32. St.

Miltiades (311-314)
WHAT IS AN APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION?
33. St. Sylvester I (314-335)
34. St. Marcus (336)
Apostolic Succession is the uninterrupted
35. St. Julius I (337-352)
transmission of spiritual authority from the Apostles
through the successive links of Popes or the Bishops 36. Liberius (352-366)
of Rome. The Bible clearly said that Christ's Church 37. St. Damasus I (366-84)
will always stay because it is guided by the Holy Spirit
(read Matthew 16:18, Matthew 28:20, 1 Timothy 3:15, 38. St. Siricius (384-399)
Ephesians 2:19, Matthew 24:13, Ephesians 4:4-5). 39. St. Anastasius I (399-401)
Thus, from 33AD until today, there must be a visible
40. St. Innocent I (401-417)
head that leads the flock of Christ's Church.
41. St. Zosimus (417-418)
42. St. Boniface I (418-422)
The only Church that has an unbroken link of leaders
from 1st century AD until today is no other than the 43. St. Celestine I (422-432)
Catholic Church. The Iist of Popes is recorded in a 44. St. Sixtus III (432-440)
secular and reliable standard references like the
Encyclopedia Britannica. Here are the list of 266 45. St. Leo I (the Great) (440-461)
Catholic Popes from St. Peter until the current Pope 46. St. Hilarius (461-468)
Francis:
47. St. Simplicius (468-483)
48. St. Felix III (II) (483-492)
LIST OF POPES (33 A.D. - PRESENT) 49. St. Gelasius I (492-496)
. 50. Anastasius II (496-498)
1. St. Peter (33-67) 51. St. Symmachus (498-514)
2. St. Linus (67-76) 52. St. Hormisdas (514-523)
3. St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88) 53. St. John I (523-526)
4. St. Clement I (88-97) 54. St. Felix IV (III) (526-530)
5. St. Evaristus (97-105) 55. Boniface II (530-532)
6. St. Alexander I (105-115) 56. John II (533-535)
7. St. Sixtus I (115-125) 57. St. Agapetus I (535-536)
8. St. Telesphorus (125-136) 58. St. Silverius (536-537)
9. St. Hyginus (136-140) 59. Vigilius (537-555)
10. St. Pius I (140-155) 60. Pelagius I (556-561)
11. St. Anicetus (155-166) 61. John III (561-574)
12. St. Soter (166-175) 62. Benedict I (575-579)
13. St. Eleutherius (175-189) 63. Pelagius II (579-590)
14. St. Victor I (189-199) 64. St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)
15. St. Zephyrinus (199-217) 65. Sabinian (604-606)
16. St. Callistus I (217-222) 66. Boniface III (607)
17. St. Urban I (222-230) 67. St. Boniface IV (608-615)
18. St. Pontain (230-235) 68. St. Adeodatus I (615-618)
19. St. Anterus (235-236) 69. Boniface V (619-625)
20. St. Fabian (236-250) 70. Honorius I (625-638)
21. St. Cornelius (251-253) 71. Severinus (640)
22. St. Lucius I (253-254) 72. John IV (640-642)
23. St. Stephen I (254-257) 73. Theodore I (642-649)
24. St. Sixtus II (257-258) 74. St. Martin I (649-655)
25. St. Dionysius (260-268) 75. St. Eugene I (655-657)
26. St. Felix I (269-274) 76. St. Vitalian (657-672)
27. St. Eutychian (275-283) 77. Adeodatus II (672-676)
28. St. Caius (283-296) 78. Donus (676-678)
29. St. Marcellinus (296-304) 79. St. Agatho (678-681)
30. St. Marcellus I (308-309) 80. St. Leo II (682-683)
31. St. Eusebius (309-310) 81. St. Benedict II (684-685)
82. John V (685-686) 132. Benedict V (964)
83. Conon (686-687) 133. John XIII (965-972)
84. St. Sergius I (687-701) 134. Benedict VI (973-974)
85. John VI (701-705) 135. Benedict VII (974-983)
86. John VII (705-707) 136. John XIV (983-984)
87. Sisinnius (708) 137. John XV (985-996)
88. Constantine (708-715) 138. Gregory V (996-999)
89. St. Gregory II (715-731) 139. Sylvester II (999-1003)
90. St. Gregory III (731-741) 140. John XVII (1003)
91. St. Zachary (741-752) 141. John XVIII (1003-1009)
92. Stephen II (III) (752-757) 142. Sergius IV (1009-1012)
93. St. Paul I (757-767) 143. Benedict VIII (1012-1024)
94. Stephen III (IV) (767-772) 144. John XIX (1024-1032)
95. Adrian I (772-795) 145. Benedict IX (1032-1045)
96. St. Leo III (795-816) 146. Sylvester III (1045)
97. Stephen IV (V) (816-817) 147. Benedict IX (1045)
98. St. Paschal I (817-824) 148. Gregory VI (1045-1046)
