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Top 10 longest-reigning popes

Daily Tens #49 Β· Monday, August 31, 2026 Β· Ranked by length of pontificate

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The answers

  1. 1 Saint Peter
  2. 2 Pius IX
  3. 3 John Paul II
  4. 4 Leo XIII
  5. 5 Pius VI
  6. 6 Adrian I
  7. 7 Pius VII
  8. 8 Alexander III
  9. 9 Sylvester I
  10. 10 Leo I

Ranking method

Metric
Length of pontificate
Data through
All-time
Source
Annuario Pontificio
Notes
The first entry's reign is traditional rather than documented, and some early pontificates are known only approximately.

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