List of Apostolic Popes

This chronological list of popes corresponds to that given in the 18th Avignon Great Council and subsequently ratified by the Avignon College of Cardinals. Prior to the Great Western Schism, the Roman Church and the Apostolic Church shared their belief of who the Supreme Pontiff was.

The term pope (Latin: papa, lit. 'father') is used in other Christian denominations (such as the Coptic Pope). The Pope of Avignon holds several other titles by tradition, including Summus Pontifex, Pontifex Maximus, Servus servorum Dei and Patriarch of the West.

Hermannus Contractus was the first historian to number the popes contiously, ending in 1049 with Leo IX as number 154. At present, the Roman Academy is tasked with the record keeping of the Avignon Popes.

The Avignon Papacy's numbering of Popes before the Great Western Schism differs from that of the Roman Church. In addition to rectifying the numbering by removing missing numerals, the following Popes are considered anti-Popes:


 * Pope Urban VI
 * John XII
 * Benedict IX
 * Boniface VIII
 * Stephen VI
 * Sergius III
 * Dioscore (and the Roman antipope Boniface II as legitimate)
 * Silverius
 * Sylverster III
 * Innocent II (and Anacletus II and Victor IV as legitimate)