99. Eugene II (824-827) 149. Clement II (1046-1047)
100. Valentine (827) 150. Benedict IX (1047-1048)
101. Gregory IV (827-844) 151. Damasus II (1048)
102. Sergius II (844-847) 152. St. Leo IX (1049-1054)
103. St. Leo IV (847-855) 153. Victor II (1055-1057)
104. Benedict III (855-858) 154. Stephen X (1057-1058)
105. St. Nicholas I (the Great) (858-867) 155. Nicholas II (1058-61)
106. Adrian II (867-872) 156. Alexander II (1061-73)
107. John VIII (872-882) 157. St. Gregory VII (1073-85)
108. Marinus I (882-884) 158. Blessed Victor III (1086-1087)
109. St. Adrian III (884-885) 159. Blessed Urban II (1088-1099)
110. Stephen V (VI) (885-891) 160. Paschal II (1099-1118)
111. Formosus (891-896) 161. Gelasius II (1118-1119)
112. Boniface VI (896) 162. Callistus II (1119-1124)
113. Stephen VI (VII) (896-897) 163. Honorius II (1124-1130)
114. Romanus (897) 164. Innocent II (1130-1143)
115. Theodore II (897) 165. Celestine II (1143-1144)
116. John IX (898-900) 166. Lucius II (1144-1145)
117. Benedict IV (900-903) 167. Blessed Eugene III (1145-1153)
118. Leo V (903) 168. Anastasius IV (1153-1154)
119. Sergius III (904-911) 169. Adrian IV (1154-1159)
120. Anastasius III (911-913) 170. Alexander III (1159-1181)
121. Lando (913-914) 171. Lucius III (1181-1185)
122. John X (914-928) 172. Urban III (1185-1187)
123. Leo VI (928) 173. Gregory VIII (1187)
124. Stephen VIII (929-931) 174. Clement III (1187-1191)
125. John XI (931-935) 175. Celestine III (1191-1198)
126. Leo VII (936-939) 176. Innocent III (1198-1216)
127. Stephen IX (939-942) 177. Honorius III (1216-1227)
128. Marinus II (942-946) 178. Gregory IX (1227-1241)
129. Agapetus II (946-955) 179. Celestine IV (1241)
130. John XII (955-963) 180. Innocent IV (1243-1254)
131. Leo VIII (963-964) 181. Alexander IV (1254-1261)
182. Urban IV (1261-1264) 232. Leo XI (1605)
183. Clement IV (1265-1268) 233. Paul V (1605-1621)
184. Blessed Gregory X (1271-1276) 234. Gregory XV (1621-1623)
185. Blessed Innocent V (1276) 235. Urban VIII (1623-1644)
186. Adrian V (1276) 236. Innocent X (1644-1655)
187. John XXI (1276-1277) 237. Alexander VII (1655-1667)
188. Nicholas III (1277-1280) 238. Clement IX (1667-1669)
189. Martin IV (1281-1285) 239. Clement X (1670-1676)
190. Honorius IV (1285-1287) 240. Blessed Innocent XI (1676-1689)
191. Nicholas IV (1288-1292) 241. Alexander VIII (1689-1691)
192. St. Celestine V (1294) 242. Innocent XII (1691-1700)
193. Boniface VIII (1294-1303) 243. Clement XI (1700-1721)
194. Blessed Benedict XI (1303-1304) 244. Innocent XIII (1721-1724)
195. Clement V (1305-1314) 245. Benedict XIII (1724-1730)
196. John XXII (1316-1334) 246. Clement XII (1730-1740)
197. Benedict XII (1334-1342) 247. Benedict XIV (1740-1758)
198. Clement VI (1342-1352) 248. Clement XIII (1758-1769)
199. Innocent VI (1352-1362) 249. Clement XIV (1769-1774)
200. Blessed Urban V (1362-1370) 250. Pius VI (1775-1799)
201. Gregory XI (1370-1378) 251. Pius VII (1800-1823)
202. Urban VI (1378-1389) 252. Leo XII (1823-1829)
203. Boniface IX (1389-1404) 253. Pius VIII (1829-1830)
204. Innocent VII (1404-1406) 254. Gregory XVI (1831-1846)
205. Gregory XII (1406-1415) 255. Blessed Pius IX (1846-1878)
206. Martin V (1417-1431) 256. Leo XIII (1878-1903)
207. Eugene IV (1431-1447) 257. St. Pius X (1903-1914)
208. Nicholas V (1447-1455) 258. Benedict XV (1914-1922)
209. Callistus III (1455-1458) 259. Pius XI (1922-1939)
210. Pius II (1458-1464) 260. Pius XII (1939-1958)
211. Paul II (1464-1471) 261. St. John XXIII (1958-1963)
212. Sixtus IV (1471-1484) 262. Paul VI (1963-1978)
213. Innocent VIII (1484-1492) 263. John Paul I (1978)
214. Alexander VI (1492-1503) 264 St. John Paul II (1978-2005)
215. Pius III (1503) 265. Benedict XVI (2005-2013)
216. Julius II (1503-1513) 266. Francis (2013 - Present)
217. Leo X (1513-1521) .
218. Adrian VI (1522-1523) "Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of age.
219. Clement VII (1523-1534) Amen". (Mat. 28:20)

220. Paul III (1534-1549)