Catholics in southwest Ohio

More than 442,000 Catholics in the 14-county southwest Ohio region will be affected by Pope Benedict XVI's resignation on Feb. 28, which was announced Monday. Here's a look at the number of catholics in the region by county.

 

Catholics in the region

County Catholics Pct. of population
Mercer 23,728 58.1%
Shelby 13,353 27.0%
Hamilton 205,094 25.6%
Auglaize 11,646 25.3%
Montgomery 78,909 14.7%
Darke 7,097 13.4%
Butler 44,417 12.1%
Miami 10,860 10.6%
Warren 19,509 9.2%
Greene 14,064 8.7%
Clark 9,130 6.6%
Logan 2,250 4.9%
Champaign 1,488 3.7%
Preble 845 2.0%

Sources: Association of Religion Data Archives, U.S. Census

 

A history of Popes

History of Popes
No. Pope Reign
1 Peter, Apostle, Saint 33-67
2 Linus, Saint 67-76
3 Anacletus, Saint 76-88
4 Clement I, Saint 88-97
5 Evaristus, Saint 98-106
6 Alexander I, Saint 106-115
7 Sixtus I, Saint 115-125
8 Telesphorus, Saint 125-136
9 Hyginus, Saint 136-140
10 Pius I, Saint 140-154
11 Anicetus, Saint 157-168
12 Soter, Saint 166-174
13 Eleutherius, Saint 175-189
14 Victor I, Saint 189-198
15 Zephyrinus, Saint 198-217
16 Callistus I 218-222
17 Urban I 222-230
18 Pontian, Saint 230-235
19 Anterus, Saint 235-236
20 Fabian, Saint 236-250
21 Cornelius 251-253
22 Lucius I, Saint 253-254
23 Stephen I, Saint 254-257
24 Sixtus II, Saint 257-258
25 Dionysius, Saint 260-268
26 Felix I, Saint 269-274
27 Eutychianus, Saint 275-283
28 Caius, Saint 283-296
29 Marcellinus, Saint 296-304
30 Marcellus I, Saint 308-309
31 Eusebius, Saint 309 or 310
32 Miltiades, Saint 311-314
33 Sylvester I, Saint 314-335
34 Mark, Saint 336
35 Julius I, Saint 337-352
36 Liberius 352-366
37 Damasus I, Saint 366-383
38 Siricius, Saint 384-399
39 Anastasius I, Saint 399-401
40 Innocent I 401-417
41 Zosimus, Saint 417-418
42 Boniface I, Saint 418-422
43 Celestine I, Saint 422-432
44 Sixtus III, Saint 432-440
45 Leo I, Saint 440-461
46 Hilarus, Saint 461-468
47 Simplicius, Saint 468-483
48 Felix III (II), Saint 483-492
49 Gelasius I, Saint 492-496
50 Anastasius II 496-498
51 Symmachus, Saint 498-514
52 Hormisdas, Saint 514-523
53 John I, Saint 523-526
54 Felix IV (III) 526-530
55 Boniface II 530-532
56 John II 533-535
57 Agapetus I, Saint 535-536
58 Silverius, Saint 536-537
59 Vigilius 537-555
60 Pelagius I 556-561
61 John III 561-574
62 Benedict I 575-579
63 Pelagius II 579-590
64 Gregory I (the Great), Saint 590-604
65 Sabinianus 604-606
66 Boniface III 607
67 Boniface IV 608-615
68 Deusdedit, Saint 615-618
69 Boniface V 619-625
70 Honorius I 625-638
71 Severinus 640
72 John IV 640-642
73 Theodore I 642-649
74 Martin I, Saint 649-655
75 Eugene I 655-657
76 Vitalian, Saint 657-672
77 Adeodatus, Saint 672-676
78 Donus 676-678
79 Agatho, Saint 678-681
80 Leo II, Saint 682-683
81 Benedict II 684-685
82 John V 685-686
83 Conon 686-687
84 Sergius I, Saint 687-701
85 John VI 701-705
86 John VII 705-707
87 Sisinnius 708
88 Constantine 708-715
89 Gregory II, Saint 715-731
90 Gregory III, Saint 731-741
91 Zachary, Saint 741-752
92 Stephen II 752
93 Stephen III (II) 752-757
94 Paul I 757-767
95 Stephen IV (III) 768-772
96 Adrian I 772-795
97 Leo III, Saint 795-816
98 Stephen V (IV) 816-817
99 Paschal I 817-824
100 Eugene II 824-827
101 Valentine 827
102 Gregory IV 827-844
103 Sergius II 844-847
104 Leo IV, Saint 847-855
105 Benedict III 855-858
106 Nicholas I, Saint 858-867
107 Adrian II 867-872
108 John VIII 872-882
109 Marinus I 882-884
110 Adrian III, Saint 884-885
111 Stephen VI (V) 885-891
112 Formosus 891-896
113 Boniface VI 896
114 Stephen VII (VI) 896-897
115 Romanus 897
116 Theodore II 897
117 John IX 898-900
118 Benedict IV 900-903
119 Leo V 903
120 Sergius III 904-911
121 Anastasius III 911-913
