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Three Africans are known to have occupied the See of Rome. Three Africans are known to have occupied the See of Rome.


According to the records of the '']'', all three were from the ] Province of ] (corresponding to the territory of modern ] and ]). The conquest of ] ] by ] during the 7th century largely eliminated the chance for another African pope until modern times. Being not only from ], but also members of the Roman populace situated there, they may have been of the ] race. However, since there is no known portrait of them and since there were high ranking Black African officials and military commanders in Rome at that time, there is a distinct possibility that there was a Black African Pope among at least one of the three listed here. According to the records of the '']'', all three were from the ] Province of ] (corresponding to the territory of modern ] and ]). The conquest of ] ] by ] during the 7th century largely eliminated the chance for another African pope until modern times. Being not only from ], but also members of the Roman populace situated there, they may have been of the ] race.


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An African pope is a pope of African birth or heritage.

Bishops of Rome

Three Africans are known to have occupied the See of Rome.

According to the records of the Liber Pontificalis, all three were from the Roman Province of Africa (corresponding to the territory of modern Tunisia and Libya). The conquest of Byzantine North Africa by Islam during the 7th century largely eliminated the chance for another African pope until modern times. Being not only from North Africa, but also members of the Roman populace situated there, they may have been of the Caucasoid race.

Bishops of Alexandria

The Greek Orthodox Church has a patriarch whose formal title is the Patriarch and Pope of Alexandria and All Africa. In addition, the head of the Coptic Church and the Coptic Catholic Church are traditionally styled the Coptic Pope and while their Patriarchal See is Alexandria, Egypt, they are based in Cairo. The incumbents of these three offices can be considered African popes.

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