Zachary (741-752)
The Vatican omits Stephen II from the offical list because Stephen died before he could be consecrated.  As a result, he is not counted in the Vatican’s sequential order of Popes, though his name and number is counted by the Vatican for the sequence of popes named Stephen.
  Stephen II (752)
92 Stephen III (752-757)
93 St. Paul I (757-767)
94 Stephen IV (767-772)
95 Adrian I (772-795) (Hadrian)
96 St. Leo III (795-816)
97 Stephen V (816-817)
98 St. Paschal I (817-824)
99 Eugene II (824-827)
100 Valentine (827)
101 Gregory IV (827-844)
102 Sergius II (844-847)
103 St. Leo IV (847-855)
104 Benedict III (855-858)
105 St. Nicholas I (the Great) (858-867)
106 Adrian II (867-872) (Hadrian)
107 John VIII (872-882)
108 Marinus I (882-884)
109 St. Adrian III (884-885) (Hadrian)
110 Stephen VI (885-891)
111 Formosus (891-896)
112 Boniface VI (896)
113 Stephen VII (896-897)
114 Romanus (897)
115 Theodore II (897)
116 John IX (898-900)
117 Benedict IV (900-903)
118 Leo V (903)
119 Sergius III (904-911)
120 Anastasius III (911-913)
121 Lando (913-914)
122 John X (914-928)
123 Leo VI (928)
124 Stephen VIII (929-931)
125 John XI (931-935)
126 Leo VII (936-939)
127 Stephen IX (939-942)
128 Marinus II (942-946)
129 Agapetus II (946-955)
130 John XII (955-963)
131 Leo VIII (963-964)
132 Benedict V (964)
133 John XIII (965-972)
134 Benedict VI (973-974)
135 Benedict VII (974-983)
136 John XIV (983-984)
137 John XV (985-996)
138 Gregory V (996-999)
139 Sylvester II (999-1003)
140 John XVII (1003)
141 John XVIII (1003-1009)
142 Sergius IV (1009-1012)
143 Benedict VIII (1012-1024)
144 John XIX (1024-1032)
145 Benedict IX (1032-1045)
Notice the three Popes named Benedict IX. They are the same person elected three times as pope. He counts as one Pope. Also notice the Papacy skipped Benedict X, so the count is fifteen individual Benedicts with the election of Benedict XVI.
146 Sylvester III (1045)
147 Benedict IX (1045)
148 Gregory VI (1045-1046)
149 Clement II (1046-1047)
150 Benedict IX (1047-1048)
151 Damasus II (1048)
152 St. Leo IX (1049-1054)
153 Victor II (1055-1057)
154 Stephen X (1057-1058)
155 Nicholas II (1058-1061)
156 Alexander II (1061-1073
157 St. Gregory VII (1073-1085)
158 Blessed Victor III (1086-1087)
159 Blessed Urban II (1088-1099)
160 Paschal II (1099-1118)
161 Gelasius II (1118-1119)
162 Callistus II (1119-1124)
163 Honorius II (1124-1130)
164 Innocent II (1130-1143)
165 Celestine II (1143-1144)
166 Lucius II (1144-1145)
167 Blessed Eugene III (1145-1153)
168 Anastasius IV (1153-1154)
169 Adrian IV (1154-1159) (Hadrian)
170 Alexander III (1159-1181)
171 Lucius III (1181-1185)
172 Urban III (1185-1187)
173 Gregory VIII (1187)
174 Clement III (1187-1191)
175 Celestine III (1191-1198)
176 Innocent III (1198-1216)
177 Honorius III (1216-1227)
178 Gregory IX (1227-1241)
179 Celestine IV (1241)
180 Innocent IV (1243-1254)
181 Alexander IV (1254-1261)
182 Urban IV (1261-1264)
183 Clement IV (1265-1268)
184 Blessed Gregory X (1271-1276)
185 Blessed Innocent V (1276)
186 Adrian V (1276) (Hadrian)
187 John XXI (1276-1277)
188 Nicholas III (1277-1280)
189 Martin IV (1281-1285)
190 Honorius IV (1285-1287)
191 Nicholas IV (1288-1292)
192 St. Celestine V (1294)
193 Boniface VIII (1294-1303)
194 Blessed Benedict XI (1303-1304)
195 Clement V (1305-1314)
196 John XXII (1316-1334)
197 Benedict XII (1334-1342)
198 Clement VI (1342-1352)
199 Innocent VI (1352-1362)
200 Blessed Urban V (1362-1370)
201 Gregory XI (1370-1378)
202 Urban VI (1378-1389)
203 Boniface IX (1389-1404)
204 Innocent VII (1406-1406)
205 Gregory XII (1406-1415)
206 Martin V (1417-1431)
207 Eugene IV (1431-1447)
208 Nicholas V (1447-1455)
209 Callistus III (1455-1458)
210 Pius II (1458-1464)
211 Paul II (1464-1471)
212 Sixtus IV (1471-1484)
213 Innocent VIII (1484-1492)
214 Alexander VI (1492-1503)
215 Pius III (1503)
216 Julius II (1503-1513)
217 Leo X (1513-1521)
218 Adrian VI (1522-1523) (Hadrian)
219 Clement VII (1523-1534)
220 Paul III (1534-1549)
221 Julius III (1550-1555)
222 Marcellus II (1555)
223 Paul IV (1555-1559)
224 Pius IV (1559-1565)
225 St. Pius V (1566-1572)
226 Gregory XIII (1572-1585)
227 Sixtus V (1585-1590)
228 Urban VII (1590)
229 Gregory XIV (1590-1591)
230 Innocent IX (1591)
231 Clement VIII (1592-1605)
232 Leo XI (1605)
233 Paul V (1605-1621)
234 Gregory XV (1621-1623)
235 Urban VIII (1623-1644)
236 Innocent X (1644-1655)
237 Alexander VII (1655-1667)
238 Clement IX (1667-1669)
239 Clement X (1670-1676)
240 Blessed Innocent XI (1676-1689)
241 Alexander VIII (1689-1691)
242 Innocent XII (1691-1700)
243 Clement XI (1700-1721)
244 Innocent XIII (1721-1724)
245 Benedict XIII (1724-1730)
246 Clement XII (1730-1740)
247 Benedict XIV (1740-1758)
248 Clement XIII (1758-1769)
249 Clement XIV (1769-1774)
250 Pius VI (1775-1799)

