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The Popes: 3. From 1003 to 1503


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The papacy has been in existence for nearly 2000 years, throughout which it has been almost constantly involved in European affairs. Some of these activities are acknowledged as being beneficial, some were destructive, but at one stage or other the papacy pervaded all aspects of European life.

This is a chronological list of the Popes; the dates given are the periods of said rule. 'Antipopes' have been indented.

1003 John XVII
1003 - 1009 John XVIII
1009 - 1012 Sergius IV
1012 - 1024 Benedict VIII
1012 Gregory (VI)
1024 - 1032 John XIX
1032 - 1044 Benedict IX
1045 Silvester III
1045 Benedict IX (2nd time)
1045 - 1046 Gregory VI
1046 - 1047 Clement II
1047 - 1048 Benedict IX (3rd time)
1048 Damasus II
1049 - 1054 Leo IX, St.
1055 - 1057 Victor II
1057 - 1058 Stephen IX (X)
1058 - 1059 Benedict X
1058 - 1061 Nicholas II
1061 - 1073 Alexander II
1061 - 1064 Honorius (II)
1073 - 1085 Gregory VII, St.
1080, 1084 - 1100 Clement III
1086 - 1087 Victor III
1088 - 1099 Urban II
1099 - 1118 Paschal II
1100 - 1101 Theoderic
1101 Albert (also known as Adalbert)
1105 - 1111 Silvester IV
1118 - 1119 Gelasius II
1118 - 1121 Gregory (VIII)
1119 - 1124 Callistus II
1124 - 1130 Honorius II
1124 Celestine (II)
1130 - 1143 Innocent II
1130 - 1138 Anacletus II
1138 Victor IV
1143 - 1144 Celestine II
1144 - 1145 Lucius II
1145 - 1153 Eugene III
1153 - 1154 Anastasius IV
1154 - 1159 Hadrian IV
1159 - 1181 Alexander III
1159 - 1164 Victor V
1164 - 1168 Paschal III
1168 - 1178 Callistus (III)
1179 - 1180 Innocent (III)
1181 - 1185 Lucius III
1185 - 1187 Urban III
1187 Gregory VIII
1187 - 1191 Clement III
1191 - 1198 Celestine III
1198 - 1216 Innocent III
1216 - 1227 Honorius III
1227 - 1241 Gregory IX
1241 Celestine IV
1243 - 1254 Innocent IV
1254 - 1261 Alexander IV
1261 - 1264 Urban IV
1265 - 1268 Clement IV
1271 - 1276 Gregory X
1276 Innocent V
1276 Hadrian V
1276 - 1277 John XXI
1277 - 1280 Nicholas III
1281 - 1285 Martin IV
1285 - 1287 Honorius IV
1288 - 1292 Nicholas IV
1294 Celestine V, St. Peter
1294 - 1303 Boniface VIII
1303 - 1304 Benedict IX
1305 - 1314 Clement V
1316 - 1334 John XXII
1328 - 1330 Nicholas (V)
1334 - 1342 Benedict XII
1342 - 1352 Clement VI
1352 - 1362 Innocent VI
1362 - 1370 Urban V
1370 - 1378 Gregory XI
The Great Schism
1378 - 1389 Urban VI (Roman)
1378 - 1394 Clement (VII) (Avignon)
1389 - 1404 Boniface IX (Roman)
1394 - 1417 Benedict (XIII) (Avignon)
1404 - 1406 Innocent VII (Roman)
1406 - 1415 Gregory XII (Roman)
1409 - 1410 Alexander V (Pisan)
1410 - 1415 John (XXIII) (Pisan)
End of Schism
1417 - 1431 Martin V
1423 - 1429 Clement (VIII)
1425 Benedict (XIV)
1431 - 1447 Eugene IV
1439 - 1449 Felix V
1447 - 1455 Nicholas V
1455 - 1458 Callistus III
1458 - 1464 Pius II
1464 - 1471 Paul II
1471 - 1484 Sixtus IV
1484 - 1492 Innocent VIII
1492 - 1503 Alexander VI

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