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A papal name or pontificial name is the regnal name taken by a pope. Both the head of the Catholic Church, usually known as the pope, and the pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (Coptic pope) choose papal names. As of 2013, Pope Francis is the Catholic pope, and Tawadros II or Theodoros II is the Coptic pope.
The most frequently chosen papal name is John, with 21 popes having adopted it. There have also been 44 unique papal names used only once throughout history.
This name generator will generate 10 random names for popes. The pope is, of course, the Bishop of Rome and leader of the Catholic Church. There are also popes part of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, and their names have been included in this name generator as well.
29 sty 2024 · Pope Francis is the first pope to choose a unique regnal name since Pope Lando in the year 913. Here are some other names of popes that are still usable today — many of them worn by multiple bearers.
12 sty 2022 · Wouldn’t it be awesome to have some of these names used once again? Men, here’s your chance to think of your potential papal name (if it ever comes to that). I present to you 45 gently used pope names you may want to consider. Names that would fit in our modern times. Peter (1st pope, saint, 33-67) Linus (2nd pope, saint, 67-76)
This chronological list of popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the Annuario Pontificio under the heading "I Sommi Pontefici Romani" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes.
14 lis 2008 · In his book, Anura Guruge uses computer software to create tables and computations to show how previous popes chose their names. He tells the history as to who was the first pope after St....
