List of Famous Popes
List of the most notable and famous Popes in the world, with photos when available. Most prominent Popes worldwide and top Popes in America can be found on this list ordered by their level of prominence,. From reputable Popes to the lesser known Popes in history and today, these are the top Popes in their field, and should answer the question "who are the most famous Popes in the world?". These people, like Pope Adeodatus I and Pope Zosimus include images when available. You're able to copy this factual list to build your own just like it, re-rank it to fit your opinions, then publish it to share it on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networks you use regularly. (263 Items)
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- Pope Benedict XVI (April 16, 1927 ā December 31, 2022) was a retired prelate of the Catholic Church who served as head of the Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2005 until hisĀ ...more
- Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; Polish: Jan PaweÅ II; born Karol JĆ³zef WojtyÅa [ĖkarÉl ĖjuzÉv vÉjĖtÉØwa]; 18 May 1920 ā 2 April 2005) was the Pope of theĀ ...more
- Pope Urban II (Latin: Urbanus II; c.ā1035 ā 29 July 1099), born Odo of ChĆ¢tillon or Otho de Lagery, was Pope from 12 March 1088 to his death in 1099. Urban II was a native of France. He was aĀ ...more
- Pope Pius XII (Italian: Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (Italian pronunciation: [euĖdŹÉĖnjo maĖriĖa dŹuĖzÉppe dŹoĖvanni paĖtŹÉlli]; 2 March 1876 ā 9 October 1958), was head ofĀ ...more
- Pope Innocent III (Latin: Innocentius III; 1160 or 1161 ā 16 July 1216), born Lotario dei Conti di Segni (anglicized as Lothar of Segni) reigned from 8 January 1198 to his death in 1216. PopeĀ ...more
- Saint Peter (Syriac: Ü«Üøܔ܄ÜÜæÜ¢ ÜܹŻÜܦŻÜµÜ, Å emŹæÅn KÄpĢÄ; Hebrew: ש××¢×× ××Ø ××× ×ā Å imŹæÅn bar YÅnÄh; Greek: Ī ĪĻĻĪæĻ, translit. Petros; Coptic: ā²”ā²ā²§ā²£ā²ā²„, romanized: Petros; Latin: Petrus; r. AD 30; died betweenĀ ...more
