Apostolic succession · Popes
From Peter to Leo XIV
Follow the Holy See’s chronological list of pontificates. This shows succession in the office of Bishop of Rome; it does not mean that each pope personally ordained the next. Apostolic succession also concerns the bishops and the transmission of apostolic teaching and ministry.
How to read dates and numbering
Early dates can be uncertain. Blank dates remain unspecified; alternatives and grouped dates are preserved from the official table. Roman numerals denote months. Some beginning-date cells group election and other accession ceremonies, so these are source date labels rather than standardized tenure boundaries. Vacancies and disputed historical circumstances are not filled with invented entries.
Numbers identify listed pontificates, not unique individuals: Benedict IX appears for separate periods. This is a documented chronology, not a claim of a surviving consecration record linking every name back to Peter.
Source checked 2026-11-02. Holy See’s official list ↗ · Latest listed pontiff
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201 · Century 14
Gregory XI
- Beginning (source dates)
- 30.XII.1370, 3.I.1371
- End
- 26.III.1378
- Secular name
- Pierre Roger de Beaufort
- Birthplace (source label)
- Rosiers d'Egletons (Limousin)
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202 · Century 14
Urban VI
- Beginning (source dates)
- 8,18.IV.1378
- End
- 15.X.1389
- Secular name
- Bartolomeo Prignano
- Birthplace (source label)
- Naples
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203 · Century 14
Boniface IX
- Beginning (source dates)
- 2,9.XI.1389
- End
- 1.X.1404
- Secular name
- Pietro Tomacelli
- Birthplace (source label)
- Naples
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204 · Century 15
Innocent VII
- Beginning (source dates)
- 17.X,11.XI.1404
- End
- 6.XI.1406
- Secular name
- Cosma Migliorati
- Birthplace (source label)
- Sulmona
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205 · Century 15
Gregory XII
- Beginning (source dates)
- 30.XI,19.XII.1406
- End
- 4.VII.1415
- Secular name
- Angelo Correr
- Birthplace (source label)
- Venice
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206 · Century 15
Martin V
- Beginning (source dates)
- 11,21.XI.1417
- End
- 20.II.1431
- Secular name
- Oddone Colonna
- Birthplace (source label)
- Genazzano
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207 · Century 15
Eugene IV
- Beginning (source dates)
- 3,11.III.1431
- End
- 23.II.1447
- Secular name
- Gabriele Condulmer
- Birthplace (source label)
- Venice
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208 · Century 15
Nicholas V
- Beginning (source dates)
- 6,19.III.1447
- End
- 24.III.1455
- Secular name
- Tommaso Parentucelli
- Birthplace (source label)
- Sarzana
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209 · Century 15
Callixtus III
- Beginning (source dates)
- 8,20.IV.1455
- End
- 6.VIII.1458
- Secular name
- Alonso Borja
- Birthplace (source label)
- Torre de Canals, Játiva (Valencia)
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210 · Century 15
Pius II
- Beginning (source dates)
- 19.VIII, 3.IX.1458
- End
- 14.VIII.1464
- Secular name
- Enea Silvio Piccolomini
- Birthplace (source label)
- Corsignano (Siena)
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211 · Century 15
Paul II
- Beginning (source dates)
- 30.VIII, 16.IX.1464
- End
- 26.VII.1471
- Secular name
- Pietro Barbo
- Birthplace (source label)
- Venice
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212 · Century 15
Sixtus IV
- Beginning (source dates)
- 1,9,25.VIII.1471
- End
- 12.VIII.1484
- Secular name
- Francesco della Rovere
- Birthplace (source label)
- Celle (Savona)
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213 · Century 15
Innocent VIII
- Beginning (source dates)
- 29.VIII, 12.IX.1484
- End
- 25.VII.1492
- Secular name
- Giovanni Battista Cibo
- Birthplace (source label)
- Genoa
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214 · Century 15
Alexander VI
- Beginning (source dates)
- 11,26.VIII.1492
- End
- 18.VIII.1503
- Secular name
- Rodrigo de Borja
- Birthplace (source label)
- Játiva (Valencia)
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215 · Century 16
Pius III
- Beginning (source dates)
- 22.IX, 1,8.X.1503
- End
- 18.X.1503
- Secular name
- Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini
- Birthplace (source label)
- Siena
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216 · Century 16
Julius II
- Beginning (source dates)
- 1,26.XI.1503
- End
- 21.II.1513
- Secular name
- Giuliano della Rovere
- Birthplace (source label)
- Albisola (Savona)
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217 · Century 16
Leo X
- Beginning (source dates)
- 11,19.III.1513
- End
- 1.XII.1521
- Secular name
- Giovanni de' Medici
- Birthplace (source label)
- Florence
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218 · Century 16
Adrian VI
- Beginning (source dates)
- 9.I,31.VIII.1522
- End
- 14.IX.1523
- Secular name
- Adriaan Florensz
- Birthplace (source label)
- Utrecht
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219 · Century 16
Clement VII
- Beginning (source dates)
- 19,26.XI.1523
- End
- 25.IX.1534
- Secular name
- Giulio de' Medici
- Birthplace (source label)
- Florence
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220 · Century 16
Paul III
- Beginning (source dates)
- 13.X, 3.XI.1534
- End
- 10.XI.1549
- Secular name
- Alessandro Farnese
- Birthplace (source label)
- Canino (Viterbo)
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221 · Century 16
Julius III
- Beginning (source dates)
- 7,22.II.1550
- End
- 23.III.1555
- Secular name
- Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte
- Birthplace (source label)
- Rome
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222 · Century 16
Marcellus II
- Beginning (source dates)
- 9,10.IV.1555
- End
- 1.V.1555
- Secular name
- Marcello Cervini
- Birthplace (source label)
- Montefano
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223 · Century 16
Paul IV
- Beginning (source dates)
- 23,26.V.1555
- End
- 18.VIII.1559
- Secular name
- Gian Pietro Carafa
- Birthplace (source label)
- Capriglia (Avellino)
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224 · Century 16
Pius IV
- Beginning (source dates)
- 26.XII.1559, 6.I.1560
- End
- 9.XII.1565
- Secular name
- Giovan Angelo Medici
- Birthplace (source label)
- Milan
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225 · Century 16
Pius V
- Beginning (source dates)
- 7,17.I.1566
- End
- 1.V.1572
- Secular name
- Antonio (Michele) Ghisleri
- Birthplace (source label)
- Bosco (Alessandria)