Category: Popes

(Stephen VI is also known as Stephen (VI)VII.) 1. What was Stephen VI’s father’s name? Daniel Hosea John AmosCorrect Answer: John 2. Where was Stephen VI born? Rome Lausanne Elba PalermoCorrect Answer: Rome 3. To which ruling family did Stephen VI belong? Normandy Lancaster Spoleto YorkCorrect Answer: Spoleto 4. Of which diocese was Stephen VI bishop? Ostia Anagni Sabina RufinaCorrect Answer: Anagni 5. When was Stephen VI pope? 884-885 898-900 896-897 900-903Correct Answer: 896-897 6. Who induced Stephen VI to conduct the Cadaver Synod? Arnulf Guy Lambert BerengarCorrect Answer: Lambert 7. Which former pope’s body did Stephen VI disinter and ... Read more

11. Where was Romanus born? Gallese Pharsalus Skopje BelgradeCorrect Answer: Gallese 12. What was Romanus’ father’s name? Hadrian Constantine Trajan MarcusCorrect Answer: Constantine 13. At which church was Romanus priest? St. Anastasia St. Susanna St. John Berchmans St. Peter ad vinculaCorrect Answer: St. Peter ad vincula 14. When was Romanus pope? 844-847 897 817-824 827Correct Answer: 897 15. What long was Theodore II’s papacy? 12 years 4 months 14 weeks 36 daysCorrect Answer: 4 months 16. Who was the patriarch of Grado to receive pallium from Romanus? Vitalis Giovanni Sebastiano EnricoCorrect Answer: Vitalis 17. Who was the Holy Roman emperor ... Read more

21. Where was Theodore II born? Berne Rome Geneva LausanneCorrect Answer: Rome 22. What was Theodore II’s father’s name? Photius Jupiter Optimus MaximusCorrect Answer: Photius 23. What was the name of Theodore II’s brother who was a bishop? Citius Altius Theotius FortiusCorrect Answer: Theotius 24. Who ordained Theodore II a priest? Benedict IV Marinus II Agapetus II Stephen VCorrect Answer: Stephen V 25. When was Theodore II pope? 897 898-900 928 885-891Correct Answer: 897 26. Which synod’s acts were condemned by the synod called by Theodore II? Cadaver Synod Synod of Elvira Synod of Toledo Robber SynodCorrect Answer: Cadaver Synod ... Read more

(John IX is referred to as John for the times before he became pope.) 31. Where was John born? Zurich Lausanne Geneva TivoliCorrect Answer: Tivoli 32. What was John’s father’s name? Peter Rampoald John LukeCorrect Answer: Rampoald 33. Which order did John join? Augustinian Capuchin Dominican BenedictineCorrect Answer: Benedictine 34. When was John IX pope? 903-904 929-931 882-884 898-900Correct Answer: 898-900 35. Who was John IX’s rival, excommunicated by John IX and later became pope? Theodore II Sergius III Romanus Boniface VICorrect Answer: Sergius III 36. Who was the pope rehabilitated and declared valid by John IX? Formosus Leo V ... Read more

41. Where was Benedict IV born? Naples Rome Florence ViterboCorrect Answer: Rome 42. What was Benedict IV’s father’s name? Mammalus Horatio Julian MaxentiusCorrect Answer: Mammalus 43. Who preceded Benedict IV? Leo VII Agapetus II John IX Gregory VCorrect Answer: John IX 44. When was Benedict IV pope? 904-911 900-903 896-897 914-928Correct Answer: 900-903 45. When was Fulk, archbishop of Reims, assassinated? 14 January 896 17 June 900 16 August 904 21 October 914Correct Answer: 17 June 900 46. Whom did Benedict IV excommunicate for the assassination of Fulk? Frederick II Baldwin II Roger II Henry VCorrect Answer: Baldwin II 47. ... Read more

51. Where was Leo V born? Priapi Ostia Anagni PerugiaCorrect Answer: Priapi 52. What was Leo V at the time of his election? Acolyte Lector Priest SubdeaconCorrect Answer: Priest 53. When was Leo V pope? 903 898 897 896Correct Answer: 903 54. Who preceded Leo V? Lando Clement II Victor II Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Benedict IV 55. Whom did Leo V by issuing a bull exempt from paying taxes? Monks of Clairvaux Canons of Bologna Nuns of Lisieux Count of Monte CristoCorrect Answer: Canons of Bologna 56. Who was the king of Italy during the papacy of Leo V? Ivan ... Read more

(Sergius III is referred to as Sergius for the times before he became pope.) 61. Of which diocese was Sergius bishop? Caere Palestrina Sabina RufinaCorrect Answer: Caere 62. Who excommunicated Sergius? Urban II John IX John XXII Martin VCorrect Answer: John IX 63. When was Sergius expelled from Rome? 876 904 912 898Correct Answer: 898 64. When was Sergius III pope? 876-880 904-911 912-920 884-896Correct Answer: 904-911 65. Whom did Sergius III depose? Benedict IV Leo V Christopher John XICorrect Answer: Christopher 66. When was Sergius III consecrated pope? 29 January 904 22 April 884 12 July 912 21 October ... Read more

71. Where was Leo born? Skopje Rome Augsburg OsloCorrect Answer: Rome 72. What was Leo’s father’s name? George Edward William ChristopherCorrect Answer: Christopher 73. At which church was Leo priest? St. Albert St. Susanna St. Cecilia St. Thomas AquinasCorrect Answer: St. Susanna 74. When was Leo VI pope? 914 920 928 964Correct Answer: 928 75. Who preceded Leo VI? Marinus II Agapetus II John VIII Benedict VCorrect Answer: John VIII 76. Who chose Leo VI pope? Theophylactus Marozia Theodora Berengar IICorrect Answer: Marozia 77. Who received pallium from Leo VI? Fulk of Reims William of Corbeil John of Spolato James ... Read more

81. Where was John XI born? Naples Rome Florence OrleansCorrect Answer: Rome 82. Who was John XI’s mother? Calpurnia Julia Marozia ZenobiaCorrect Answer: Marozia 83. To which ruling family did John XI’s mother belong? Andreotti Cresentii Pertini BorgiaCorrect Answer: Cresentii 84. Who was said to be John XI’s father? Sergius III Theophylactus Christopher Leo VCorrect Answer: Sergius III 85. When was John XI pope? 931-935 942-946 939-942 936-939Correct Answer: 931-935 86. Who preceded John XI? Marinus II Stephen VII Agapetus II Benedict VCorrect Answer: Stephen VII 87. Which archdiocese’s archbishop received pallium from John XI? Canterbury York Barcelona ReimsCorrect Answer: ... Read more

(Stephen VIII was numbered as Stephen IX from sometime in 16th century to 1961.) 91. Where was Stephen VIII born? Rome Siena Nantes BrindisiCorrect Answer: Rome 92. Where was Stephen VIII educated? England Germany Denmark ScotlandCorrect Answer: Germany 93. At which church was Stephen VIII priest? Sts. Sylvester and Martin St. Susanna St. Albert St. Thomas AquinasCorrect Answer: Sts. Sylvester and Martin 94. When was Stephen VIII pope? 931-935 939-942 946-955 973-974Correct Answer: 939-942 95. Who preceded Stephen VIII? Benedict V Stephen VIII John XII Leo VIICorrect Answer: Leo VII 96. When was Stephen VIII elected pope? 11 January 931 ... Read more