Pope

The Pope was the head bishop in early Christianity. Following the church's division, it was a title exclusive to the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the leader of the Holy Roman Empire. (PROSE: The Lonely Computer)

In 1887, Pope Leo XIII employed Sherlock Holmes to locate missing books from the Library of St John the Beheaded. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire)

In 1968, Pope Paul VI complained when the symbol of the Revolution Man appeared in St Peter's Cathedral. (PROSE: Revolution Man)

In 1981, someone tried to assassinate the Pope in St Peter's Square. (PROSE: The Assassin's Story)

In 2008, when Maria Jackson claimed that the Bubble Shock! factory was being run by aliens, Kelsey Hooper sarcastically stated that everyone was an alien, including the Pope. (TV: Invasion of the Bane)

In 2097, an unnamed female Pope made a papal visit to Mars in order to anoint the first Martian bishops. This was done to improve relations between Martians and humans. The Daleks made an assassination attempt. (PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles)

In the 28th century, Pope John Paul XXIII was placed in suspended animation after his death. Celestine VI and Urban IX were rival popes. (PROSE: Companion Piece)

In 3278, Lucian was the Pope of the Catholic Church Apostolic in Europa. (PROSE: Managra)

The Morestran Orthodox Church was led by a Pope. (PROSE: Zeta Major)

The Doctor had advised Pope Clement on the contents of the Vatican Library. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse)