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Dr. Edward Peters

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The Popes

Regnal Name	Baptismal Name	Reign	Notes
Benedict XVI	Ratzinger	2005-
John Paul II	Wojtyla	1978-2005	Pilgrim Pope, 1983 Code, Catechism, Fall of Soviet Communism
John Paul I	Luciani	1978
Paul VI	Montini	1963-1978	Vatican II: 2-4, Liturgical reforms, Humanae vitae
John XXIII	Roncalli	1958-1963	Vatican II: 1, Pacem in terris, Mater et Magistra
Pius XII	Pacelli	1939-1958	World War II, Mediator Dei, Mystici Corporis
Pius XI	Ratti	1922-1939	Lateran Treaty, Casti connubii
Benedict XV	della Chiesa	1914-1922	World War I, 1917 Code
St. Pius X	Sarto	1903-1914	Liturgical reforms, 1917 Code, Curial reforms
Leo XIII	Pecci	1878-1903	Social teachings, Aeterni Patris, Apostolicae curae
Pius IX	Mastai Ferretti	1846-1878	Vatican I, Prisoner of the Vatican
Gregory XVI	Cappellari	1831-1846
pius VIII	Castiglioni	1829-1830
Leo XII	della Genga	1823-1829
Pius VII	Chiaramonti	1800-1823	Restoration of the Jesuits
Pius VI	Braschi	1775-1799	Set up Baltimore see, died Napoleon's prisoner, Auctorem Fidei
Clement XIV	Ganganelli	1769-1774	Suppression of the Jesuits
Clement XIII	Rezzonico	1758-1769
Benedict XIV	Lambertini	1740-1758	"First Modern Pope", True Humanism, De Synodo Diocesano
Clement XII	Corsini	1730-1740
Benedict XIII	Orsini	1724-1730
Innocent XIII	dei Conti	1721-1724
Clement XI	Albani	1700-1721	Elected pope while a priest
Innocent XII	Pignatelli	1691-1700	Curbed nepotism
Alexander VIII	Ottoboni	1689-1691
Bl. Innocent XI	Odescalchi	1676-1689
Clement X	Altieri	1670-1676
Clement IX	Rospigliosi	1667-1669
Alexander VII	Chigi	1655-1667
Innocent X	Pamfili	1644-1655
Urban VIII	Barberini	1623-1644
Gregory XV	Ludovisi	1621-1623
Paul V	Borghese	1605-1621
Clement VIII	Aldobrandini	1592-1605
Innocent IX	Fachinetti	1591
Gregory XIV	Sfondrati	1590-1591
Urban VII	Castagna	1590	A friend of the poor
Sixtus V	Peretti	1585-1590
Gregory XIII	Buoncompagni	1572-1585
St. Pius V	Ghislieri	1566-1572
Pius IV	de' Medici	1560-1565
Paul IV	Carafa	1555-1559	Trent, Sessions 17-25
Marcellus II	Cervini	1555
Julius III	del Monte	1550-1555	Trent, Sessions 11-16
Paul III	Farnese	1534-1549	Trent, Sessions 1-10
Clement VII	de' Medici	1523-1534
Adrian IV	Florensz	1522-1523
Leo X	de' Medici	1513-1521
Julius II	della Rovere	1503-1513	St. Peter's Basilica, not a bad pope for a warrior
Pius III	T. Piccolomini	1503	Elected pope while a deacon
Alexander VI	Borgia	1492-1503