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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. ... Years served: 9 A trailblazer in many ways, Pope Francis was elected in 2013 to succeed Pope ...
Pope Agatho (577 – 10 January 681) served as the bishop of Rome from 27 June 678 until his death. [3] He heard the appeal of Wilfrid of York, who had been displaced from his see by the division of the archdiocese ordered by Theodore of Canterbury. During Agatho's tenure, the Sixth Ecumenical Council was convened to deal with monothelitism.
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There have been 266 popes: 217 from Italy (Including Pope Paul I, II, III, IV, V, VI, Pope Pius I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII); 16 from France (Pope Sylvester II, Pope Stephen IX, Pope Nicholas II, Pope Urban II, Pope Callistus II, Pope Urban IV, Pope Clement IV, Pope Innocent V, Pope Martin IV, Pope Clement V, Pope John XXII, Pope Benedict XII, Pope Clement VI, Pope ...