A pope is the Bishop of Rome and the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. The pope is considered to be the successor of Saint Peter and holds supreme authority over the Church. The pope is responsible for teaching and upholding the Catholic faith, as well as governing the Church and its affairs. The pope is also a political figure and often plays a significant role in international affairs.
- Adeodatus (II) (672-76)
- Adrian II (867-72)
- Adrian IV (1154-59)
- Adrian I (772-95)
- Adrian VI (1522-23)
- Adrian V (1276)
- Agapetus II (946-55)
- Alexander III (1159-81)
- Alexander II (1061-73)
- Alexander IV (1254-61)
- Alexander VIII (1689-91)
- Alexander VII (1655-67)
- Alexander VI (1492-1503)
- Anastasius III (911-13)
- Anastasius II (496-98)
- Anastasius IV (1153-54)
- Benedict III (855-58)
- Benedict IV (900-03)
- Benedict IX (1032-45)
- Benedict I (575-79)
- Benedict VIII (1012-24)
- Benedict VII (974-83)
- Benedict VI (973-74)
- Benedict V (964)
- Benedict XIII (1724-30)
- Benedict XII (1334-42)
- Benedict XIV (1740-58)
- Benedict XVI (2005-2013)
- Benedict XV (1914-22)
- Blessed Benedict XI (1303-04)
- Blessed Eugene III (1145-53)
- Blessed Gregory X (1271-76)
- Blessed Innocent V (1276)
- Blessed Innocent XI (1676-89)
- Blessed Pius IX (1846-78)
- Blessed Urban II (1088-99)
- Blessed Urban V (1362-70)
- Blessed Victor III (1086-87)
- Boniface III (607)
- Boniface II (530-32)
- Boniface IX (1389-1404)
- Boniface VIII (1294-1303)
- Boniface VI (896)
- Boniface V (619-25)
- Callistus III (1455-58)
- Callistus II (1119-24)
- Celestine III (1191-98)
- Celestine II (1143-44)
- Celestine IV (1241)
- Clement III (1187-91)
- Clement II (1046-47)
- Clement IV (1265-68)
- Clement IX (1667-69)
- Clement VIII (1592-1605)
- Clement VII (1523-34)
- Clement VI (1342-52)
- Clement V (1305-14)
- Clement XIII (1758-69)
- Clement XII (1730-40)
- Clement XIV (1769-74)
- Clement XI (1700-21)
- Clement X (1670-76)
- Conon (686-87)
- Constantine (708-15)
- Damasus II (1048)
- Donus (676-78)
- Eugene II (824-27)
- Eugene IV (1431-47)
- Formosus (891-96)
- Francis (2013—)
- Gelasius II (1118-19)
- Gregory IV (827-44)
- Gregory IX (1227-41)
- Gregory VIII (1187)
- Gregory VI (1045-46)
- Gregory V (996-99)
- Gregory XIII (1572-85)
- Gregory XII (1406-15)
- Gregory XIV (1590-91)
- Gregory XI (1370-78)
- Gregory XVI (1831-46)
- Gregory XV (1621-23)
- Honorius III (1216-27)
- Honorius II (1124-30)
- Honorius IV (1285-87)
- Honorius I (625-38)
- Innocent III (1198-1216)
- Innocent II (1130-43)
- Innocent IV (1243-54)
- Innocent IX (1591)
- Innocent VIII (1484-92)
- Innocent VII (1404-06)
- Innocent VI (1352-62)
- Innocent XIII (1721-24)
- Innocent XII (1691-1700)
- Innocent X (1644-55)
- John III (561-74)
- John II (533-35)
- John IV (640-42)
- John IX (898-900)
- John Paul I (1978)
- John VIII (872-82)
- John VII (705-07)
- John VI (701-05)
- John V (685-86)
- John XIII (965-72)
- John XII (955-63)
- John XIV (983-84)
- John XIX (1024-32)
- John XI (931-35)
- John XVIII (1003-09)
- John XVII (1003)
- John XV (985-96)
- John XXII (1316-34)
- John XXI (1276-77)
- John X (914-28)
- Julius III (1550-55)
- Julius II (1503-13)
- Lando (913-14)
- Leo VIII (963-64)
- Leo VII (936-39)
- Leo VI (928)
- Leo V (903)
- Leo XIII (1878-1903)
- Leo XII (1823-29)
- Leo XI (1605)
- Leo X (1513-21)
- Liberius (352-66)
