Rome

Bishop of Rome (Pope) · c. 42 by tradition (Peter's arrival; his martyrdom c. 64–67)

The see of Peter and Paul, where both apostles bore their final witness under Nero. Its bishops' list runs unbroken from Linus, and by this era's end the church of Rome had become the touchstone of communion for the whole West. Within this dataset the line runs from Peter to Leo IX (†1054), whose legates carried the bull of 1054 to Constantinople.

Continues today as the papacy of the Catholic Church — the longest continuously documented succession in this dataset.

The bishops

153 holders in the record.

• Saint Peter #1 · 33–67
• Pope Linus #2 · 67–79
• Anacletus #3 · 70s–92
• Clement of Rome #4 · 88–99
• Evaristus #5 · 90s–105
• Alexander I #6 · 100s–110s
• Sixtus I #7 · 110s–120s
• Telesphorus #8 · 120s–130s
• Hyginus #9 · 138–140
• Pius I #10 · 140–154
• Anicetus #11 · 150s–160s
• Soter #12 · 20 Apr 168–174
• Eleuterus #13 · 175–189
• Victor I #14 · 189–199
• Zephyrinus #15 · 199–20 Dec 217
• Callixtus I #16 · 218–222
• Urban I #17 · 222–23 May 230
• Pontian #18 · 21 Jul 230–28 Sep 235
• Anterus #19 · 21 Nov 235–3 Jan 236
• Fabian #20 · 10 Jan 236–20 Jan 250
• Cornelius #21 · Mar 251–Jun 253
• Lucius I #22 · 25 Jun 253–5 Mar 254
• Stephen I #23 · 12 May 254–2 Aug 257
• Sixtus II #24 · 31 Aug 257–6 Aug 258
• Dionysius #25 · 22 Jul 259–26 Dec 268
• Felix I #26 · 5 Jan 269–30 Dec 274
• Eutychian #27 · 4 Jan 275–7 Dec 283
• Caius #28 · 17 Dec 283–22 Apr 296
• Marcellinus #29 · 30 Jun 296–2 Apr 304
• Marcellus I #30 · 308–16 Jan 309
• Eusebius #31 · 18 Apr 309–17 Aug 309
• Miltiades #32 · 2 Jul 311–10 Jan 314
• Sylvester I #33 · 31 Jan 314–31 Dec 335
• Mark #34 · 19 Jan 336–7 Oct 336
• Julius I #35 · 7 Feb 337–12 Apr 352
• Liberius #36 · 17 May 352–24 Sep 366
• Damasus I #37 · 1 Oct 366–11 Dec 384
• Siricius #38 · Dec 384–26 Nov 399
• Anastasius I #39 · 27 Nov 399–19 Dec 401
• Innocent I #40 · 402–12 Mar 417
• Zosimus #41 · 19 Mar 417–27 Dec 418
• Boniface I #42 · 29 Dec 418–4 Sep 422
• Celestine I #43 · 11 Sep 422–26 Jul 432
• Sixtus III #44 · 1 Aug 432–18 Aug 440
• Leo I #45 · 29 Sep 440–10 Nov 461
• Hilarius #46 · 20 Nov 461–28 Feb 468
• Simplicius #47 · 3 Mar 468–10 Mar 483
• Felix III #48 · 14 Mar 483–3 Jan 492
• Gelasius I #49 · 2 Mar 492–19 Nov 496
• Anastasius II #50 · 25 Nov 496–16 Nov 498
• Symmachus #51 · 23 Nov 498–19 Jul 514
• Hormisdas #52 · 22 Jul 514–6 Aug 523
• John I #53 · 15 Aug 523–18 May 526
• Felix IV #54 · 15 Jul 526–22 Sep 530
• Boniface II #55 · 22 Sep 530–17 Oct 532
• John II #56 · 4 Jan 533–8 May 535
• Agapetus I #57 · 15 May 535–22 Apr 536
• Silverius #58 · 10 Jun 536–Mar 537
• Vigilius #59 · 31 Mar 537–7 Jun 555
• Pelagius I #60 · 556–3 Mar 561
• John III #61 · 19 Jul 561–13 Jul 574
• Benedict I #62 · 4 Jun 575–30 Jul 579
• Pelagius II #63 · 28 Nov 579–7 Feb 590
• Gregory I #64 · 3 Sep 590–12 Mar 604
• Sabinian #65 · 16 Sep 604–22 Feb 606
• Boniface III #66 · 22 Feb 607–12 Nov 607
• Boniface IV #67 · 28 Sep 608–8 May 615
• Adeodatus I #68 · 16 Nov 615–8 Nov 618
• Boniface V #69 · 26 Dec 619–25 Oct 625
• Honorius I #70 · 30 Oct 625–12 Oct 638
• Severinus #71 · 31 May 640–2 Aug 640
• John IV #72 · 27 Dec 640–12 Oct 642
