Longest Serving Popes In History

St. Peter

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POPE PIUS IX

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JOHN PAUL II

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LEO XIII

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Pope Pius VI, born Giovanni Angelo Braschi He was top of the Catholic Church from February 1775 to his demise in August 1799.

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POPE PIUS VII

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Longest Serving Popes In History

The Catholic Church has had 266 popes since its inception in the 1st century A.D. Here we know the pope with the longest reign of all.

St. Peter

St. Peter, also known by the full name of Saint Peter the Apostle and as Cephas in Aramaic His Papacy began in AD 30 till AD 64–68 spanning nearly 37 years

POPE PIUS IX

JOHN PAUL II

Pope John Paul II was an iconic leader who occupied the papacy from 1978 to 2005 nearly 26 years

LEO XIII

Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) served as the head of the Catholic Church from 1878 to his death in 1903 (25 Years)

Pope Pius VI, born Giovanni Angelo Braschi He was top of the Catholic Church from February 1775 to his demise in August 1799.

POPE PIUS VI

POPE PIUS VII

Pope Pius VII (1740-1823), having assumed office in 1800-1823, beheld some sympathy for the liberality desired by those advocating for the French Revolution.