Therefore they mistakenly numbered the real popes John XV to XIX as John XVI to XX.

What is the catholic popes name. The Black Pope Their Papal title 666 The actual first pope Pope. Pope Leo XIII in papal regalia. Since John II its believed that all popes have chosen a new name often assuming the name of.

Rome says Jesus not needed THE POPES OF ROME. He is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Catholics celebrate the news in St.

Roman Catholics consider Peter to be the first pope. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio 17 December 1936 is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City StateFrancis is the first pope to be a member of the Society of Jesus the first from the Americas the first from the Southern Hemisphere and the first pope from outside Europe since Gregory III a Syrian. Pope Francis is the current Pope of the Catholic Church since 13 th March 2013.

All popes are considered symbolic descendants of Peter and are thought to hold Peters Chair Since then there have been more than 260 occupants of the papal office. Jesus not needed Pope John Paul II Ratzinger Benedict 16 Pope Francis I Papal Bonesmen Strossmayer the Pope Papal Bench WARRANT. The Roman Catholic Papacy is the oldest continuously existing human institution on earth by a huge margin.

There have been many Popes over the years. Eugene I the overlap between Eugene and Martin is because a successor was chosen before Pope Martin I died in exileMaybe the emperor should have had the title of pope Jul. 29 rows The term pope Latin.

And then show me the history of your denomination. The Catholic pope uses various titles by tradition including Summus Pontifex Pontifex Maximus and Servus servorum Dei. According to Catholics the primacy of the bishop of Rome is largely derived from his role as the.