Pope Benedict

Benedict has been the papal name of fifteen popes of the Catholic Church. The name is derived from the Latin benedictus, meaning "blessed".

Pope Benedict I (575–579)
Pope Benedict II (saint; 684–685)
Pope Benedict III (855–858)
Pope Benedict IV (900–903)
Pope Benedict V (964)
Pope Benedict VI (972–974)
Pope Benedict VII (974–983)
Pope Benedict VIII (1012–1024)
Pope Benedict IX (1032–1044, 1045–1046, 1047–1048)
- Antipope Benedict X (1058–1059) – several cardinals alleged that his election was irregular and he was deposed; his papacy, though later declared illegitimate, has been taken into account in the conventional numbering of subsequent popes who took the same name
Pope Benedict XI (blessed; 1303–1304)
Pope Benedict XII (1334–1342)
- Antipope Benedict XIII (1394–1423)
- Antipope Benedict XIV (1424–1429, 1430–1437) – two individuals
Pope Benedict XIII (servant of God; 1724–1730)
Pope Benedict XIV (1740–1758)
Pope Benedict XV (1914–1922)
Pope Benedict XVI (2005–2013)

See also