Timeline of the Popes
The lists below provide a visual overview of the length and timing of the Popes' terms of office.
Popes on the official list are shown in green, counter- popes in red. At times, such as during the Western Schism , there were three popes at the same time, so that this list shows a pope in green and two overlapping counter-popes in red. For the particular problem of the way in which the popes are counted, see also Pope and List of Popes .
For the sake of clarity and legibility, the list is divided into eight sequences of 250 years each. At the end of each graphic, 25 more years have been added in order to be able to represent pontificates that run beyond the time barriers.
Legend: _____ = Pope _____ = Antipope _____ = Legitimacy unclear
Canonized popes are marked with (St.) .
Inauguration by 250
Inauguration 250–500
Inauguration 500–750
Inauguration 750–1000
Inauguration 1000–1250
Inauguration 1250–1500
Inauguration 1500–1750
Inauguration from 1750
See also
- List of Popes (tabular representation of terms of office)
- List of historical antipopes
- Liber Pontificalis
- List of the German Popes