.

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{..ih4 Ei\i I C A L C{) L.rNC I t. S

f0uaTr.{crl ut{cILl l f cf}.rr$?.A N Ti N Opt.$,,l hi

E59-:ri
by I
havgbeenlwenty-{ineecumenicalrouncilslecognizedby the uflt
. .ThT3 catholicchurc}r.Eachcr:uncili .
tlris tablewith rhevear\/'| piitj
'v'r' or years i* which
J'!oD tlr it was
wrrrlrt rr herclano
was rlc,lf.l
andaa"irrief
surnrnaryof
Dnel surnmary of lts
its nl$st
m*st imponant
impcnanttear.lriqro.
tear.hil
decrees' separate entries on all t-lernty-one counciJs 0ffl
{*.g., "Nicaea, First council of i apiear eisewherei*&
encyclopedia,al$roughsorneindividua!councllsareiniluded in c.lustered sta!
entries,i.e.,ti, nn, ureran
andthe four councilsofConstantinople. pill3T tA f EfLAtJ C(}tiNc!L Th,r
I l'iJ
l. FIRST C{}LINCTt tlF l,lrCAEA
!irn
Th* eouncil taught againstAriani.,;nthat$u
3*5 {sri
thesamedivinesubstance {{lc, ofb
Father.
ArianisrnheldthattfueSonis
cal,
creatures,
but nct himselfdivinr.
58Ci}I{D L.dTNNAN COUNCII,
]:I RS'T COUNCIL OF TOI,TSTAN,TI!f
The
OT"LE Thecouncilrttified theteaching
oftirefirur il3S
38 r had
Coutcil ofNicaea and ccndemned
ti*l
whichheldthatChrisrrrasfuilr,lis;De
bur;ulh$ san
hurnan,sincehela&ecla huma.rrpirit.
ann
Constattinopolitan Creedreciled tridaya
and
rist is traditionallyasoociatid
wirhthi*rluncil
IIIIf,O T AT ER AN C OU N C IL
3 . C [}L .i c:t o ts H P F iESUS Tlrr
Thecouncilcondernned
Nest*rianisnr,
r"-hiclW i l 7*
43r ofa
.Lhfist,
lhat therearetuo person.s;n 'l
futt
one hunan.As such,h{aty is the moiierol
thir
not the Mother of Gr:d.The ci-rui:cil
affirrnrd
eJe,c
is ai.otheMorhcrof God{{Jk.,
I
Christ there is only onr divire Ferson. Fov*yi l rarE narc ccrLrN cr r 'fht
I:115
4 , C O i .rN cIr" fl F cl rA LcEooF[ dec
r ne counciltondemned Moriophrril,:n,
4 51 oIt
that in Christthereis onlyone,livirii:latun,Tk
ilr t
Clrakedoniande$nitiontaugha $u in
ticlg
t'rsanaturcs, one divifle and sne
lvfa
callyunitrd in onedivinepelsaaTtede$nftfut
F ST gALIN C !I- .!r ol t.t$
remains the doctrinal frarnsdod{ fcrChri OS t I itt

tociay. ."*5
witi
5 . S E CON S Crl U l JcIt oF csFlsTr ,NTIr SOpLf live
hl cnler to placatethe
)}J thr.
theinstigqlionoftheemp*ror]uslinian,
thcl1rreeChapters ofTheodore sar
st a*d
odoretof Cyrrhr.rs,
andibasr:fLdrua,on
fl , r! il...,.,,..,.,,:t . -r - -
. d"r
'' j -: ": v -: ... .
'1

B[C $\i 11 c t) gN c r r - oF LY{) N S

TH co u l i cl L Ots C( ) Ns r ANTlNtls[.8 Aft(
'& I) Thecoulil conclemned
${anstircliri 1X74
6 8 o -S l Chr
that in Christ thereis only onedivinewill
ule
two wills, one divine and onehurnan.lt alsa
Spi'
PopeHonorius as a Monothelitr.
an<J
7 , 5 E( :{)N D C OUN CIL OF Nr CAt",1, '11ecouncil condemne.d Gre
iconoclxm,a
787 opposeri the use of icoils and $,{h*rinrases ccu
irx
caland purposes.
Tlra..0+nril
dis$*
'levotional HCIL OF VIFNNS
LI*i
g*ishe"dtretweentheveneration
llr*tis r I- tt
foti
suchimagesandtheworship {fih.,iaria}dul beir
belongs to 60d alone.r'
incl
 .SC IJ M [I Ktr C A:t CO UNC I LS

