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Biography of Pope Benedict - Catholic Popes
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Benedict is the regnal name of the current Roman pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI (2005–present) and has been the name of fourteen or fifteen other popes, depending on whether Benedict X is counted as a pope or antipope: *Pope Benedict I (575–579) *Pope Benedict II (684–685) *Pope Benedict III (855–858) *Pope Benedict IV (900–903) *Pope Benedict V (964) *Pope Benedict VI (972–974) *Pope Benedict VII (974–983) *Pope Benedict VIII (1012–1024) *Pope Benedict IX (1032–1044, 1045–1046 & 1047–1048) *Pope Benedict X (1058–1059) (officially considered an antipope) *Pope Benedict XI (1303–1304) *Pope Benedict XII (1334–1342) *Pope Benedict XIII (1724–1730) *Pope Benedict XIV (1740–1758) *Pope Benedict XV (1914–1922) *Pope Benedict XVI (2005–present) Three antipopes also called Benedict: *Antipope Benedict X *Antipope Benedict XIII *Antipope Benedict XIV nl:Paus Benedictus pt:Papa Bento
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