Map Showing Where Popes Were Born (With Full List)

Map created by the.world.in.mapsThe map above shows where in the world Popes were born.

In total there have been ~~266~~ 267 official popes (and 29 antipopes) since 30 AD.

Below we have a list of where they were born but it varies slightly from the list above.

Italy – 196
Unknown – 18
France – 15
Greece – 11
Syria- 5
Germany – 5
Spain – 3
Africa – 3
Portugal – 2
West Bank – 2
United Kingdom – 1
Israel – 1
Netherlands – 1
Poland – 1
Croatia – 1
Argentina – 1
United States – 1

Here’s what the World In Maps Has to say about their map:

Map shows modern-day countries where Roman Catholic Popes were born.

Since the beginning of the papacy, the vast majority of Popes—217 in total—have come from modern-day Italy, highlighting Rome’s central role in the history of the Catholic Church.

The next most represented country is France with 16 Popes, followed by Germany (6), Syria (5), and several others including the Holy Land, Greece, Turkey and Tunisia, each contributing a handful of Popes in the early centuries of Christianity.

Notably, Argentina is home to Pope Francis, the first non-European Pope in over a millennium. This map shows how the papacy, while historically concentrated in Europe—especially Italy—has had occasional geographic diversity reflecting shifts in global Catholicism.

Here is the list of Popes we used from ecatholic2000.com.

