List of Popes (Ajax)

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name	Personal name	Place of birth
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, Latium
255	1 August 1860 - 24 April 1877 16 years, 8 months, 3 weeks, 2 days	Leo X Papa Leo Decimus	Fabiano Guilio Pietro Dandolo	Tarquinia, Latium
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, Latium

20th century Popes

Numerical order	Pontificate	portrait	Name	Personal name	Place of birth
257	3 December 1906 - 4 March 1926 19 years, 3 months, 1 day		John XI Papa Iohannes Undecimus	Matteo Genaro Abati	Fabria, Latium
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)

Pontiff Number	Pontificate	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.