Can you name the nations (modern or ancient) that the Roman Catholic Popes have hailed from?

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Enter a papal country in the box below
Correctly named papal countries will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Source: Catholic Encyclopedia
Modern day nations are displayed. For a more challenging quiz, try naming the nations as they existed when the individual Popes were born.
Also try: Common Pope Names (A-Z)

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Pope	Nation
Peter
Linus
Anacletus
Clement I
Evaristus
Alexander I
Sixtus I
Telesphorus
Hyginus
Pius I
Anicetus
Soter
Eleuterus
Victor I
Zypherinus
Callixtus I
Urban I
Pontian
Anterus
Fabian
Cornelius
Lucius I
Stephen I
Sixtus II
Dionysius
Felix I
Eutychian
Caius
Marcellinus
Marcellus I
Eusebius
Miltiades
Sylvester I
Mark
Julius I
Liberius
Damasus I
Siricius
Anastasius I
Innocent I
Zosimus
Boniface I
Celestine I
Sixtus III
Leo I
Hilarius
Simplicius
Felix III
Galasius I
Anastasius II
Symmachus
Hormisdas
John I
Felix IV

Pope	Nation
Boniface II
John II
Agapetus I
Silverius
Vigilius
Pelagius I
John III
Benedict I
Pelagius II
Gregory I
Sabinian
Boniface III
Boniface IV
Adeodatus I
Boniface V
Honorius I
Severinus
John IV
Theodore I
Martin I
Eugene I
Vitalian
Adeodatus II
Donus
Agatho
Leo II
Benedict II
John V
Conon
Sergius I
John VI
John VII
Sisinnius
Constantine
Gregory II
Gregory III
Zachary
Stephen II
Paul I
Stephen III
Adrian I
Leo III
Stephen IV
Paschal I
Euguene II
Valentine
Gregory IV
Sergius II
Leo IV
Benedict III
Nicholas I
Adrian II
John VIII
Marinus I

Pope	Nation
Adrian III
Stephen V
Formosus
Boniface VI
Stephen VI
Romanus
Theodore II
John IX
Benedict IV
Leo V
Sergius III
Anastasius III
Lando
John X
Leo VI
Stephen VII
John XI
Leo VII
Stephen VIII
Marinus II
Agapetus II
John XII
Benedict V
Leo VIII
John XIII
Benedict VI
Benedict VII
John XIV
John XV
Gregory V
Sylvester II
John XVII
John XVIII
Sergius IV
Benedict VIII
John XIX
Benedict IX
Sylvester III
Benedict IX
Gregory VI
Clement II
Benedict IX
Damasus II
Leo IX
Victor II
Stephen IX
Nicholas II
Alexander II
Gergory VII
Victor III
Urban II
Paschal II
Gelasius II
Callixtus II

Pope	Nation
Honorius II
Innocent II
Celestine II
Lucius II
Eugene III
Anastasius IV
Adrian IV
Alexander III
Lucius III
Urban III
Gregory VIII
Clement III
Celestine III
Innocent III
Honorius III
Gregory IX
Celestine IV
Innocent IV
Alexander IV
Urban IV
Clement IV
Gregory X
Innocent V
Adrian V
John XXI
Nicholas III
Martin IV
Honorius IV
Nicholas IV
Celestine V
Boniface VIII
Benedict XI
Clement V
John XXII
Benedict XII
Clement VI
Innocent VI
Urban V
Gregory XI
Urban VI
Boniface IX
Innocent VII
Gregory XII
Martin V
Eugene IV
Nicholas V
Callixtus III
Pius II
Paul II
Sixtus IV
Innocent VIII
Alexander VI
Pius III
Julius II

Pope	Nation
Leo X
Adrian VI
Clement VII
Paul III
Julius III
Marcellus II
Paul IV
Pius IV
Pius V
Gregory XIII
Sixtus V
Urban VII
Gregory XIV
Innocent IX
Clement VIII
Leo XI
Paul V
Gregory XV
Urban VIII
Innocent X
Alexander VII
Clement IX
Clement X
Innocent XI
Alexander VIII
Innocent XII
Clement XI
Innocent XIII
Benedict XIII
Clement XII
Benedict XIV
Clement XIII
Clement XIV
Pius VI
Pius VII
Leo XII
Pius VIII
Gregory XVI
Pius IX
Leo XIII
Pius X
Benedict XV
Pius XI
Pius XII
John XXIII
Paul VI
John Paul I
John Paul II
Benedict XVI
Francis

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	zyzzyva98:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 17:14 GMT		2 points
	Looks like there's an extra "X" in Pius VI

	Hejman:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 17:21 GMT		2 points
	Pius has been de-"x"-ed. Thanks for catching that.

	caramba:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 18:24 GMT		8 points
	Weird. Since "Spain" and "Portugal" showed up when I typed in "Roman Empire" I assumed they had already been guessed and didn't bother trying them again. I did guess Kosovo, Monaco and Kyrgyzstan.

	antoniobroto:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 18:41 GMT		14 points
	Too italy-centric!

	Hejman:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 18:51 GMT		3 points
	@caramba- As the note at the top says, you can guess either by current country or by country affiliation at the time the person became Pope. Because the borders of the Roman Empire changed over time one Pope from what is currently Spain might have ascended to the office during Roman control while another Pope from what is currently Spanish territory took the office before or after the Roman Empire.

