Sovereign of the State of the Church

This article is about the head of state of the modern State of the Church. For for heads of state of the prior iteration, see Sovereign of the State of the Church (1258–1729).

Sovereign of the State of the Church
Incumbent
Francisco I since 13 March 2013
Details
Style	His Majesty
First monarch	Pío VI
Formation	13 June 1778
Appointer	Election by the College of Cardinals

The Sovereign of the State of the Church is the head of state of the State of the Church. The sovereign is also the pope of the Creeperian Catholic Church.

List of sovereigns

N	Portrait	Name	Reign start	Reign end	Reign length
1		Pío VI (1717–1799)	13 June 1778	29 August 1799	21 years, 77 days
2		Pío VII (1742–1823)	14 March 1800	20 August 1823	23 years, 159 days
3		Leo XII (1760–1829)	28 September 1823	10 February 1829	5 years, 135 days
4		Pío VIII (1761–1830)	31 March 1829	30 November 1830	1 year, 244 days
5		Gregorio XVI (1765–1846)	2 February 1831	1 June 1846	15 years, 119 days
6		Pío IX (1792–1878)	16 June 1846	7 February 1878	31 years, 236 days
7		Leo XIII (1810–1903)	20 February 1878	20 July 1903	25 years, 150 days
8		Pío X (1835–1914)	4 August 1903	20 August 1914	11 years, 10 days
9		Benedicto XV (1854–1922)	3 September 1914	22 January 1922	7 years, 141 days
10		Pío XI (1857–1939)	6 February 1922	10 February 1939	17 years, 4 days
11		Pío XII (1876–1958)	2 March 1939	9 October 1958	19 years, 221 days
12		Juan XXIII (1881–1963)	28 October 1958	3 June 1963	4 years, 218 days
13		Pablo VI (1897–1978)	21 June 1963	6 August 1978	15 years, 46 days
14		Juan Pablo I (1912–1978)	26 August 1978	28 September 1978	33 days
15		Juan Pablo II (1920–2005)	16 October 1978	2 April 2005	26 years, 168 days
16		Benedicto XVI (1927–2013)	19 April 2005	28 February 2013	7 years, 315 days
16		Francisco I (born 1936)	13 March 2013	Reigning	11 years, 44 days

See also

• Sovereign of the State of the Church (1258–1729)