Feast Day of Pope Pius X

 

Our 259th Pope!

The name Pius is tied for second as the most common Pope name. There were 16 of them, which means Pope Benedict XVI created the tie.

Number one? John - 23 so far (not counting the two John Pauls). In my lifetime I've seen one of each (along with a Paul):

Venerable Pius XII (1939-1958)
Blessed John XXIII (1958-1963)
Paul VI (1963-1978)
John Paul I (1978 - for one month)
John Paul II (1978-2005)
Benedict XVI )(2005 - present)