Timeline of the Papacy (WIP) By JoJ Smith Aug 14, 1742 Barnaba Chiaramonti is Born in Cesena Aug 22, 1760 Annibale della Genga is Born in Monticelli di Genga, Fabriano Nov 20, 1761 Francesco Saverio Castiglioni is Born in Cingoli Sep 18, 1765 Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari is Born in Belluno May 13, 1792 Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti is Born in Senigallia Mar 14, 1800 Barnaba Chiaramonti Becomes Pope Pius VII Period: Mar 14, 1800 to Aug 20, 1823 Pope Pius VII Mar 2, 1810 Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci is Born in Carpineto Romano Aug 20, 1823 Pope Pius VII Dies, aged 81 Sep 28, 1823 Annibale della Genga Becomes Pope Leo XII Period: Sep 28, 1823 to Feb 10, 1829 Pope Leo XII Feb 10, 1829 Pope Leo XII Dies, aged 68 Mar 31, 1829 Francesco Saverio Castiglioni Becomes Pope Pius VIII Period: Mar 31, 1829 to Nov 30, 1830 Pope Pius VIII Nov 30, 1830 Pope Pius VIII Dies, aged 69 Feb 2, 1831 Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari Becomes Pope Gregory XVI Period: Feb 2, 1831 to Jun 1, 1846 Pope Gregory XVI Jun 2, 1835 Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto is Born in Riese, Treviso Jun 1, 1846 Pope Gregory XVI Dies, aged 80 Jun 16, 1846 Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti Becomes Pope Pius IX Period: Jun 16, 1846 to Feb 7, 1878 Pope Pius IX Nov 21, 1854 Giacomo della Chiesa is Born in Genoa, Liguria, Italy May 31, 1857 Achille Ratti is Born in Desio, Milan Mar 2, 1876 Eugenio Pacelli is Born in Rome Feb 7, 1878 Pope Pius IX Dies, aged 85 Feb 20, 1878 Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci Becomes Pope Leo XIII Period: Feb 20, 1878 to Jul 20, 1903 Pope Leo XIII Nov 25, 1881 Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli is Born in Sotto il Monte, Bergamo Sep 26, 1897 Giovanni Battista Montini is Born in Concesio, Brescia Jul 20, 1903 Pope Leo XIII Dies, aged 93 Aug 4, 1903 Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto Becomes Pope Pius X Period: Aug 4, 1903 to Aug 20, 1914 Pope Pius X Oct 17, 1912 Albino Luciani is Born in Forno di Canale, Belluno Aug 20, 1914 Pope Pius X Dies, aged 79 Sep 3, 1914 Giacomo della Chiesa Becomes Pope Benedict XV Period: Sep 3, 1914 to Jan 22, 1922 Pope Benedict XV May 18, 1920 Karol Wojtyla is Born in Wadowice, Kraków Jan 22, 1922 Pope Benedict XV Dies, aged 67 Feb 6, 1922 Achille Ratti Becomes Pope Pius XI Period: Feb 6, 1922 to Feb 10, 1939 Pope Pius XI Apr 16, 1927 Joseph Ratzinger is Born in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria Dec 17, 1936 Jorge Mario Bergoglio is Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina Feb 10, 1939 Pope Pius XI Dies, aged 81 Mar 2, 1939 Eugenio Pacelli Becomes Pope Pius XII Period: Mar 2, 1939 to Oct 9, 1958 Pope Pius XII Oct 9, 1958 Pope Pius XII Dies, aged 82 Oct 28, 1958 Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli Becomes Pope John XXIII Period: Oct 28, 1958 to Jun 3, 1963 Pope John XXIII Jun 3, 1963 Pope John XXIII Dies, aged 81 Jun 21, 1963 Giovanni Battista Montini Becomes Pope Paul VI Period: Jun 21, 1963 to Aug 6, 1978 Pope Paul VI Aug 6, 1978 Pope Paul VI Dies, aged 80 Aug 26, 1978 Albino Luciani Becomes Pope John Paul I Period: Aug 26, 1978 to Sep 28, 1978 Pope John Paul I Sep 28, 1978 Pope John Paul I Dies, aged 65 Dec 16, 1978 Karol Wojtyla Becomes Pope John Paul II Dec 16, 1978 Karol Wojtyla Becomes Pope John Paul II Period: Dec 16, 1978 to Apr 2, 2005 Pope John Paul II Apr 2, 2005 Pope John Paul II Dies, aged 84 Apr 19, 2005 Joseph Ratzinger Becomes Pope Benedict XVI Period: Apr 19, 2005 to Feb 28, 2013 Pope Benedict XVI Feb 28, 2013 Benedict XVI Resigns Mar 13, 2013 Jorge Mario Bergoglio becomes Pope Francis