Pope

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Employment.png Pope 
(religious leader)
Coat of arms Holy See.svg

Start1 CE
Leader ofCatholic Church
Interest ofChurch Militant
Websitehttp://www.vatican.va/holy_father/index.htm
Leader of the Catholic Church

The Pope, also known as the Supreme Pontiff or Pontifex Maximus is a male religious leader who resides in the Vatican City. He is the bishop of Rome and leader of the worldwide Catholic Church.

The Pope surrounded and protected by the Swiss Guard.


 

Office Holders on Wikispooks

NameFromToDescription
Jorge Mario Bergoglio13 March 2013Pope Francis
Joseph Ratzinger20052013Reigned as Pope Benedict XVI, then resigned
Karol Wojtyła16 October 19782 April 2005Pope John Paul II, met Epstein before the latter became famous.
Albino Luciani26 August 197828 September 1978Pope John Paul I
Giovanni Montini19631978Pope Paul VI
Eugenio Pacelli2 March 19399 October 1958Pope Pius XII
Ambrogio Ratti6 February 192210 February 1939As Pius XI

 

A Document by Pope

TitleDocument typePublication dateSubject(s)Description
Document:In eminentiPapal bull28 April 1738Freemasonry
Secret society
First Papal Bull that deals with the condemnation of Freemasonry specifically.
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