265 Popes From the Vatican's Official List

Original List of Popes from the Catholic Encyclopedia.

List of Antipopes from the Catholic Encyclopedia

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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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