English name	Start Year	End Year	Number of days of Pontificate (max)	Place of birth	Modern-day country of birth
St. Peter	30	64	13505	Bethsaida, Galilea	Israel
St. Linus	64	76	4380	Tuscia (Central Tuscany)	Italy
St. Anacletus (Cletus)	76	92	4380	Probably Greece	Greece
St. Clement I	88	97	?	Rome	Italy
St. Evaristus (Aristus)	97	105	2920	Bethlehem, Judea	West Bank
St. Alexander I	105	115	3650	Rome	Italy
St. Sixtus I	115	125	7300	Rome or Greece	Greece
St. Telesphorus	125	136	4745	Greece	Greece
St. Hyginus	136	140	1460	Greece	Greece
St. Pius I	140	142	5475	Aquileia, Friuli, Italy	Italy
St. Anicetus	155	166	4015	Emesa, Syria	Syria
St. Soter	166	174	3285	Fondi, Latium, Italy	Italy
St. Eleuterus	174	189	5475	Nicopoli, Epyrus	Greece
St. Victor I	189	198	3650	Northern Africa	Africa
St. Zephyrinus (Zephyrin)	199	217	6570	Rome	Italy
St. Callixtus I	217	222	2190	Spain	Spain
St. Urban I	222	230	2920	Rome	Italy
St. Pontian	230	235	1825	Rome	Italy
St. Anterus	235	236	44	Greece	Greece
St. Fabian	236	250	5110	Rome	Italy
St. Cornelius	251	253	730		n.a
St. Lucius I	253	254	256	Rome	Italy
St. Stephen I	254	257	42	Rome	Italy
St. Sixtus II	257	258	341	Greece	Greece
St. Dionysius	259	268	3285	Greece	Greece
St. Felix I	269	274	1825	Rome	Italy
St. Eutychian	275	283	2920		n.a
St. Caius	283	296	4380		n.a
St. Marcellinus	296	308	2555		n.a
St. Marcellus I	308	309	365		n.a
St. Eusebius	309	311	365		n.a
St. Miltiades (Melchiades)	311	314	730	Africa	Africa
St. Sylvester I	314	336	7665	Sant'Angelo a Scala, Avellino	Italy
St. Mark	336	337	263	Rome	Italy
St. Julius I	337	352	5475	Rome	Italy
Liberius	352	366	5110	&nsp;	n.a
St. Damasus I	366	384	6570	Idanha-a-Velha, Portugal	Portugal
St. Siricius	384	399	5110	&nsp;	n.a
St. Anastasius I	399	401	730		n.a
St. Innocent I	401	417	5475		n.a
St. Zosimus	417	418	365		n.a
St. Boniface I	418	422	1095		n.a
St. Celestine I	422	432	3285	Rome, Western Roman Empire	Italy
St. Sixtus III	432	440	2920		n.a
St. Leo I (Leo the Great)	440	461	7665	Rome	Italy
St. Hilarius	461	468	2190	Sardinia, Western Roman Empire	Italy
St. Simplicius	468	483	5475	Tivoli, Italy	Italy
St. Felix III (Felix II)	483	492	2920	Rome	Italy
St. Gelasius I	492	496	1460	Africa	Africa
Anastasius II	496	498	365		n.a
St. Symmachus	498	514	5475	Sardinia	Italy
St. Hormisdas	514	523	2920	Frosinone, Southern Latium, Italy	Italy
St. John I	523	526	730	Tuscany	Italy
St. Felix IV (Felix III)	526	530	1460	Samnium	Italy
Boniface II	530	533	730	Rome to Ostrogoth parents	Italy
John II	533	535	730	Rome	Italy
St. Agapetus I (Agapitus)	535	536	346	Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom	Italy
St. Silverius	536	537	365		Italy
Vigilius	537	555	6570	Rome	Italy
Pelagius I	556	561	1825	Rome	Italy
John III	561	575	4380	Rome, Eastern Roman Empire	Italy
Benedict I	575	579	5475		Italy
Pelagius II	579	590	3650	Rome	Italy
St. Gregory I, O.S.B. (Gregory the Great)	590	604	4745	Rome	Italy
Sabinian	604	607	365	Blera	Italy
Boniface III	607	608	267	Rome	Italy
St. Boniface IV, O.S.B.	608	615	2190	Marsi	Italy
Adeodatus I (Deusdedit)	615	619	0	Rome	Italy
Boniface V	619	625	1825	Naples	Italy
Honorius I	625	638	4380	Campania, Byzantine Empire	Italy
Severinus	638	640	365	Rome	Italy
John IV	640	642	0	Zadar, Dalmatia, now Croatia	Croatia
Theodore I	642	649	2190	Palestine	West Bank
St. Martin I	649	654	2190	Near Todi, Umbria, Byzantine Empire	Italy
St. Eugene I	654	657	730	Rome	Italy
St. Vitalian	657	672	5110	Segni, Byzantine Empire	Italy
Adeodatus II, O.S.B.	672	676	1460	Rome, Byzantine Empire	Italy
Donus	676	678	365	Rome, Byzantine Empire	Italy
St. Agatho	678	681	730	Sicily	Italy
St. Leo II	681	684	365	Sicily	Italy
St. Benedict II	684	685	317	Rome, Byzantine Empire	Italy
John V	685	686	365	Syria	Syria
Conon	686	687	335		n.a
St. Sergius I	687	701	4745	Sicily	Italy
John VI	701	705	1095	Greece	Greece
John VII	705	708	730	Greece	Greece