General Berthier of France captures Pius VI in 1798. Pius VI died in France during August of 1799. Napoleon decreed that the Roman Catholic Church was not to elect another pope so the world thought the papacy was dead. After Pius VI's death in France, Napoleon relented and permitted the Catholic Church to elect Pius VII in the spring of 1800.

The Second Phase of the Papacy began on February 15, 1798, when the decree of General Berthier was published in Rome, ending 1260 years of Papal power over the people of God during which the Papacy could legally prosecute for anything they called heresy.

251 Pius VII (1800-1823)
252 Leo XII (1823-1829)
253 Pius VIII (1829-1830)
254 Gregory XVI (1831-1846)
255 Blessed Pius IX (1846-1878)
256 Leo XIII (1878-1903)
257 St. Pius X (1903-1914)
258 Benedict XV (1914-1922)
259 Pius XI (1922-1939)
260 Pius XII (1939-1958)
261 Blessed John XXIII (1958-1963)
Notice John XXIII. The Papacy skipped John XVI and John XX. You will not find either of these skipped popes in the official Vatican record; thus, there are only twenty-one Popes using the name of John.
262 Paul VI (1963-78)
263 John Paul I (1978)
264 John Paul II (1978-2005)
Revelation 17:8 mentions the Second phase of the Papacy. Here the Beast "Is not" refers to the time just after 1798 when Napoleon stripped the Papacy of the power it had prior to 1798. Revelation speaks of the mystery saying the seven heads on the Papal Beast are seven mountains and are seven kings. Therefore, we should look for seven Papal names after 1798 that is after the French General Berthier captured Pius VI. In addition, indeed, there have been seven Papal names used.

1. Pius
2. Leo
3. Gregory
4. Benedict
5. John
6. Paul
7. John Paul
265 Benedict XVI (2005-)

Notice Revelation 17 speaks of a third time period, a "Yet is," and describes it as the coming out of the seven (he cannot have all 7 names, so must choose only one of them) and becomes the eighth and goes into perdition. Hence, he starts with one of the names of the seven and then changes his name to a new name and becomes the 8th king. At the same time, he will receive power to be the beast. The Third Phase starts when he changes his name.

The third time period mentioned for the beast is the "Yet Is" or the eighth.

The eighth makes war on Gods people and then goes into perdition.

Ten kings are mentioned as being given power for one hour (Greek a short time) with the Beast (this means at the same time) and making war on the lamb, those who are with the lamb are called faithful and chosen, meaning God's people. The lamb overcomes the Beast. God reveals the deception and the ten kings turn on the woman, eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. The punishment phase of judgment of God on the Great Whore begins when angels pour out the seven vials of Gods wrath, or the seven last plagues of Revelation 16.