i!n';n I$ c{}ui\cI L OF CONSTA f.i1.I1{Op I"E Tfoiscol.l;lcii}a.,ritthosrferllowing

it arenct recrgnized
'!dq-;'6
by the Lasterni}:thodox c-hurc!*es, {onstantinopleIV
r CatholicChurch.Eachcruncilis listed uph*ldtheR*n"unsynod's cnrdemnation of Fholius,
i*
aryofits nros;importanrteachilgsor parriarchcf {)onst*ntinople,and alsoe$t$hlishedthe
stCoun*ilnf') appei:rr elsewhere ,l urderofprecet3ence ar*ongp$tridrchate$;
in the Rarne,Con_
sredentries,i.e.,the live Laterancounci.jc stantinople,.fu{iandria, Antioih,and}erusalem,
IIT5T I"ATIRA N COlJAICI L Thef,rsi ecurneni*alrnuncilhddicrtheWest.Itcon-
i!r3
cil taught:-gainstA rianisnr tlratthe frrmecit$r Csirc*rdatof Woy*'ls,whichelrrJedthe
Sonicoi
':vir)Lsut).\tanLf(fik., {ox}rlor/rrsy
re.setrding
lar investiturg
fu:rr,._,rsio-")
al thr i.e.,thepractice
rianisrnheld that the $on is the greatest :,: of gayrul*rs,defurminingappolntnrcnts ta ecclesiasti-
of
, butngrhimselfdlvirre. r cenc{.Ir*s.
-
$.!tiol{ D Lr t TE RA iit co vNc I x_
c i i iati fi edrhereac lr i n g
a l ' r : : eF i r s t
Theco'.rlii]n:etfollorving aneigJrt_year schism ,_hat
, till
f Nicaeaand ccncJerrned
Ap*llinrriunbm,,ii
hadtake'aplacxat the timeof Fop*i,nnoeqnt il,s elec_
tl ihat Chrisrr"a.,rlli) tliv!nr bur n0:
fuiiv l , tir:rn"An aaiip*rre,A*acletulil, raaselectedat the
i nc . h e i a c led a hr: la : i s p i r i t . ! - h el , l i c e i :e *. semetime. Lip{ur rtreath,thecr:uncil
"{.naderus,s
Creedre.iq:,,trrJ.iy rhcflucLa. amrulledal"lirf hisandhisfollorro*rs, decisions,acts,
lj,:polil:" "r anrior.diaatiics.
IrtionaJlvasst't
iatedwirirriii,c,:uncil
T{'k* i"i.TERr\ N C{) [Jt_l€ r L '-The
cil rcur:lemiredf.lsstcrianisffr,lrhich hell coulcil e*deda schisrncreatetlby theelection
il7$
are two persons i* {lhrist, itne divine *f-an a*tipoir*,supportedbytheenrperor. Tnavoid
ard. '
n.As such,I4ary is the morlier *f Cht 6rrureprobl*nnscf rlris scrt,h dcer*d thata two-
other of Gld. T'lrerouncil af6r.medtlmt thir-dsmajorh,rd eardinals*a* rwcessary for the
Mother of 6od (Ck, ffta*li:,{ios},beca*sd electionof a pope a mle rhat*ill appliesioday.
r e is onl yonediv ine p c r i a n . I,ATERA} ,I C{ ,UI"iCTL
Yhernoctirnprtan of the Laera:n councils,it
;il condernned
S{anop}rysirisrn,wl:ich de*eed that aii f^ath*trics
mustrtreivethdsacrament
rist thereis cniy one divine lature,Th*.-l.rl of Penanceat &ru:toacea year,define.dtheEuaharist
r i and ch nit irrrr. ruy ,ht lrr a ii n J h r i s tt h e r e a r * in ternrsof raosubsr*ntiatiao,prohibitrdthefounda_
tion oi *ew n*igirus orders,a*drequired
:s,oni Ciuineand one human,hypostati_ . Jewsancl
r i j n o'l ediv i. n. , f t rr s o nT.h c , l e f r n i t i o n Muslims{o weerdistinct.ivedress.
i\ i . t 1 /!{ i irrt l ii iitirit!{r_ ,1 ii. 1i} l t _t l} t S|t J lugy
r rie Ldull:ll H,r..ifntjfil hryPopr innocent lV r0 deal
rciththe*Svex\rrndriof theftru:sh,:tireiurmural
t placatethe &l:nnr:hysitcs,the counril,sl
. livesaf the clergt and faithfutr,
rbedangerposeclby
rtionoftheenrperor theSaracens,the Grrr:klchisra"theinvasion
of Hun-
Justinirn,
Chaptars garyby t*r Tarran,andthehrealtbetweenrheCli,rrch
ol T'heodorcof l{opsuestia,
?ho
lfrrlu.;, an.ilbasof f,dess.r, andSmpenrrFrederick II, wlmrnthecouncil.
forniallv
onrJrc
groruxh
uereNestorianil lonr. . I* ciepose.r.
c( } uliclL ${ r LY|JNS .{ttendedby some.ofthegrratdsN
il *ondernned [4unuthelitism,rvhiclr dguresin nrerljeval
ist thereis onlyonedir.inewill rather Christe*dorn{*4." .tibertul &{agerx,gonavcnture},
rnedivineandonehuman.lt also the cowrcilde$ned*re double-proeession of theI"l{,bf
rriusasa Mon*theli{e. r $, Spiritt'romtheParherandthe$nx{Lat", Fllicque)
' a*d forgeda s}*rt-lived rrnio*b*glveen
Rrrrneandthe
il conclernnedic*Focl&sm,u movsmenl GreekChurch.TlrornasAquinimdi*d enroutet* the
tc ust rri rconl rnd otl:.,1irn.rgrsferr cou:rcil.
vationalp{fposes.Ther:cuncilclistin-
IL OF VTE} INE Underpessuretrt*n theFren&hing;philip IV,the
tween th* venuafiorl ffiflf ;s
-l.t {ouncil cssdeml}erl*re KnighrsT*mpiar,whowsre
i$andthelrorship{ijk., JrrIr.ra)
thut
beingacmrcd o{lmreryendimnnnsaliry }:ythose,
$od alcne.
includi*g Philip,rrho epveted
rh*ir w*rlth. l he

