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Shortest Reigning Popes

There have been 266 different popes over the course of 2000 years. Which 10 popes reigned the shortest?
According to Wikipedia
Not including Pope-elect Stephen, who died before being consecrated
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Last updated: April 8, 2023
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Reign
Length of Reign
Answer
1.
15–27 September 1590
13 days
Urban VII
2.
April 896
15 days
Boniface VI
3.
25 October – 10 November 1241
17 days
Celestine IV
4.
December 897
20 days
Theodore II
5.
15 January – 4 February 708
20 days
Sisinnius
 
Reign
Length of Reign
Answer
6.
9 April – 1 May 1555
22 days
Marcellus II
7.
17 July – 9 August 1048
23 days
Damasus II
8.
22 September – 18 October 1503
26 days
Pius III
9.
1–27 April 1605
27 days
Leo XI
10.
22 May – 23 June 964
33 days
Benedict V
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cathlete
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Level 74
Jan 28, 2024
Interesting quiz! I would've guessed some of the early popes would have had very short pontificates because of the persecution of Christianity. Evidently not! There were many decade long (and longer) pontificates in those centuries.
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