Sisinnius	708	708	21	Syria	Syria
Constantine	708	7015	2555	Syria	Syria
St. Gregory II	715	731	5475	Rome, Byzantine Empire	Italy
Gregory III	731	741	3650	Syria	Syria
St. Zachary	741	752	3650	Greece	Greece
Pope-elect Stephen	752	752	0		n.a
Stephen II (Stephen III)	752	757	1825		n.a
St. Paul I	757	767	3650	Rome	Italy
Stephen III (Stephen IV)	767	772	1460	Sicily	Italy
Adrian I	772	795	8395	Rome	Italy
St. Leo III	795	816	7300	Rome	Italy
Stephen IV (Stephen V)	816	817	226		Italy
St. Paschal I	817	824	2555	Rome	Italy
Eugene II	824	827	1095	Rome	Italy
Valentine	827	827	30	Rome	Italy
Gregory IV	827	844	6205	Rome	Italy
Sergius II	844	847	1095	Rome	Italy
St. Leo IV, O.S.B.	847	855	2920	Rome	Italy
Benedict III	855	858	1095	Rome	Italy
St. Nicholas I (Nicholas the Great)	858	867	3285	Rome	Italy
Adrian II	867	872	1825	Rome	Italy
John VIII	872	882	3650	Rome	Italy
Marinus I	882	884	365	Gallese, Rome	Italy
St. Adrian III	884	885	365	Rome	Italy
Stephen V (Stephen VI)	885	891	2190	Rome	Italy
Formosus	891	896	1460	Ostia	Italy
Boniface VI	896	896	15	Rome	Italy
Stephen VI (Stephen VII)	896	897	365		Italy
Romanus	897	897	122	Gallese, Rome	Italy
Theodore II	897	898	30	Rome	Italy
John IX, O.S.B.	898	900	730	Tivoli	Italy
Benedict IV	900	903	1095	Rome	Italy
Leo V	903	903	92	Ardea	Italy
Sergius III	904	911	2555	Rome	Italy
Anastasius III	911	913	730	Rome	Italy
Lando	913	914	200	Sabina, Italy	Italy
John X	914	928	5110	Romagna, Italy	Italy
Leo VI	928	928	245	Rome	Italy
Stephen VII (Stephen VIII)	928	931	730	Rome	Italy
John XI	931	935	1460	Rome	Italy
Leo VII, O.S.B.	936	939	1095		n.a
Stephen VIII (Stephen IX)	939	942	1095	Germany	Germany
Marinus II	942	946	1095	Rome	Italy
Agapetus II	946	955	3285	Rome	Italy
John XII	955	964	2920	Rome	Italy
Benedict V	964	964	30	Rome	Italy
Leo VIII	964	965	242	Rome	Italy
John XIII	965	972	2190	Rome	Italy
Benedict VI	973	974	365	Rome, Papal States	Italy
Benedict VII	974	983	2920	Rome	Italy
John XIV	983	984	262	Pavia	Italy
John XV	985	996	3650	Rome	Italy
Gregory V	996	999	730	Germany, Holy Roman Empire	Germany
Sylvester II	999	1003	1460	Auvergne region of France	France
John XVII	1003	1003	214	Rome, Papal States	Italy
John XVIII	1003	1009	1460	Rapagnano, Papal States	Italy
Sergius IV	1009	1012	730	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Benedict VIII	1012	1024	4015	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
John XIX	1024	1032	2920	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Benedict IX	1032	1044	4380	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Sylvester III	1045	1045	365	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Benedict IX	1045	1045	365	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Gregory VI	1045	1046	365	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Clement II	1046	1047	289	Hornburg, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Benedict IX	1047	1048	365	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Damasus II	1048	1048	23	Pildenau, Duchy of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire	Germany
St. Leo IX	1049	1054	1825	Eguisheim, Swabia, Holy Roman Empire	France
Victor II	1055	1057	730	Kingdom of Germany, Holy Roman Empire	Germany
Stephen IX (Stephen X), O.S.B.	1057	1058	241	Duchy of Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire	France
Nicholas II	1058	1061	730	Chateau de Chevron, Kingdom of Arles	France
Alexander II	1061	1073	4015	Milan, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
St. Gregory VII, O.S.B.	1073	1085	4380	Sovana, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Bd. Victor III, O.S.B.	1086	1087	365	Benevento, Duchy of Benevento	Italy
Bd. Urban II, O.S.B.	1088	1099	365	Lagery, County of Champagne, France	France
Paschal II, O.S.B.	1099	1118	4015	Bleda, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Gelasius II, O.S.B.	1118	1119	365	Gaeta, Principality of Capua	Italy