453
 :.,d-qtearffi sd!bJE!S1!,,iiaE;tli?:;t,"j;f"il

EC U M Ali I C A L Cr - ) Li Intil {s

ce{irficil, an a$srmbly(6k., sl,norJn

) of reuresentativesfronr the l';hole
councilalssdecided
ln tarorofthe
or fronl snecificdrurches ti.rrcorrsul{ati*
0bsffvan{esf poverly.
isiannraking regerding ec.lesialmatlers
CO{.INCtt {f F C(}NS TA},lCP The cailncil r,rascalled to endtheiircat I councils,rvhichrepresentthewhole
r/+1 4- r E involvingthreeseparate
Schism, aredistingLrished fronr the differentiypes
papalthrone.tt deposedlohnKtlll councils(trfierrcalledsynodsi:gener
XIIi, received
tireabdication
ofGregory hal, plenari', i'rimatial, regional,and
*lutted a cnnclavein rthich MartirVw;s
Easie:T'heureaning of ccruncilscat
C O U lir C t L - {) I: - ts A S E L - $ Ii Il R ii, & A - F I"$ R € n* C E - This councilmet in lbur difJerant
iitirs correctlyonly within thc frnrnervrr
R O l,,t F, listsdonotinclucle
Sasel).Thechief theologyof tlreChurch.
tomprehensive In thir
1 4 3 r - *4 5 louncilwasteuniorrwiththrCr",:'x , thc Churclr itself (Ck., eliklrsic-,
fmn
fireeks,eager
forttesternhelpagainsttht ito call togetirer")is the conlprchensive "as
acceptedlhe Latin fcrrmulations
onthr (corit:iiium,
fronr 1.;rt^, "to call to
rrrn6r.lldre,
Eucharist,pmgatory,anil papalprimaqr of the believingpeople,ralled tngetherb,
lirrks capturedConstantinople
in Forthisrrasorr"th* Chr.rrchitseil'canbe calle
apart. profoundtlreologicalsense the "ecurnenic
forrnedin responseto the divine convo
FiF H LA'T gR AN {:O{,J}'ICI T, Thecouncildeclared invalidthedecreesrf
follorvsthatilre ivholeCilurchasthe cotnmi
r5 1r * r 7 cil ofFisa(1409),
whichdepo:r:d tvo
uftrelievingprripie h;rsa conipletelyccincili
papalthroneduringitheGrcat
(collegial)strr,ictLiie,a lact that shou
electedthcqrtipolc 41errnrjcr\1rn.C
theiif'candstructurrsof iocalchurches ipa
Gl fr c ( :Ic s ) ) l l i l l i { r! l ; . l l a l i l i l t -i l e s , t l i L ! ii
i'rythe Frenchclergyin 1,138,
asserring i l l ]0
Chr,rch.
clenceofihe Frenchchurchfrornnapal
corid
lieht $l this consideraticn,an ecurnc'
1 r ) . c o u l lcr L $ F T Rr .!q f 'lhecouncilwasheldto addnlsth. in theorriinarysense,'i.e., one formedin r'
r s 4 5 *4 t, i5 5 1 - 5 c, 1 5 6 :*6 3 tv tbe FroteotantREformatian.
lt to a"hurnanconvc*kingi'carr be definedas
everyrn4ior*sp+ct*fCatlrolic ion of the ecurnenicalcolincil that
traditicn, the Lhurch! teachi in response to the divine convoking,i.e.,tl
iwtifi caticn,sndthesacr h.Thusa cauncilis nottheoniy,or ev
Eucharist" Its rnnstimportant rrpresentation
concentrated, of theChu
established seminariesfr,rthetraurins
lf theE
e.g.,the liturgy,especially
practices,
reDrrsentthe Churchin otherwayshbut it
1 t}, F tIts"f v.4.Tr cAN c0tr Ncr I" (the
The counciltaught papalprinrac,v reprresenta.tion, comprehensiv
rumprehensive
r8 6 9 - I0 ity overall other bishopsandovelthe ns and constitr.rency, designedtbr, b
and papalinfailibility(thcpope*i limited to,consultationand ciecisionmakingr
errorin definingmatters
of faitha:rd lingthegovernance and'fr-lrmation of the rthr
$itL
tauehtthatfaithis consi,;Tent nteans
Represerttatiori ncl nrerely tlreuse
isilhiminedtryfaith,thereby
reason to "take tlre pin':eof"'rnembersof t
botb rationali,;m(only rrasoncan the couirciialso representsthe Chrrrcl
andfideisrn
{onlyfaithcanestairlish
truth) asan expression of it. Tirr:first Christian
,,,,ebout Christian councils express€s this lunt
Ii trCOND 1' ATIC,TN COUNCI L An exceptirnin the history afecunnenkal
theologicaluirdr:rstandingnf the cout
L 9 6 2- 65 this couricilwasnotcailedto comtnt
locusof representalioil: "Therelvereheld
withdisciplinary problems.trtwas
6reekl;:nds at definite places those conn
[ahn XXIII to updatethe Churchand
all churcles,at which important matters
tiremodernworll. Itsmainernphasesi,iennn
ffnfflallytreatedand aiso the feplesentatio
renewalandreforrnof thelituLglthrroh
Christianityis expressedin a reverentialm;
ecumenrsnl,the rnleof tlreChurchin
(TertuliianDe.Fcttt lCancerningI|,epent
order,thecollegiality andthe
crfbishops
Sincethe eally Church,the idea <lf reJ
giousfreedom, andthesaving activityoi
thoughin different forrns,nasbeent,
tlrcChnrch.
 i*i:. "',***,.'.:,:'1i!fti;jiiid*iijilii
li,ili*.i{'{*r E il:it&fti:r#lfli trgt#frj.fir:ng$,i&ij$ir"+S,#-+;jllt"ll,:lt{ffir::i
"1;a4ry,. ff4i'.$,ii€
$
$
t "-.'
*\

