List of Popes (Ajax)

Numerical order	Pontificate	portrait	Name	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy
1	33-64/67		St Peter	Simon Peter
254	4 June 1842 - 23 September 1860 17 years, 10 months, 2 weeks, 6 days		Alexander XVIII Papa Alexander Duodevigensimus	Giovanni Paolo Melchiorre	Castel di San Marco, Latin Empire
255	1 August 1860 - 24 April 1877 16 years, 8 months, 3 weeks, 2 days		Leo X Papa Leo Decimus	Fabiano Guilio Pietro Barbieri	Tarquinia, Latin Empire
256	2 May 1877 - 29 November 1906 29 years, 6 months, 3 weeks, 5 days		Ven. John Paul III Papa Ioannes Paulus Undecimus	Tito Andrea Simone Sciarra	Tarquinia, Latin Empire

20th century Popes

Numerical order	Pontificate	portrait	Name	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy
257	3 December 1906 - 4 March 1926 19 years, 3 months, 1 day		John XI Papa Iohannes Undecimus	Matteo Genaro Abati	Fabria, Latin Empire
Motto: Obedientia et Justitiae (Obedience and Justice)
258	13 March 1926 - 27 July 1936 10 years, 4 months, 2 weeks	File:BentoXVIquadroaoleo.jpg	Paul X Papa Paolo Decimus	Marco Aurelio Lauri	Fabria, Ecclesiastical State
Motto: Miserando atque Fortis (Lowly yet Strong)
259	5 June 1936 - 10 September 1940 4 years, 3 months, 5 days		Alexander IXX Papa Alexander Decimus Nonus	Aurelio Tito Paccelli	Tezorio, Ecclesiastical State
Motto: Fortes in Fide (Sturdy in faith)
260	15 September 1940 - 20 December 1952 12 years, 3 months, 2 days		Julius III Papa Julius Tertius	Hadriano Eugenio Giovanni Candreva	Capriglio, Ecclesiastical State
Motto: Salutis per Pace (Salvation by Peace)
261	3 January 1940 - 18 November 1965 12 years, 10 months, 2 weeks, 1 days		Paul XI Papa Paulo Undecimus	Augustino Cesare Tutti	Fabria, Ecclesiastical State
Motto: In Defensione Christi (In Defence of Christ)
262	22 November 1965 - 22 March 1979 13 years, 4 months		Pius XVI Papa Pio Decimus Sextus	Guiliano Prasca	Fabria, Ecclesiastical State
Motto: Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam (For the Greater Glory of God)
263	1 April 1979 - 3 May 2005 30 years, 1 month, 2 days		Benedict VIII Papa Benedictus Tertius Decimus	Caio Fonteviani	San Andrea, Ecclesiastical State
Motto: Deo Iuvante (With God's Help)

21st century Popes

Pontiff Number	Pontificate	portrait	Name	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy
264	8 May 2005 - 11 March 2015 9 years, 10 months, 2 days		John XII Papa Iohannes Duodecimus	Benedetto Floriano	Castel D'Ario, Ecclesiastical State	78/87
Motto: In servitio dei in gloria (In service of the Glory) Fabian. Known as the 'Great Protector', elevated the Tridentine Mass to a more prominent position and promoted the use of Latin in Church schools; re-introduced several disused papal garments. His political efforts gained him the style 'cautious intervener', as he rarely made executive decisions, instead supporting the efforts lay-officials in the Magisterium.
265	15 March 2015 - Present		Julius IV Papa Julius Quartus	Claudio Atillio Baglione	Fabria, Ecclesiastical State	75/
Motto: Genuflectant omnes in plano (All kneel equal at the same level). First pope from a religious institute since Leo XVI (1825–1834); first Jesuit pope. Oversaw the Night of Torn Cassocks, announced reforms to welfare and education that greatly expand Church control.