	SJAROX99:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 19:28 GMT		1 point
	Neat! We have 1 pope from the UK... Adrian IV!!!

	Squiffy:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 19:50 GMT		4 points
	...but Croatia just kicked our pontifical ass...

	jeffg3wksapart:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 20:12 GMT		3 points
	If u guess the most obvious answer first you get 218 correct answers...but that one country alone only puts you in the 3% tile.

	WyattsTorch:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 20:56 GMT		5 points
	There's a good chance that Ghana, Canada, the Philippines, or even the U.S. will be on here very soon.

	tremblingaspen:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 21:33 GMT		1 point
	What do the different coloured boxes mean?

	iceman1731:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 22:38 GMT		7 points
	Step 1. Type Italy...

	WeaselKing1000:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 22:47 GMT		3 points
	I typed 'Roman', meaning to type 'Romania', but the quiz cut me off, gave me Croatia and enabled me to finish. Hmmm.

	Hejman:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 23:16 GMT		2 points
	@WeaselKing- The quiz gave you 'Roman Empire', which includes modern day Croatia.

	elfuego51:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 23:52 GMT		-1 points
	Ok, how about this one.....I typed in "Rome" and got credit for Libya. Pretty sure Libya was never actually part of the city of Rome.

	Baconite:	Mar 12th, 2013 at 23:53 GMT		8 points
	Come on Kyrgyzstan! Get yourselves a Pope!

	Hejman:	Mar 13th, 2013 at 00:38 GMT		4 points
	@elfuego51- No, but at the time that particular Pope was born in what is now northern Libya, that area WAS part of the Roman Empire. (Which is, not coincidentally WHY a person from Libya was able to become Pope.).

	Ulkomaalainen:	Mar 13th, 2013 at 03:03 GMT		2 points
	Okay, since Sixtus means "the sixth" - will Sixtus II now be the seventh? The eighth? The twelveth?

	Strummer174:	Mar 13th, 2013 at 03:05 GMT		-1 points
	Syria?! WTF?!

	terrapin19:	Mar 13th, 2013 at 03:13 GMT		1 point
	I saw Damasus as a pope's name, misread it, and guessed the country with that capital - wrong way to get an answer.

	Golden:	Mar 13th, 2013 at 09:57 GMT		2 points
	I'm not sure how much the colour coding was intended to matter, but that shade of green is the only reason I got Libya (I must still be in Libyan flag mourning).

	Hejman:	Mar 13th, 2013 at 12:29 GMT		3 points
	@Golden-The color coding is the whole point of the quiz. The idea arose out of a desire for a visual interpretation of just how Italian the Papacy has been. The colors were actually selected using the HTML color codes associated with each nation's flag.

	Caltac:	Mar 13th, 2013 at 18:43 GMT		1 point
	Missed 1, Israel, due to all the other Israel's triggering from Roman Empire. While the idea of allowing both former and current nations is nice, it's a bit too confusing IMO even with the color coding (which I have to admit did not think to look at while trying for the last nation).

	charlesgoorsky:	Mar 13th, 2013 at 19:20 GMT		3 points
	No Argentina?

	jeffg3wksapart:	Mar 13th, 2013 at 19:22 GMT		2 points
	@WyattsTorch: Wdve. agreed w/ur comment but wonder what the 'odds' (and bets, tho distasteful, were being taken) were on the just announced selection. Quelle surprise!

	SJAROX99:	Mar 13th, 2013 at 19:36 GMT		-2 points
	@charlesgoorsky- it's funny you should say that. On 13.03.13, an Argentine pope was elected. Francis I, if you'd like to update it :D

	Hejman:	Mar 13th, 2013 at 19:40 GMT		10 points
	Sorry folks- took me a few minutes to update it because I had to find the correct html code for Argentinian blue. Habemus Argentino Papem!

	rockgolf:	Mar 13th, 2013 at 21:03 GMT		3 points
	This quiz has to have the most unusual results chart of any on Sporcle. Only 0.6% got all but over 80% end up in the 99th percentile.

	Squiffy:	Mar 13th, 2013 at 21:05 GMT		5 points
	That moment when he came out on the balcony and started talking about Madonna... anyone else think he was going to start singing 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina'...?

	hitchhiker42:	Mar 14th, 2013 at 00:24 GMT		1 point
	No pope was born in modern day Israel, assuming its internationally recognized legal borders. St Peter's assumed birthplace lies in the Golan Heights (Syria, annexed by Israel). Evaristus is from Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. And Theodore I is from Jerusalem. As the Old City lies completely in East Jerusalem, it should say "Palestine" as well. Israel's annexion of East Jerusalem is not internationally recognized.

	Montoor:	Mar 14th, 2013 at 01:34 GMT		4 points
	Types in Italy...world explodes

	vegemighty:	Mar 14th, 2013 at 16:33 GMT		2 points
	And yet stupid talking heads on the television news keep telling us that Francis is the first non-European pope.

	Hejman:	Mar 14th, 2013 at 17:12 GMT		1 point
	@vegemighty- What they should be saying is that he's the first New World Pope and the first non-European Pope in more than a century.

	AtomicIce:	Mar 14th, 2013 at 17:52 GMT		3 points
	He's the first non-European pope in more than a MILLENIUM.

	AtomicIce:	Mar 14th, 2013 at 17:53 GMT		2 points
	I'm so thrilled that the new pope is not only from a country never represented before but also a new continent and even hemisphere (western or southern, take your pick).