KfinmL$s* qpff
ffmp#s
.s.*e
er/n'o
f Qgli,PSgeLSLHf;I}ftH$,
"&{&ffru$N_gruHeffiE.
' l. $LF.dm {3?-S?i
2. $elimle {$T'?6}
3. $LAry+$l*effiJflI$f$s3{?s-se}
4" St..1]leruess-l
(SB-g'r)
s. $t.Hysffiptus
{9?-XS5}
6. St.Ajexa{LfuJ (tfis-iI j)
7" $r.Sjs,effiJ
{t }$-I?s}Ats$sn$ed Hyu&us
I
8. Sr-Teteel$s$s (I ?5-l3s)
e. $!-3lysge*s{136-i4*}
I0. l$t.Piusnii4';-i55) iri {
1I.,q1,.AfiiSs{..HS
i155-3{t{t}
I?. $!-SgM {1q5d}-1?S}
q i3,-SLElsu$.fusqx.uu
{1?5-1tr9}
14.:Sl-Ylstor-l
il Sg-199)
15.S!.4quhgl{rss (te9-217;
" 16"$Lsslljs€ffiJ{2I ?-??}fldlleruqms rhsfollo'wingrhrq,s
mffis wercopps$sc{
hy si,
Hipsqlytlessimfis (zt ?"A3sj
1z$I+ryMl1H?_19]
r8"st*flwta.ht23s-35)
1S"St,_*sruaffi35-36i
?0sLF'Iiss{i:c-sc}' :.
:
:ll" Ss-"-essffilius
#51-53)ffippc}re$
hyMim, -Sg pe{?St}
?2.gt,{olruigs
I ffi53-54)
1a lJ :1 1
r..). trL ,.,r ui_,i- uLr r I lZ- ) .J.,- aJ r J

24,.Sl,-SjmusjS #.57-?5e) \"

?5.$&lllssysiss{?6t}."?SSi
:S. Sl,&,iieJ {369-2?dt}
?7"$l_f,u#$hiell{2?s-783}
?S.SLgsb$$S3-?SSiAls$called$airxs
29"St.Maffsiltinss (2$6-304)
30.&t-Marce!!u$_3 iss$-309i
31.S!-*Eussh!$* i3S9or 3lS)
32.$LMil$sd,s;r{311-}4} *,
33.,$$-$yiyffij (314-35)
34.St.Iltfur*u$.
{}36}
35.S! Jdjrffi"3{337-$ft}
3{i.hlbseffi {3$?d6}*pBcsedby Sw}im }[" ffi*@w {3$s-3{;g}
37.St.P,eucessssl {366-S3} Oppssed
hy Ur*iuinus, ang##s{36d-364
38.SLffi$s$ss{3s4-sB}
39.S*-&'ffitsgffilwe}{3SS4S1 }
4S.$t..X'4rrr*qffiL[
{4t}1-l 7)
 4l " SL.-fisdnnss {4I 7-l 8)
.12.$i, Sq$i&ql {4le-2?)Opp*sed byEulalir*s,
aqtipone
{41S419)
43.$Leehsttne_[ (422-32]
44"$t.Sg$ss_UI (432-4CI)
45"$1.tesllthp_$reat)(44s-61)
' 46.$1.Hikrius(461-68)
47"$s,Sim!!$tus(46e-83)
48.$t-._"Fslixllj fin (483-e2)
4e.$l-S.skslusj (4e2-96)
50"Asnistsrius trl(496-98)
51.S!.$y:n$ash11$ Cpposed
{49fi-514) byLaurentii}$,
rug]EimpF-
{4ge-J0l)
52.Sr.F{grmisdas (5n4-23)
53.$r,JobLI(523-26)
54. &felurlY:]I$ {s?s-30}
55.Essd;$!e-Il(530-32) Opposed by &isfrsqsrle,
&n$rorw(S3ff) ;$.1
s6"Jahs-],I (s33-3s)
57"$1.A&rpetus I (535-36)A.lsocalledAgnpitusI
r 58.$!. Srlverius. {536-37)
s9.Ylet$us {s37-55}
6,0.Eslasjrsl {5s6-61}
61.Jsh&IIi(s61-74} ' , r:iii
62.tse$edict I (5?5-79) .,rir;
'r
63.&lasi,ur]I (5?e-90) ,,t$
-.'r'{i
6a.W(seo-6s4) ' ' . :' .
'i
(6$44*s)
65"${tb:h|ias
66"Bonifaqe III (607)
6?"5t.BenifacE W (60S-15) ,'rf
(615-18)
68.-$L_figusqls$illA&sdatus$
{$" *.l:*ce_}' {61q-?5}
70. Llctx]riug_t{6?5-38} \
7tr.Sevsrinus{S40)
?2.&hsJV(64s42)
?3.kdorsl {$424$}
74.gl$srtlnj {649-55)
75.$-Eurenei (655-57)
?6.,$t-YiIaliq&t657-73)
??.Adesdatus"flIl{67?-76)
78. Donus(6?6-7S) h
79"$r*&ffihs{678-81}
80.$!.Leqll {682-S3}
I 1. $I-Ssnqdl#Jl {68,1-85)
82.Jshsfi_ (6*5-86)
83.Cqnon(686-87)
e*. Sfserelu$-I{6i}?-?0liCIpposed
hy T}rsodore fiffiiffigls$(6S?)
aedFe$chal,
S5..rq"h*Vj(7$1-fl5)
s6.JsleyII{7s5-s?}
 " _"_r.*r.5

