Mumbai, April 23: Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday, April 21, after a stroke put him in a coma and led his heart to fail. Following his death, the cardinals met on Tuesday, April 22, in the Vatican's synod hall, where they set Saturday, April 26, as the date for the late pontiff's funeral. After the funeral, a papal conclave will be held to choose Pope Francis' successor. As per current norms, the papal conclave must begin between May 5 and 10. Amid the preparations to elect the next pope, people are looking online to know who the first pope was. They are also curious to know how many popes there have been so far. Scroll below to check the list of슬롯 머신 사이트 추천pontiffs슬롯 머신 사이트 추천so far and learn their names.

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As per Vatican Tips, St. Peter, a disciple of Jesus Christ who came to Rome to spread the word of God, was crucified under Emperor Nero in 67 AD. St Peter, who was also known as Simon Peter, is believed to be the rock upon which the Catholic Church was built. From St Peter as the first pope to Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, scroll below to know the names of all popes or heads of the Catholic Church so far.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Pope Francis Funeral Date and Time: Funeral Mass of the Head of Roman Catholic Church To Be Held on This Date in St Peter슬롯사이트™s Square, Check Details.

List of 266 Popes (Pontiffs) of the Catholic Church:

1. St. Peter (32-67)

2. St. Linus (67-76)

3. St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88)

4. St. Clement I (88-97)

5. St. Evaristus (97-105)

6. St. Alexander I (105-115)

7. St. Sixtus I (115-125)

8. St. Telesphorus (125-136)

9. St. Hyginus (136-140)

10. St. Pius I (140-155)

11. St. Anicetus (155-166)

12. St. Soter (166-175)

13. St. Eleutherius (175-189)

14. St. Victor I (189-199)

15. St. Zephyrinus (199-217)

16. St. Callistus I (217-22)

17. St. Urban I (222-30)

18. St. Pontain (230-35)

19. St. Anterus (235-36)

20. St. Fabian (236-50)

21. St. Cornelius (251-53)

22. St. Lucius I (253-54)

23. St. Stephen I (254-257)

24. St. Sixtus II (257-258)

25. St. Dionysius (260-268)

26. St. Felix I (269-274)

27. St. Eutychian (275-283)

28. St. Caius (283-296)

29. St. Marcellinus (296-304)

30. St. Marcellus I (308-309)

31. St. Eusebius (309 or 310)

32. St. Miltiades (311-14)

33. St. Sylvester I (314-35)

34. St. Marcus (336)

35. St. Julius I (337-52)

36. Liberius (352-66)

37. St. Damasus I (366-83)

38. St. Siricius (384-99)

39. St. Anastasius I (399-401)

40. St. Innocent I (401-17)

41. St. Zosimus (417-18)

42. St. Boniface I (418-22)

43. St. Celestine I (422-32)

44. St. Sixtus III (432-40)

45. St. Leo I (the Great) (440-61)

46. St. Hilarius (461-68)

47. St. Simplicius (468-83)

48. St. Felix III (II) (483-92)

49. St. Gelasius I (492-96)

50. Anastasius II (496-98)

51. St. Symmachus (498-514)

52. St. Hormisdas (514-23)

53. St. John I (523-26)

54. St. Felix IV (III) (526-30)

55. Boniface II (530-32)

56. John II (533-35)

57. St. Agapetus I (535-36)

58. St. Silverius (536-37)

59. Vigilius (537-55)

60. Pelagius I (556-61)

61. John III (561-74)

62. Benedict I (575-79)

63. Pelagius II (579-90)

64. St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)

65. Sabinian (604-606)

66. Boniface III (607)

67. St. Boniface IV (608-15)

68. St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) (615-18)

69. Boniface V (619-25)

70. Honorius I (625-38)

71. Severinus (640)

72. John IV (640-42)

73. Theodore I (642-49)

74. St. Martin I (649-55)

75. St. Eugene I (655-57)

76. St. Vitalian (657-72)

77. Adeodatus (II) (672-76)

78. Donus (676-78)

79. St. Agatho (678-81)

80. St. Leo II (682-83)

81. St. Benedict II (684-85)

82. John V (685-86)

83. Conon (686-87)

84. St. Sergius I (687-701)

85. John VI (701-05)

86. John VII (705-07)

87. Sisinnius (708)

88. Constantine (708-15)

89. St. Gregory II (715-31)

90. St. Gregory III (731-41)

91. St. Zachary (741-52)

92. Stephen III (752-57)

93. St. Paul I (757-67)

94. Stephen IV (767-72)

95. Adrian I (772-95)

96. St. Leo III (795-816)

97. Stephen V (816-17)

98. St. Paschal I (817-24)

99. Eugene II (824-27)

100. Valentine (827)

101. Gregory IV (827-44)

102. Sergius II (844-47)

103. St. Leo IV (847-55)

104. Benedict III (855-58)

105. St. Nicholas I (the Great) (858-67)

106. Adrian II (867-72)

107. John VIII (872-82)

108. Marinus I (882-84)

109. St. Adrian III (884-85)

110. Stephen VI (885-91)

111. Formosus (891-96)

112. Boniface VI (896)

113. Stephen VII (896-97)

