In this guide, pope history has listed all the Popes that have reigned in the history of the papacy by their country of origin. The website has also listed them in chronological order in each of the sections.
Due to the fact that the Papacy has existed for almost two millennia, some countries and territories that a lot of the Popes came from, no longer exist. Where this is the case, the website has put them under their modern country equivalents.
A Quick overview of Popes and their nationality
- 217 popes have come from from Italy
- 16 popes have come from France (Pope Sylvester II, Pope Stephen IX, Pope Urban II, Pope Callistus II, Pope Urban IV, Pope Clement IV, Pope Martin IV, Pope Clement V, Pope Nicholas II, Pope Innocent V, Pope John XXII, Pope Benedict XII, Pope Clement VI, Pope Innocent VI, Pope Urban V, and Pope Gregory XI)
- 6 popes came from Germany (Pope Gregory V, Pope Clement II, Pope Damasus II, Pope Victor II, Pope Leo IX, and Pope Benedict XVI)
- 5 popes came from the Byzantine Empire in modern-day Syria (Pope Anicetus, Pope John V, Pope Sisinnius, Pope Constantine, and Pope Gregory III)
- 4 popes came from Greece (Pope Anacletus, Pope Hyginus, Pope Eleutherius, and Pope Sixtus II)
- 3 popes came from the Holy Land in modern-day Israel (Pope Peter, Pope Evaristus, and Pope Theodore I)
- 3 popes came from the continent of Africa (Pope Victor I, Pope Miltiades, Pope Gelasius I)
- 2 popes came from Dalmatia in modern-day Croatia (Pope Caius and Pope John IV)
- 2 popes came from Spain (Pope Callixtus III and Pope Alexander VI)
- 2 popes came from Portugal (Pope Damasus I and Pope John XXI)
- 2 popes came from Anatolia in modern-day Turkey (Pope John VI and Pope Conon)
- 1 pope came from England (Pope Adrian IV)
- 1 pope came from the Netherlands (Pope Adrian VI)
- 1 pope came from Poland (Pope John Paul II)
- 1 pope came from Argentina (Pope Francis)