iii
fr7.Swi*ius(70s)
8e.es&slsgfu{?{}s-Is}
89.$l;Gqesffiy iI {?ts-3x)
$*. $L$:pssqy_$l{?3I -4I )
if
el"$Lfiaahery (?41-52i
92' SlsffigeJ $52) Because
him
e-t.$jepheslll0 s2-s7)
hediedteforebeing.sqs$sggrtgg1,
manlrauthoritativm
lists*ntit
i
e4.$Leeeu{7s7_67}
gS.sIephqnIv {?67-72}
e6.A*ranl{772-es}
opposed II {?sr}andphilip{Td;si,
byconsrantine selipsgqs
{T6T)
ii
e7.SL-LcElIl(7e5-sI d)
98.stsshss-V
X0Cl.
l0l.
{st6-17}
$9.St.Fasclwrl
l {S17-24}
Euseng-{I{S;*-2?)
yalsn$ss(SZT)
i
: li,

. ii
142. QreegryJE{S2?-,64) ii
193 $eWr$$ (81447)Opposed hy Jotm,a$tigsrytSrS)
104. St.LeoIX {84?-i5)
i 05. -Espedisilll(855-58)Opposed
bVSesshsi$s, gstlpsp€{SS5}
106. (rhe
$f.lSishaleLl Qreat) (ss#-6i) I

107. Ad{raell (s67-?Zl i.

1ss" JobnyI$ {s?2-sz)

loe" ffiEl rgs2-84)
t 1f," gt-eds&slXl(ss4-Bs)
1l l. fitspheuYl
(s$j-ql)
I13" (S9t-96)
nss$ssr1$ :
1I3. Bs$irilse_Yl
{se6}
1t4. $tepheoY$ (Sq6-9?)
I i:1. &.qrusslu(S$?)
116. Tksdergll(se?) \
117.
t 18.
JahslX{ses-eO0}
Seupdi"ctIY (90*-03) tli&
Iil

il9 Lqqy-(903)Opposed hy Christopher,

estipqps(q03-SS4) !f

120. $erstgtrlfl{9CI4-}U [,
t?1. Anasjglsius IIJ{911-13) ii
l?2.
1"23"
Lrudp"(913-14)
fqhx.X{e14-2s)
tl
x?4. t.eo.Sj.
(928) f
i?5.
126.
$lqp.hq&_yjil {92e-3i)
JolurXt {931-35} iilli
127. Lep._ru($36-3e)
l?8. $tsptws$X{939r$2}
I ?9. Msdeu$${S4?46}
130. &epnp.tus tl {94s-55)
13l. JsheXll (e55-63)
lit