114. Romanus (897)

115. Theodore II (897)

116. John IX (898-900)

117. Benedict IV (900-03)

118. Leo V (903)

119. Sergius III (904-11)

120. Anastasius III (911-13)

121. Lando (913-14)

122. John X (914-28)

123. Leo VI (928)

124. Stephen VIII (929-31)

125. John XI (931-35)

126. Leo VII (936-39)

127. Stephen IX (939-42)

128. Marinus II (942-46)

129. Agapetus II (946-55)

130. John XII (955-63)

131. Leo VIII (963-64)

132. Benedict V (964)

133. John XIII (965-72)

134. Benedict VI (973-74)

135. Benedict VII (974-83)

136. John XIV (983-84)

137. John XV (985-96)

138. Gregory V (996-99)

139. Sylvester II (999-1003)

140. John XVII (1003)

141. John XVIII (1003-09)

142. Sergius IV (1009-12)

143. Benedict VIII (1012-24)

144. John XIX (1024-32)

145. Benedict IX (1032-45)

146. Sylvester III (1045)

147. Benedict IX (1045)

148. Gregory VI (1045-46)

149. Clement II (1046-47)

150. Benedict IX (1047-48)

151. Damasus II (1048)

152. St. Leo IX (1049-54)

153. Victor II (1055-57)

154. Stephen X (1057-58)

155. Nicholas II (1058-61)

156. Alexander II (1061-73)

157. St. Gregory VII (1073-85)

158. Blessed Victor III (1086-87)

159. Blessed Urban II (1088-99)

160. Paschal II (1099-1118)

161. Gelasius II (1118-19)

162. Callistus II (1119-24)

163. Honorius II (1124-30)

164. Innocent II (1130-43)

165. Celestine II (1143-44)

166. Lucius II (1144-45)

167. Blessed Eugene III (1145-53)

168. Anastasius IV (1153-54)

169. Adrian IV (1154-59)

170. Alexander III (1159-81)

171. Lucius III (1181-85)

172. Urban III (1185-87)

173. Gregory VIII (1187)

174. Clement III (1187-91)

175. Celestine III (1191-98)

176. Innocent III (1198-1216)

177. Honorius III (1216-27)

178. Gregory IX (1227-41)

179. Celestine IV (1241)

180. Innocent IV (1243-54)

181. Alexander IV (1254-61)

182. Urban IV (1261-64)

183. Clement IV (1265-68)

184. Blessed Gregory X (1271-76)

185. Blessed Innocent V (1276)

186. Adrian V (1276)

187. John XXI (1276-77)

188. Nicholas III (1277-80)

189. Martin IV (1281-85)

190. Honorius IV (1285-87)

191. Nicholas IV (1288-92)

192. St. Celestine V (1294)

193. Boniface VIII (1294-1303)

194. Blessed Benedict XI (1303-04)

195. Clement V (1305-14)

196. John XXII (1316-34)

197. Benedict XII (1334-42)

198. Clement VI (1342-52)

199. Innocent VI (1352-62)

200. Blessed Urban V (1362-70)

201. Gregory XI (1370-78)

202. Urban VI (1378-89)

203. Boniface IX (1389-1404)

204. Innocent VII (1404-06)

205. Gregory XII (1406-15)

206. Martin V (1417-31)

207. Eugene IV (1431-47)

208. Nicholas V (1447-55)

209. Callistus III (1455-58)

210. Pius II (1458-64)

211. Paul II (1464-71)

212. Sixtus IV (1471-84)

213. Innocent VIII (1484-92)

214. Alexander VI (1492-1503)

215. Pius III (1503)

216. Julius II (1503-13)

217. Leo X (1513-21)

218. Adrian VI (1522-23)

219. Clement VII (1523-34)

220. Paul III (1534-49)

221. Julius III (1550-55)

222. Marcellus II (1555)

223. Paul IV (1555-59)

224. Pius IV (1559-65)

225. St. Pius V (1566-72)

226. Gregory XIII (1572-85)

227. Sixtus V (1585-90)

228. Urban VII (1590)

229. Gregory XIV (1590-91)

230. Innocent IX (1591)

231. Clement VIII (1592-1605)

232. Leo XI (1605)

233. Paul V (1605-21)

234. Gregory XV (1621-23)

235. Urban VIII (1623-44)

236. Innocent X (1644-55)

237. Alexander VII (1655-67)

238. Clement IX (1667-69)

239. Clement X (1670-76)

240. Blessed Innocent XI (1676-89)

241. Alexander VIII (1689-91)

242. Innocent XII (1691-1700)

243. Clement XI (1700-21)

244. Innocent XIII (1721-24)

245. Benedict XIII (1724-30)

246. Clement XII (1730-40)

247. Benedict XIV (1740-58)

248. Clement XIII (1758-69)

249. Clement XIV (1769-74)

250. Pius VI (1775-99)

251. Pius VII (1800-23)

252. Leo XII (1823-29)

253. Pius VIII (1829-30)

254. Gregory XVI (1831-46)

255. Blessed Pius IX (1846-78)

256. Leo XIII (1878-1903)

257. St. Pius X (1903-14)

258. Benedict XV (1914-22)

259. Pius XI (1922-39)

260. Pius XII (1939-58)

261. St. John XXIII (1958-63)

262. Blessed Paul VI (1963-78)

263. John Paul I (1978)

264. St. John Paul II (1978-2005)

265. Benedict XVI (2005-2013)

266. Francis (2013-2025)

While the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor is expected to begin soon, it is essential to know who is eligible to be the next pope. According to the Canon law - the body of laws governing the Catholic Church, any unmarried and baptised male Catholic, whether clergy or not, is eligible to become a pope. That said, the last 600-plus years have seen only cardinals being elected as pontiff.

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