This list presents the succession of pontiffs who have led the Catholic Church since its earliest days. From the humble beginnings of St. Peter, chosen by Christ as the rock upon which His Chruch would be built, to the steadfast leadership of Pope St. Sergius I, this chronological list traces the rich tapestry of papal history over centuries of faith and service.
- St. Peter (ca. 30–64 or 67)
- St. Linus (64 or 67–76 or 79)
- St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76–88)
- St. Clement I (88–97)
- St. Evaristus (97–105)
- St. Alexander I (105–115)
- St. Sixtus I (115–125)
- St. Telesphorus (125–136)
- St. Hyginus (136–140)
- St. Pius I (140–155)
- St. Anicetus (155–166)
- St. Soter (166–175)
- St. Eleutherius (175–189)
- St. Victor I (189–199)
- St. Zephyrinus (199–217)
- St. Callixtus I (217–222)
- St. Urban I (222–230)
- St. Pontian (230–235)
- St. Anterus (235–236)
- St. Fabian (236–250)
- St. Cornelius (251–253)
- St. Lucius I (253–254)
- St. Stephen I (254–257)
- St. Sixtus II (257–258)
- St. Dionysius (260–268)
- St. Felix I (269–274)
- St. Eutychian (275–283)
- St. Caius (283–296)
- St. Marcellinus (296–304)
- St. Marcellus I (308–309)
- St. Eusebius (309 or 310)
- St. Miltiades (311–314)
- St. Sylvester I (314–335)
- St. Mark (336)
- St. Julius I (337–352)
- Liberius (352–366)
- St. Damasus I (366–384)
- St. Siricius (384–399)
- St. Anastasius I (399–401)
- St. Innocent I (401–417)
- St. Zosimus (417–418)
- St. Boniface I (418–422)
- St. Celestine I (422–432)
- St. Sixtus III (432–440)
- St. Leo I (the Great) (440–461)
- St. Hilarius (461–468)
- St. Simplicius (468–483)
- St. Felix III (II) (483–492)
- St. Gelasius I (492–496)
- Anastasius II (496–498)
- St. Symmachus (498–514)
- St. Hormisdas (514–523)
- St. John I (523–526)
- St. Felix IV (III) (526–530)
- Boniface II (530–532)
- John II (533–535)
- St. Agapetus I (535–536)
- St. Silverius (536–537)
- Vigilius (537–555)
- Pelagius I (556–561)
- John III (561–574)
- Benedict I (575–579)
- Pelagius II (579–590)
- St. Gregory I (the Great) (590–604)
- Sabinian (604–606)
- Boniface III (607)
- St. Boniface IV (608–615)
- St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) (615–618)
- Boniface V (619–625)
- Honorius I (625–638)
- Severinus (640)
- John IV (640–642)
- Theodore I (642–649)
- St. Martin I (649–655)
- St. Eugene I (655–657)
- St. Vitalian (657–672)
- Adeodatus II (672–676)
- Donus (676–678)
- St. Agatho (678–681)
- St. Leo II (682–683)
- St. Benedict II (684–685)
- John V (685–686)
- Conon I (686–687)
- St. Sergius I (687–701)