ii
itr
iI
ii
I$
II
132. IxisjJJI {ed3-54}
333. Sssed!-slv {e64}
134. Jsle,Xi]l (q6s-72j
i35. Sfssdisl_y-i{e73-7q\
i]S. $essdis!_ylJ (9?4-S3)
Senedict
andJohnXIV wereoppased
ty Bsni&qs_V]l,
esfipqffi{97a;9ea-fS5)
] 3'l. IqheXfY {es3-s4i
138" JsbJLY (ess-q6)
1i? eowry4_{??!:qs}
Op6:osed
byfu}$xv_I"antipqps
(ee7-qqs)
t4i). sylwis{slg{999-1003}
141. .jghruJl{Il{10s3)
\42" J_qhllXVru {1003-09)
ir+3" gereiris
I' {100q-tZ)
144" Ae$*diq1*Vll+ (lq1,Z-24)
Spposed
by fireesry,slxltsope
(1fil2)
145. Jsh$ru {1$24-3?j}
x45" &a$edi.ollx{i03a-45)Henppears
nnthislist threeseparatetirnes,because
he
was fwice dgg-gggd afistresfored ,
j,&7. $ylv*st+rII{ (l{.}4S)Considered
by sodreto tre angelipeps
:48- Bqrls$lllllX {1il45}
14e. (104s-46)
Gresrlss._gf
I iCI. U {1045-4V)
_Cjernspf
[51" Bs,ne&L{X{104?-4s)
i52, eaffi$sus U {104S)
453. $!x"qcj-l${nCI4e-s4i
i s4. Yiqtg$"IX {1fi55-$?}
35s. SlsGt]$LX {1Ss?-5S}
l$(i" M*s*is$ t105$-{i1} Opposed hy &wp.,diq]LX, (t0s8)
anurusre
?$?" AlssMs{-It (1051-?3} *pposedby HcnariusIi, n#rrureirs6}-!0?z}
15fi. Iit. tirego{yVI} (10?3-35}
{iregoryandthetbllowingthreesopeswereopposed
bv S{*s{1f,:eles}sfr[-19J"entipops{ I C}80-
I I 0s)
, ::;. tllllXgg_!.l$_iQll$:qtusb-ei1
1s{}.. *-
(10s8-e9)
elss$edLljbesll
ts1. fas*dll (1099-1118) Opposed tryTheodoric(1trS0),.Aieric
(110ti and
(*'Sylvasfer
h"{aginulf 1V""1105-ll l l}, anripppeg
{l100}
l S?. Asbsi$rn (1 11S-t9i Opposeci by &uldinl*Gres$ry ylli*], aqtlip-ope
{1il 9)
t63. LI(1119-24)
esilistus
1$4. Hq&qrius*il {i 124-30} Spposed by Celestine
II, Brarip,opg
{l tZ4)
H65. inrcnt-tl (x13S-43) *ppersedby AnasletllsII {113CI-1138}
andGqegory
Cq$ri
LYig[qrtrV")
{1138), anlipwes (t 138)
ls6. Ccis$Ilss I{ {1143-44)
Is7" L,ssiusII (t i44-45)
;str. Blussfi*fussse-Ill (t 145-s3)
I6e. uMtesiusJY(11s3-54)
1?{:}. A&hetr {1ls4-5e}
1?1. Alsuenfu$I(1159-81) OpposedbvM3 0159-il64),I'J$sel
lJ,[{i 1s5-116&},cal}istusIII (1168-l1?7)andInnocenr
iItr(t t?B-}tr80),antipptss
 1"r2. Lssj$e_$i{:1I st_fisi
173. (t
iJ:bas_lUI ss-s7i
],71 Srseary-Vllt 611*t,
175" (t te?_st)
ejsffi$strlr
W_! Csb;1in"q
III (l trll_9S)