Callixtus II	1119	1124	1825	Quingey, County of Burgundy, Holy Roman Empire	France
Honorius II, Can.Reg.	1124	1130	1825	Fiagnano, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Innocent II, Can.Reg.	1130	1143	4745	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Celestine II	1143	1144	164	Citta di Castello, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Lucius II, Can.Reg.	1144	1145	340	Bologna, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Bd. Eugene III, O.Cist.	1145	1153	2920	Pisa, Republic of Pisa, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Anastasius IV	1153	1154	365	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Adrian IV, O.S.A.	1154	1159	1460	Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, Kingdom of England	United Kingdom
Alexander III	1159	1181	7665	Siena, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Lucius III	1181	1185	1460	Lucca, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Urban III	1185	1187	365	Cuggiono, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Gregory VIII, Can.Reg.	1187	1187	57	Benevento, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Clement III	1187	1191	1095	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Celestine III	1191	1198	2190	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Innocent III	1198	1216	6570	Gavignano, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Honorius III	1216	1227	3650	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Gregory IX	1227	1241	5110	Anagni, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Celestine IV	1241	1241	17	Milan, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Innocent IV	1243	1254	4015	Genoa, Republic of Genoa, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Alexander IV	1254	1261	2190	Jenne, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Urban IV	1261	1264	1095	Troyes, County of Champagne, France	France
Clement IV	1265	1268	1095	Saint-Gilles, Languedoc, France	France
Bd. Gregory X	1271	1276	1460	Piacenza, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Bd. Innocent V, O.P.	1276	1276	151	County of Savoy, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Adrian V	1276	1276	38	Genoa, Republic of Genoa, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
John XXI	1276	1277	263	Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal
Nicholas III	1277	1280	730	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Martin IV	1281	1285	1460	Meinpicien, Touraine, France	France
Honorius IV	1285	1287	730	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Nicholas IV, O.F.M.	1288	1292	1460	Lisciano, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
St. Celestine V, O.S.B.	1294	1294	223	Sant' Angelo Limosano, Kingdom of Sicily	Italy
Boniface VIII	1294	1303	2920	Anagni, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Bd. Benedict XI, O.P.	1303	1304	259	Treviso, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Italy
Clement V	1305	1314	1779	Villandraut, Gascony, France	France
John XXII	1316	1334	6689	Cahors, Quercy, France	France
Benedict XII, O.Cist.	1334	1342	2681	Saverdun, County of Foix, France	France
Clement VI, O.S.B.	1342	1352	3863	Maumont, Limousin, France	France
Innocent VI	1352	1362	3553	Les Monts, Limousin, France	France
Bd. Urban V, O.S.B.	1362	1370	3002	Grizac, Languedoc, France	France
Urban VI	1378	1389	4205	Naples, Kingdom of Naples	Italy
Boniface IX	1389	1404	5444	Naples, Kingdom of Naples	Italy
Innocent VII	1404	1406	750	Sulmona, Kingdom of Naples	Italy
Gregory XII	1406	1415	3136	Venice, Republic of Venice	Italy
Martin V	1417	1431	4846	Genazzano, Papal States	Italy
Eugene IV, O.S.A.	1431	1447	5832	Venice, Republic of Venice	Italy
Nicholas V	1447	1455	6588	Sarzana, Republic of Genoa	Italy
Callixtus III	1455	1458	1457	Xativa, Kingdom of Valencia, Crown of Aragon	Spain
