Hoeveel pausen zijn er geweest? 267, van de heilige Petrus tot Leo XIV

There have been 267 popes, and Leo XIV is the 267th. That is the Holy See’s own count: its list of the Supreme Pontiffs runs from Saint Peter, who died in 64 or 67, to Leo XIV, elected on 8 May 2025. One man appears on the list three times, so 265 different men have held the office. The list on vatican.va gives each pope’s number, name, dates and birthplace, so most of the papacy’s records can be counted straight…