y^7" (i ts8-i2i6)
Innqssn-qJli
l:9 $qr:erus"Ul .'
trzt6-zr
1T? Crews-IX t\227qr)'
l9q ty {124U
eeisxine
1$] Isupss#JY{1243*s4}
:y? 4'lsxeedqr_IY
{t?i-$-st}
183. iJrbenly(1261_q541
1$1 e-lsl'nsruIv-{12s5-68}
l1{ .&lqspsd{irqsorys
{r:"2lr-"t6}
1qf &1";dlinuEeeru:f
ilzzot
187. A&lqslJ {12?6)
119 IaheXX[ (12v6-77]
lf? b{rshs}.asJ1l
{12?T-so)
l?$" MasleIv (tzst"es)
- 1?1 HsnsrrurlY{12ss-b?)
l?2 }Ushpk$iV(l?ffi$_e?j
1?3 S&*eeisst!.us"y-
{i3s4i
l?t (1?s4-i3{i3}
esnltus-Yi$
lsl Slesssd
es&sdisr#I
{t:*$-**1
196. -ekrneulY(r3{}s_14)
197. ehaffiI"ijl1lt3.al..onRor**
byNichoras
V,s$_ripqtrs
lsg. kqgiHg:lxll(1334_42i {133s-1330}
l$i; elqrr?ffrt
JI {1342-52}
?0*" fuss$;ssl-yj(13s2-s2)
liif fll*ss,.iJlrphanyf1161-70) .
J\tL. GrcgqrJ*Ki(1370-79) \
2fi3' u&anJI (13Ts-89)opposedbvBsbess{-Qenqye
(i378-r3e4) {"cxpryF$tvIIT, afltiusps
2*4" sr;ni:fhye,:{x opposed
t13s9-r404i byBckrlo$senevm
I 394),pedrg_d"q vltr,,J(13?s-
f,:ci*ffient
Is$aCSs$eduLXIIIJt f :B+_I +I tt an*Faldassare_eessn{_rohs
,XX${} {I400-t415},aNrpr:rpes
?{is" Iuss$sstWj {1,404-fl6t0ppgled
by Fedr.q
{teLqliaflS€Eglllslxiuj {1394-
i4l7)andBatd*glqre {"&hnxxlli) rt+oo"tqrs},
e$srs
206" {fusmnxJI{(i406-rs} ffi**
CIpp Xlitl} {13s4_
14i 7)"Baldassaf XSIII,'}t i q
e Cgssa-{-'J$}rn
V:) (i 409-I 41t}),Estipaffi$
3t?" MaSl#v (14i?-jr)
?SS. guss$s-rv(l43t4T) Clpposed byAruadsss_af$aygy_{1,Fslia.Vj,
llagpsre
{t 439-I 44e)
?0e" NichCpq y {i447"5j}
?1il" gellisresI.t[(14s5'sfr)
' l.
"{,1 Fiusfi {t4s8-64}
?T?- PaulItr(t464-7ti
2i3. $ixtuqfv{!dt?t-S4}
?t4. ylg (t 4S4_92)
I.rurocEur
?r {J ,
LE
AkxMeclff{I4s?-rss3}
2.16. PiusIII {1fi}3}
?TT. Juliusff{IFCI3-13}
?r8. I.,eo
X {t5t3-Zt)
?I9. @I{152?-23}
22fl. AsmW_W$sz}_34)
231. PaulIg {Ij344s}
7?3. (155s,ss}
Juliss,{re
2e3. Aaasgsrue$
{rssj}
??4- gard Iv (t5js-j9)
22S. Prss]y(x$5q-6j)
,,,|E
4.6rt.F" glfisflg ttsffi:Tzl
297. gessryJffi{Is??-ss}
?2S- $ixtEE-H
{rssf-es}
229. IJrbanS {1s90}
* 23s"
greKryffi {1.5e0-el)
231"
ma
235.
234.,
Innoeea{
{& (tS$1}
thqgqym (t5e2-160s)
LeqXI (1d05)
PaulY(t60S-Zt)
iit,
?3$" [H:
XV (t62l-?3)
._9rgeory [ff
236" ql$
23?' Hrua$ (16?34*) &8p