Pius II	1458	1464	2187	Corsignano, Republic of Siena	Italy
Paul II	1464	1471	2520	Venice, Republic of Venice	Italy
Sixtus IV, O.F.M.	1471	1484	4748	Celle Ligure, Republic of Genoa	Italy
Innocent VIII	1484	1492	2886	Genoa, Republic of Genoa	Italy
Alexander VI	1492	1503	4022	Xativa, Kingdom of Valencia, Crown of Aragon	Spain
Pius III	1503	1503	26	Siena, Republic of Siena	Italy
Julius II	1503	1513	7048	Albisola, Republic of Genoa	Italy
Leo X	1513	1521	3187	Florence, Republic of Florence	Italy
Adrian VI Papa HADRIANUS Sextus	1522	1523	613	Utrecht, Bishopric of Utrecht, Holy Roman Empire (presently The Netherlands	Netherlands
Clement VII	1523	1534	3953	Florence, Republic of Florence	Italy
Paul III	1534	1549	5503	Canino, Lazio, Papal States	Italy
Julius III	1550	1555	1875	Rome, Papal States	Italy
Marcellus II	1555	1555	22	Montefano, Marche, Papal States	Italy
Paul IV, C.R.	1555	1559	1547	Capriglia Irpina, Campania, Kingdom of Naples	Italy
Pius IV	1559	1565	2073	Milan, Duchy of Milan	Italy
St. Pius V, O.P.	1566	1572	2305	Bosco, Duchy of Milan	Italy
Gregory XIII	1572	1585	4712	Bologna, Papal States	Italy
Sixtus V, O.F.M. Conv.	1585	1590	1950	Grottammare, Marche, Papal States	Italy
Urban VII	1590	1590	12	Rome, Papal States	Italy
Gregory XIV	1590	1591	315	Somma Lombardo, Duchy of Milan	Italy
Innocent IX	1591	1591	62	Bologna, Papal States	Italy
Clement VIII	1592	1605	4777	Fano, Marche, Papal States	Italy
Leo XI	1605	1605	26	Florence, Duchy of Florence	Italy
Paul V	1605	1621	5732	Rome, Papal States	Italy
Gregory XV	1621	1623	879	Bologna, Papal States	Italy
Urban VIII	1623	1644	7658	Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany	Italy
Innocent X	1644	1655	3764	Rome, Papal States	Italy
Alexander VII	1655	1667	4425	Siena, Grand Duchy of Tuscany	Italy
Clement IX	1667	1669	902	Pistoia, Grand Duchy of Tuscany	Italy
Clement X	1670	1676	2274	Rome, Papal States	Italy
Bd. Innocent XI	1676	1689	4705	Como, Duchy of Milan	Italy
Alexander VIII	1689	1691	483	Venice, Republic of Venice	Italy
Innocent XII	1691	1700	3362	Spinazzola, Kingdom of Naples	Italy
Clement XI	1700	1721	7416	Urbino, Marche, Papal States	Italy
Innocent XIII	1721	1724	1032	Poli, Lazio, Papal States	Italy
Benedict XIII, O.P.	1724	1730	2093	Gravina in Puglia, Kingdom of Naples	Italy
Clement XII	1730	1740	3494	Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany	Italy
Benedict XIV	1740	1758	6464	Bologna, Papal States	Italy
Clement XIII	1758	1769	3861	Venice, Republic of Venice	Italy
Clement XIV, O.F.M.	1769	1774	1951	Sant' Arcangelo di Romagna, Papal States	Italy
Pius VI	1775	1799	8955	Cesena, Papal States	Italy
Pius VII, O.S.B.	1800	1823	8554	Cesena, Papal States	Italy
Leo XII	1823	1829	1960	Genga or Spoleto, Papal States	Italy
Pius VIII	1829	1830	610	Cingoli, Marche, Papal States	Italy
Gregory XVI, O.S.B. Cam.	1831	1846	5594	Belluno, Republic of Venice	Italy
Bd. Pius IX, O.F.S.	1846	1878	11465	Senigallia, Marche, Papal States	Italy
Leo XIII, O.F.S.	1878	1903	9275	Carpineto Romano, Rome departement, French Empire (now Italy)	Italy
St. Pius X	1903	1914	4031	Riese, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire	Italy
Benedict XV	1914	1922	2696	Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia	Italy
Pius XI	1922	1939	6209	Desio, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire	Italy
Ven. Pius XII	1939	1958	7156	Rome, Italy	Italy
Bd. John XXIII	1958	1963	1678	Sotto il Monte, Bergamo, Italy	Italy
Servant of God Paul VI	1963	1978	5521	Concesio, Brescia, Italy	Italy
Servant of God John Paul I	1978	1978	33	Forno di Canale, Veneto, Italy	Italy
Ven. John Paul II (John Paul the Great)	1978	2005	9658	Wadowice, Poland	Poland
Benedict XVI	2005	2013	2870	Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany	Germany
Francis I	2013	2025	4422	Buenos Aires	Argentina
Leo XIV	2025	-	Ongoing	Chicago	United States