The seven Papal names used since 1798

1. Twelve Pope's using the name Pius
2. Thirteen Pope's using the name Leo
3. Sixteen Pope's using the name Gregory
4. Fifteen Pope's using the name Benedict (while Benedict XVI remains, but there will be only 14 once he changes his name)
5. Twenty One Pope's using the name John
6. Six Pope's using the name Paul
7. Two Pope's using the name John Paul

Now count them up name by name:


1. Pius 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12 = 78
2. Leo 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13 = 91
3. Gregory 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16 = 136
4. Benedict 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14 = 105
5. John 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21 = 231
6. Paul 1+2+3+4+5+6 = 21
7. John Paul 1+2 = 3

78 + 91 + 136 + 105 + 231 + 21 + 3 = 665
as of John Paul II,

Meaning, the next pope will be a new papal name (which by definition has a count of 1), making a count of 1 + 665 = 666 man

However, Benedict XVI causes the count to run over 666 and, in fact, as of the writing of this paragraph (April 29, 2005), the count total of the seven Papal names used since 1798 is 680. Benedict XVI adds 15 to the count because they skipped Benedict X, so he is not the sixteenth pope in the Benedict series, but actually is the fifteenth pope in that series.

Does this mean the prophecy is wrong? No. How can that be when the count is over 666? The Bible tells us in the original Greek that the eighth comes out of the seven. He is not said to be a head or a mountain, and Greek experts say that the grammar precludes him being either a head or a mountain.  Therefore, to be the eighth of a series, he must be the eighth king.  The seven kings each have names that they are associated with, so the word "king" represents the names of these kings. The eighth king also has a name which the word "king" is associated with.  The only logical conclusion then is that the eighth king will come out of the seven by starting out with a name from among the seven, and then changes names to a unique name never before used in Papal history.  This name will reveal his true character in some way, for names are associated with character in the Bible.  The count total of 680 will then work like this:

John Paul II adds 2 to the count total which then stands at 665.

Benedict XVI adds 15 to the count total which now equals 680.

Benedict XVI changes his papal name, so we subtract 15 from the count total.  The count total then stands at 665.

Benedict XVI’s new name will be a new Papal name never before used in Papal history, this new name will add a count of 1 to the count total. Then 665 + 1 = 666.

Or mathematically:

Papal Name Count Added Count Total
John Paul II 2 663 + 2 = 665
Benedict XVI 15 665 + 15 = 680
Subtract for removing Benedict XVI name -15 680 - 15 = 665
Add 1 for a new Papal name 1 665 + 1 = 666



A name change has never happened in Papal history.  Because the Bible predicts that the eighth king of Revelation 17 will start with a name from among the seven used after 1798, and then changes to a new name, it will break the rules and will be totally unprecedented in Papal history.  It will be a terrible shock to everyone when they realize what this means - the 8th king is here!  The end is coming.

Please note carefully what Revelation 13:18 says about the number 666:

Rev 13:18 - Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

The number 666 is the number of the beast itself and of a man.  Therefore, logically, this means that it is the number of a man who is part of the beast, for the man must be part of the beast in order for it to be both the number of the beast and the number of a man. But some have objected to this understanding. Here is why.

In the original Greek text, the author is told that it is uncertain whether the translation is "a man" or "man’s number".  Consider that the beast is the combination of the Roman Church with other nations for the common purpose of persecuting the people of God. The Papacy dominated the nations in this area, though not necessarily in other areas of international relations. This means the leaders of the Papacy and the nations are those who constitute the beast, and does not include everyone else.  That alone should clearly tell you that the translation "man’s number" cannot be right because it is clear from the definition of the beast that it is a relatively small number of people who constitute the beast itself when compared to world population (see The Beast Formula  for a careful discussion of this issue).  The term "man’s number" is a generic term that clearly encompasses the entire world.  However, those who make up the beast do not encompass the entire world population, though they will be followed by the entire world and worshipped by it.  That makes it inconsistent to say that the interpretation is "man’s number".  The only interpretation that can make any sense is that it refers to "a man".  This is the only interpretation that agrees with the definition of the beast given by the Bible and meets the conditions of Revelation 13:18. Thus, the number applies to a man of the beast.  Since the Papacy is the dominant power in the beast, it is logical that it receives the number 666.

Each of the popes who are part of the count have a count number and a number that is the cumulative total of the count to his time, but only the final one receives the cumulative 666.  The final pope has a count number of 1 and a cumulative total of 666. Therefore, only one man receives the number 666 and that man is the eighth king. Note that Revelation 13:18 lines up in time with the eighth king of Revelation 17 and since the sea beast of Revelation 13 is the same as the scarlet beast of revelation 17, this means the 8th king, who is the beast, is the man who receives the number 666. This man in Revelation 13:18 is the man of the beast.

Something to notice is that the man who receives the number 666 is said in Revelation 17:11 to be the beast. Thus, when the man comes who has the new name, the beast will return at exactly the same time. This has to be because they are identified as being the same. One cannot be there without the other.

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