CHURCH OF ROME.
301
No. in the list
Name of Pontiff
Nationality
Tear of
Election
No. in J the list
Name of Pontiff
1
Nationality
Year of
Election
1513
167
Eugene III.
1145
219
Leo X.
168
Anastasius IV.
1153
220
Adrian VI.
Dutch
1522
169
Adrian IV.
English
1154
221
Clement VII.
Italian
1523
170
Alexander III.
Italian
1159
222
Paul III.
1534
171
Lucius III.
1181
223
Julius III.
n
1550
172
Urban III.
1185
224
Marcellus II.
n
1555
173
Gregory VIII.
,,
1187
225
Paid IV.
1555
174
Clement III.
1187
226
Pius IV.
1559
175
Celestine III.
1191
227
Pius V.
1566
176
Innocent III.
1198
228
Gregory XIII.
„
1572
177
Honorius III.
1216
229
Sixtus V.
„
1585
178
Gregory IX.
„
1227
230
Urban VII.
1590
179
Celestine IV.
1241
231
Gregory XIV.
1590
180
Innocent IV.
1243
232
Innocent IX.
1591
181
Alexander IV.
'
1254
233
Clement VIII.
n
1592
182
Urban IV.
French
1261
234
Leo XL
n
1605
183
Clement IV.
1265
235
Paul V.
tj
1605
184
Gregory X.
Italian
1271
236
Gregory XV.
n
1621
185
Innocent V.
French
1276
237
Urban VIII.
})
1623
186
Adrian V.
Italian
1276
238
Innocent X.
1644
187
John XIX.
Prtguese
1276
239
Alexander VII.
)j
1655
188
Nicholas III.
Italian
1277
240
Clement IX.
1667
189
Martin IV.
1281
241
Clement X.
H
1670
190
Honorius IV.
1285
242
Innocent XL
1676
191
Nicholas IV.
1292
243
AlexanderVIII.
1689
192
Celestine V.
1294
244
Innocent XII.
n
1691
193
Boniface VIII.
1294
245
Clement XL
n
1700
191
Benedict X.
1303
246
Innocent XIII.
n
1721
195
Clement V.
French
1305
247
Benedict XIII.
n
1724
196
John XX.
1316
248
Clement XII.
n
1730
197
Benedict XL
1334
249
Benedict XIV.
it
1740
198
Clement VI.
1342
250
Clement XIII.
n
1758
199
Innocent VI.
?>
1352
251
Clement XIV.
M
1769
200
Urban V.
1362
252
Pius VI.
n
1775
201
Gregory XL
,,
1370
253
Pius VII.
1800
202
Urban VI.
Italian
1378
254
Leo XII.
1823
203
Boniface IX.
»
1389
255
Pius VIII.
(J
1829
204
Innocent VII.
,,
1404
256
Gregory XVI.
1831
205
Gregory XII.
„
1406
257
Pius IX.
1846
206
Alexander V.
Greek
1409
The average reign of the 163 occupants of the Pontifical throne from the establishment to the extinction of the temporal power of the Popes, amounted to not quite seven years.
The Sovereign-Pontiff is the absolute and irresponsible ruler of the Eoman Catholic Church. His judgments are held to be infal- lible, and there is no appeal against his decrees. The Pontiff may seek advice from the Sacred College of Cardinals, consisting, when complete, of seventy members, namely, six cardinal-bishops, fifty