f
Ims$srS"X{I$44-js}
23S.,- Alexandsr VJI(t 655-62)
23S- Mffi{166?-6e}
240" ebmEgX f 1670-76)
241_ Blessed.innocqntXI ( I 626_g9h_
24?-" *te@Xg(t6se-el)
243. IsnaseutlfiI
{I 69t-l ?00)
244" ClEmEqtXI {}?00-ZI}
t+J- InnocsrrglJ eTZt-Z4)
246- BenedistJilfi(X7Z44A)
247" SlempntX$(IT3F40)
248" BenedistXIV(t?4S-SA)
249- (tzsS-69i
elsrne$-eUi
25S_ ClementXIV (t76q-74\
251" eiwyl $77s-eej
2st- PiusVIltl8$CI-zj)
253. LeoXII {l82j-29)
2$4* PjpsVJIItt&29r30)
255- ksgss;X$ {Is3r4s}
256" Ble*sedPiw IX (1S46-TS)
 2s7. truJ{ffiI(ls?s-tss3}
258. sLPisrx(1903_14)
259' Benedistxv {1914-22)Biographies
of"Benedictxv andhis succsssors
addedat a later date will be
26CI. FiusXI (t922^39)
261.. PiusXII (1q3q-5S)
262. BlessedJohnXXIII {195g_63)
263" FaulVI it9d3-TS)
264. JohnFautI (19?S)
255. JolmFaulI[ il9TB-2005)
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