Pope Francis is pope number 266.
Pope Francis is the first member of the Jesuit order to be elected as pope, the first pope from the Western Hemisphere, the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere and the first pope from the Americas.
There is only one pope of the Catholic Church. Each country does not have a pope. Currently (2014) that is Pope Francis.
Pope Benedict XVI was pope from 2005 until February 28, 2013, when he retired.
Since Pope Francis is the first and only pope by that name, there is no need for a number after his name. If a pope in the future also decides to take the name Francis, he will become Pope Francis II and then the original Pope Francis will become Pope Francis I.
No, there has never been a pope from Scotland.
Pope Adrian IV is the only pope from the UK.
Julie Pope was born on November 28, 1972, in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
1982 (May-June)
As of 2021, there have been two confirmed visits by a pope to Scotland. Pope Benedict XVI visited in 2010, and Pope John Paul II visited in 1982.
Individual countries do not have their own popes. There is but one pope for the entire world and that is currently (2013) Pope Francis - Papa Francesco in Italian.
Pope Innocent IV in 1250
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Individual countries do not have their own popes. There is but one pope for the entire world and that is currently (2013) Pope Francis - Papa Francesco in Italian.
Margaret was canonized in the year 1251 by Pope Innocent IV.
She visited Pope Blessed Pius IX in 1873, and travelled through England, Ireland and Scotland to seek funds for her schools.
St. Andrews University is the oldest in Scotland, one of the oldest in Great Britain. It was granted a charter in 1411 by the bishop of St. Andrews. In 1413 in gained full university status after a blessing by the Pope at the time.