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Pope Pius IX (Italian: Pio IX; born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti; [a] 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878. His reign of nearly 32 years is the longest verified of any pope in history.
Plaque commemorating the popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica (their names in Latin and the year of their burial). This chronological list of popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the Annuario Pontificio under the heading "I Sommi Pontefici Romani" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes.
Pope Pius IX, the pope with the longest verifiable reign. The longest papal reigns of those whose reign lengths can be determined from contemporary historical data are the following: Saint Peter (c. 30 –64/68): c. 34 – c. 38 years (Around 12,000–14,000 days) [231] Bl. Pius IX (1846–1878): 31 years, 7 months and 23 days (11,560 days)
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 March 2025. Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 Pope Benedict XVI Bishop of Rome Benedict XVI in 2010 Church Catholic Church Papacy began 19 April 2005 Papacy ended 28 February 2013 Predecessor John Paul II Successor Francis Previous post(s) Dean of the College of Cardinals (2002–2005 ...
Queen Elizabeth II, the world's second-longest serving monarch, died this past week at age 96. ... and bold environmental advocacy. Pope Francis took on his current role at the age of 76.
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Pope Benedict XVI (16 April 1927 - 31st December 2022) – first pope to retire in modern times. See also Theology of Pope Benedict XVI. Pope John Paul II (18 May 1920 - 2 April 2005) – the second-longest serving pope in history and the first non-Italian since 1523. Pope John Paul I (17 October 1912 - 28 September 1978) – reigned 33 days.
Pope Cyril V of Alexandria (Abba Kyrillos V), 112th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark for 52 years, 9 months and 6 days. He was the longest-serving Pope in the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church. [1] He was born as Youhanna (John) in 1824 or 1830/1831 according to different accounts and he died on 7 August 1927.