122 Lando 913-14
123 John X 914-928
124 Leo VI 928
125 Stephen VIII (VII) 929-931
126 John XI 931-936
127 Leo VII 936-939
128 Stephen IX (VIII) 939-942
129 Marinus II 942-946
130 Agapetus II 946-955
131 John XII 955-964
132 Leo VIII 964-965
133 Benedict V 964
134 John XIII 965-972
135 Benedict VI 973-974
136 Benedict VII 974-983
137 John XIV 983-984
138 John XV (XVI) 985-996
139 Gregory V 996-999
140 Sylvester II 999-1003
141 John XVII (XVIII) 1003
142 John XVIII (XIX) 1003-1009
143 Sergius IV 1009-1012
144 Benedict VIII 1012-1024
145 John XIX (XX) 1024-1032
146 Benedict IX 1032-1044
147 Sylvester III 1045
148 Benedict IX 1045
149 Gregory VI 1045-1046
150 Clement II 1046-1047
151 Benedict IX 1047-1048
152 Damasus II 1048
153 Leo IX, Saint 1049-1054
154 Victor II 1055-1057
155 Stephen X (IX) 1057-1058
156 Nicholas II 1058-1061
157 Alexander II 1061-1073
158 Gregory VII, Saint 1073-1085
159 Victor III, Blessed 1086-1087
160 Urban II, Blessed 1088-1099
161 Paschal II 1099-1118
162 Gelasius II 1118-1119
163 Callistus II 1119-1124
164 Honorius II 1124-1130
165 Innocent II 1130-1143
166 Celestine II 1143-1144
167 Lucius II 1144-1145
168 Eugene III 1145-1153
169 Anastasius IV 1153-1154
170 Adrian IV 1154-1159
171 Alexander III 1159-1181
172 Lucius III 1181-1185
173 Urban III 1185-1187
174 Gregory VIII 1187
175 Clement III 1187-1191
176 Celestine III 1191-1198
177 Innocent III 1198-1216
178 Honorius III 1216-1227
179 Gregory IX 1227-1241
180 Celestine IV 1241
181 Innocent IV 1243-1254
182 Alexander IV 1254-1261
183 Urban IV 1261-1264
184 Clement IV 1265-1268
185 Gregory X 1271-1276
186 Innocent V 1276
187 Adrian V July-August 1276
188 John XXI (XX) 1276-1277
189 Nicholas III 1277-1280
190 Martin IV 1281-1285
191 Honorius IV 1285-1287
192 Nicholas IV 1288-1292
193 Celestine V, Saint 1294
194 Boniface VIII 1294-1303
195 Benedict XI, Blessed 1303-1304
196 Clement V 1305-1314
197 John XXII 1316-1334
198 Benedict XII 1334-1342
199 Clement VI 1342-1352
200 Innocent VI 1352-1362
201 Urban V, Blessed 1362-1370
202 Gregory XI 1370-1378
203 Urban VI 1378-1389
204 Boniface IX 1389-1404
205 Innocent VII 1404-1406
206 Gregory XII 1406-1415
207 Martin V 1417-1431
208 Eugene IV 1431-1447
209 Nicholas V 1447-1455
210 Callistus III 1455-1458
211 Pius II 1458-1464
212 Paul II 1464-1471
213 Sixtus IV 1471-1484
214 Innocent VIII 1484-1492
215 Alexander VI 1492-1503
216 Pius III 1503
217 Julius II 1503-1513
218 Leo X 1513-1521
219 Adrian VI 1522-1523
220 Clement VII 1523-1534
221 Paul III 1534-1549
222 Julius III 1550-1555
223 Marcellus II 1555 (22 days)
224 Paul IV 1555-1559
225 Pius IV 1559-1565
226 Pius V, Saint 1566-1572
227 Gregory XIII 1572-1585
228 Sixtus V 1585-1590
229 Urban VII 1590
230 Gregory XIV 1590-1591
231 Innocent IX 1591
232 Clement VIII 1592-1605
233 Leo XI 1605
234 Paul V 1605-1621
235 Gregory XV 1621-1623
236 Urban VIII 1623-1644
237 Innocent X 1644-1655
238 Alexander VII 1655-1667
239 Clement IX 1667-1669
240 Clement X 1670-1676
241 Innocent XI 1676-1689
242 Alexander VIII 1689-1691
243 Innocent XII 1691-1700
244 Clement XI 1700-1721
245 Innocent XIII 1721-1724
246 Benedict XIII 1724-1730
247 Clement XII 1730-1740
248 Benedict XIV 1740-1758
249 Clement XIII 1758-1769
250 Clement XIV 1769-1774
251 Pius VI 1775-1799
252 Pius VII 1800-1823
253 Leo XII 1823-1829
254 Pius VIII 1829-1830
255 Gregory XVI 1831-1846
256 Pius IX 1846-1878
257 Leo XIII 1878-1903
258 Pius X 1903-1914
259 Benedict XV 1914-1922
260 Pius XI 1922-1939
261 Pius XII 1939-1958
262 John XXIII, Blessed 1958-1963
263 Paul VI 1963-1978
264 John Paul I 1978 (33 days)
265 John Paul II 1978-2005
266 Benedict XVI 2005-present

Source: The Original Catholic Encyclopedia