- Lucius III (1181-85)
- Lucius II (1144-45)
- Marcellus II (1555)
- Marinus II (942-46)
- Marinus I (882-84)
- Martin IV (1281-85)
- Martin V (1417-31)
- Nicholas III (1277-80)
- Nicholas II (1058-61)
- Nicholas IV (1288-92)
- Nicholas V (1447-55)
- Paschal II (1099-1118)
- Paul III (1534-49)
- Paul II (1464-71)
- Paul IV (1555-59)
- Paul VI (1963-78)
- Paul V (1605-21)
- Pelagius II (579-90)
- Pelagius I (556-61)
- Pius III (1503)
- Pius II (1458-64)
- Pius IV (1559-65)
- Pius VIII (1829-30)
- Pius VII (1800-23)
- Pius VI (1775-99)
- Pius XII (1939-58)
- Pius XI (1922-39)
- Romanus (897)
- Sabinian (604-606)
- Sergius III (904-11)
- Sergius II (844-47)
- Sergius IV (1009-12)
- Severinus (640)
- Sisinnius (708)
- Sixtus IV (1471-84)
- Sixtus V (1585-90)
- St. Adrian III (884-85)
- St. Agapetus I (535-36)
- St. Agatho (678-81)
- St. Alexander I (105-115)
- St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88)
- St. Anastasius I (399-401)
- St. Anicetus (155-166)
- St. Anterus (235-36)
- St. Benedict II (684-85)
- St. Boniface IV (608-15)
- St. Boniface I (418-22)
- St. Caius (283-296)
- St. Callistus I (217-22)
- St. Celestine I (422-32)
- St. Celestine V (1294)
- St. Clement I (88-97)
- St. Cornelius (251-53)
- St. Damasus I (366-84)
- St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) (615-18)
- St. Dionysius (260-268)
- St. Eleutherius (175-189)
- St. Eugene I (655-57)
- St. Eusebius (309 or 310)
- St. Eutychian (275-283)
- St. Evaristus (97-105)
- St. Fabian (236-50)
- St. Felix III (II) (483-92)
- St. Felix IV (III) (526-30)
- St. Felix I (269-274)
- St. Gelasius I (492-96)
- St. Gregory III (731-41)
- St. Gregory II (715-31)
- St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)
- St. Gregory VII (1073-85)
- St. Hilarius (461-68)
- St. Hormisdas (514-23)
- St. Hyginus (136-140)
- St. Innocent I (401-17)
- St. John I (523-26)
- St. John Paul II (1978-2005)
- St. John XXIII (1958-63)
- St. Julius I (337-52)
- St. Leo III (795-816)
- St. Leo II (682-83)
- St. Leo IV (847-55)
- St. Leo IX (1049-54)
- St. Leo I (the Great) (440-61)
- St. Linus (67-76)
- St. Lucius I (253-54)
- St. Marcellinus (296-304)
- St. Marcellus I (308-309)
- St. Marcus (336)
- St. Martin I (649-55)
- St. Miltiades (311-14)
- St. Nicholas I (the Great) (858-67)
- St. Paschal I (817-24)
- St. Paul I (757-67)
- St. Peter (32-67)
- St. Pius I (140-155)
- St. Pius V (1566-72)
- St. Pius X (1903-14)
- St. Pontian (230-35)
- St. Sergius I (687-701)
- St. Silverius (536-37)
- St. Simplicius (468-83)
- St. Siricius (384-99)
- St. Sixtus III (432-40)
- St. Sixtus II (257-258)
- St. Sixtus I (115-125)
- St. Soter (166-175)
- St. Stephen I (254-257)
- St. Sylvester I (314-35)
- St. Symmachus (498-514)
- St. Telesphorus (125-136)
- St. Urban I (222-30)
- St. Victor I (189-199)
- St. Vitalian (657-72)
- St. Zachary (741-52)
- St. Zephyrinus (199-217)
- St. Zosimus (417-18)
- Stephen III (IV) (767-72)
- Stephen II (III) (752-57)
- Stephen IV (V) (816-17)
- Stephen IX (939-42)
- Stephen VIII (929-31)
- Stephen VI (VII) (896-97)
- Stephen V (VI) (885-91)
- Stephen X (1057-58)
- Sylvester III (1045)
- Sylvester II (999-1003)
- Theodore II (897)
- Theodore I (642-49)
- Urban III (1185-87)
- Urban IV (1261-64)
- Urban VIII (1623-44)
- Urban VII (1590)
- Urban VI (1378-89)
- Valentine (827)
- Victor II (1055-57)
- Vigilius (537-55)