The existence of antipopes is one of the most unusual features of Church history. The first to be declared Pope, but be considered invalidly elected at the time or by history was St. Hippolytus, who disagreed with the Pope of the day but was later reconciled and died for the faith. Most antipopes have come about due to the intrigues of cardinals, secular princes or Roman nobility. ANTIPOPE (ALLEGED REIGN) ST. HIPPOLYTUS 217-235 NOVATIAN 251 FELIX II 355-365 URSINUS 366-367 EULALIUS 418-419 LAWRENCE 498/499-502/506 DIOSCORUS 530 THEODORE 687 PASCAL 687 CONSTANTINE 767-768 PHILIP 768 JOHN 844 ANASTASIUS 855 CHRISTOPHER 903-904 BONIFACE VII 974-984/985 JOHN XVI 997-998 GREGORY 1012 BENEDICT X 1058-1059 HONORIUS II 1061-1064 CLEMENT III 1080-1084/1100 THEODORE 1100 ALBERT 1101 SILVESTER IV 1105-1111 GREGORY VIII 1118-1121 CELESTINE II 1124 ANACLETUS II 1130-1138 VICTOR IV 1138 VICTOR IV 1159-1164 PASCAL III 1164-1168 CALLISTUS III 1168-1178 INNOCENT III 117
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