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Three Africans have occupied the papacy of the ]. Three Africans have occupied the papacy of the ].


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

Roman Catholic Church

Three Africans have occupied the papacy of the Roman Catholic Church.

According to the records of the Liber Pontificalis, all three were North Africans elected when much of the region was under the control of the Roman and Byzantine Empires. Their skin color is unknown, although, as Mediterranean North Africans, it is not likely they were "black" in the sense that most modern English-speakers understand the term. The loss of Byzantine North Africa to Islam during the 7th century largely eliminated the chance for another African pope until modern times.

Other churches

The Eastern 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 is traditionally styled the Coptic Pope and is also based in Alexandria, Egypt. Many of the incumbents of these two offices could, in a strict sense, be considered "African popes".

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