Pope Benedict

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

• Pope Benedict I (575–579)
• Pope Benedict II (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)
• Pope Benedict XI (1303–1304)
• Pope Benedict XII (1334–1342)
• Pope Benedict XIII (1724–1730)
• Pope Benedict XIV (1740–1758)
• Pope Benedict XV (1914–1922)
• Pope Benedict XVI (2005–2013) – Now pope emeritus (born 1927)

Additionally, four antipopes have used the name Benedict:

• 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.
• Antipope Benedict XIII (1394–1423)
• Antipope Benedict XIV (1424–1429) & (1430–1437) – Two individuals

See also

• Benedict