• Theodore I #73 · 27 Nov 642–14 May 649
• Martin I #74 · 24 Jul 649–16 Sep 655
• Eugene I #75 · 656–1 Jun 657
• Vitalian #76 · 2 Aug 657–27 Jan 672
• Adeodatus II #77 · 11 Apr 672–16 Jun 676
• Donus #78 · 5 Nov 676–11 Apr 678
• Agatho #79 · 30 Jun 678–10 Jan 681
• Leo II #80 · 20 Aug 682–28 Jun 683
• Benedict II #81 · 29 Jun 684–8 May 685
• John V #82 · 23 Jul 685–2 Aug 686
• Conon #83 · 24 Oct 686–21 Sep 687
• Sergius I #84 · 18 Dec 687–8 Sep 701
• John VI #85 · 30 Oct 701–11 Jan 705
• John VII #86 · 5 Mar 705–18 Oct 707
• Sisinnius #87 · 19 Jan 708–4 Feb 708
• Constantine #88 · 25 Mar 708–9 Apr 715
• Gregory II #89 · 23 May 715–11 Feb 731
• Gregory III #90 · 15 Feb 731–28 Nov 741
• Zachary #91 · 14 Dec 741–15 Mar 752
• Stephen II #92 · 30 Mar 752–26 Apr 757
• Paul I #93 · 2 Jun 757–28 Jun 767
• Stephen III #94 · 11 Aug 768–1 Feb 772
• Adrian I #95 · 5 Feb 772–25 Dec 795
• Leo III #96 · 31 Dec 795–12 Jun 816
• Stephen IV #97 · 26 Jun 816–24 Jan 817
• Paschal I #98 · 29 Jan 817–11 Feb 824
• Eugene II #99 · 15 May 824–27 Aug 827
• Valentine #100 · 4 Sep 827–10 Oct 827
• Gregory IV #101 · Oct 827–25 Jan 844
• Sergius II #102 · Jan 844–24 Jan 847
• Leo IV #103 · 27 Jan 847–17 Jul 855
• Benedict III #104 · 3 Oct 855–17 Apr 858
• Nicholas I #105 · 28 Apr 858–13 Nov 867
• Adrian II #106 · 18 Dec 867–14 Dec 872
• John VIII #107 · 17 Dec 872–16 Dec 882
• Marinus I #108 · 20 Dec 882–15 May 884
• Adrian III #109 · 21 May 884–8 Jul 885
• Stephen V #110 · Sep 885–14 Sep 891
• Formosus #111 · 10 Oct 891–4 Apr 896
• Boniface VI #112 · 11 Apr 896–26 Apr 896
• Stephen VI #113 · 26 May 896–14 Aug 897
• Romanus #114 · Aug 897–Nov 897
• Theodore II #115 · Dec 897–20 Dec 897
• John IX #116 · 18 Jan 898–5 Jan 900
• Benedict IV #117 · 5 Feb 900–Jul 903
• Leo V #118 · Jul 903–Feb 904
• Sergius III #119 · 3 Feb 904–14 Apr 911
• Anastasius III #120 · Apr 911–Jun 913
• Lando #121 · Jul 913–Jan 914
• John X #122 · Mar 914–May 928
• Leo VI #123 · Jun 928–Dec 928
• Stephen VII #124 · Feb 929–15 Mar 931
• John XI #125 · Mar 931–Dec 935
• Leo VII #126 · 8 Jan 936–13 Jul 939
• Stephen VIII #127 · 19 Jul 939–Oct 942
• Marinus II #128 · 4 Nov 942–May 946
• Agapetus II #129 · 15 May 946–8 Nov 955
• John XII #130 · 16 Dec 955–14 May 964
• Leo VIII #131 · 23 Jun 964–1 Mar 965
• Benedict V #132 · 27 May 964–23 Jun 964
• John XIII #133 · 6 Oct 965–6 Sep 972
• Benedict VI #134 · 24 Jan 973–Jun 974
• Benedict VII #135 · Oct 974–10 Jul 983
• John XIV #136 · Nov 983–20 Aug 984
• John XV #137 · Aug 985–Mar 996
• Gregory V #138 · 8 May 996–18 Feb 999
• Sylvester II #139 · 7 Apr 999–12 May 1003
• John XVII #140 · 22 May 1003–6 Dec 1003
• John XVIII #141 · 25 Dec 1003–18 Jul 1009
• Sergius IV #142 · 6 Aug 1009–12 May 1012
• Benedict VIII #143 · 24 May 1012–9 Apr 1024
• John XIX #144 · 19 Apr 1024–9 Oct 1032
• Benedict IX #145 · Oct 1032–Sep 1044
• Sylvester III #146 · 20 Jan 1045–10 Mar 1045
• Gregory VI #148 · 11 May 1045–26 Dec 1046
• Clement II #149 · 31 Dec 1046–Oct 1047
• Damasus II #151 · 23 Jul 1048–9 Aug 1048
• Leo IX #152 · 18 Feb 1049–19 Apr 1054
• Victor II #153 · 19 Apr 1055–28 Jul 1057
• Stephen IX #154 · 9 Aug 1057–29 Mar 1058
• Pope-elect Stephen 23 Mar 752–26 Mar 752

the communion today