History quiz
Popes since 1900
Twelve popes have led the Catholic Church since 1900. Use the years and the name each man was born with. Type Pius XII, Pius 12 or Pius the Twelfth.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 12 answers
- Limit
- 3:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 12
- Time limit
- 3:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name every pope since 1900.
| Years | Name at birth | Pope |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 to 1903 | Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci | Not found yet |
| 1903 to 1914 | Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto | Not found yet |
| 1914 to 1922 | Giacomo della Chiesa | Not found yet |
| 1922 to 1939 | Achille Ratti | Not found yet |
| 1939 to 1958 | Eugenio Pacelli | Not found yet |
| 1958 to 1963 | Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli | Not found yet |
| 1963 to 1978 | Giovanni Battista Montini | Not found yet |
| 1978 | Albino Luciani | Not found yet |
| 1978 to 2005 | Karol Wojtyła | Not found yet |
| 2005 to 2013 | Joseph Ratzinger | Not found yet |
| 2013 to 2025 | Jorge Mario Bergoglio | Not found yet |
| 2025 to now | Robert Francis Prevost | Not found yet |
About this quiz
The list starts with Leo XIII, who was pope when the century turned, and ends with Leo XIV, elected in May 2025. The Holy See counts Leo XIV as the 267th pope.
- 1978 was a year of three popes: Paul VI, John Paul I and John Paul II.
- John Paul I was pope for about a month, from 26 August to 28 September 1978.
- The pontificate of Benedict XVI ended on 28 February 2013, and Francis was elected on 13 March.
- Leo XIV, born in Chicago, was elected on 8 May 2025.
Sources
- [1]The Holy See. Pontiffs.
Note on the data. Papal names, secular names and the first and last dates of each pontificate follow the Holy See's list of pontiffs, checked on 3 October 2026. The list starts with the pope reigning on 1 January 1900. Years are calendar years from election to the end of the pontificate.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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