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	*] (189 to 199)		*] (189 to 199) – from the Roman Province of Africa
	*] (~~310/~~311 to 314)		*] (311 to 314) – a Berber African
			*] (492 to 496) – claimed to be a native of Rome, but sources also cite him as an "African by birthright"

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Several popes of the Roman Catholic Church have had been born in the Roman Province of Africa. According to the records of the Liber Pontificalis, they were from the Roman Province of Africa which corresponds to the territories of modern Tunisia, Algeria and Libya. They may have or not have been descendants of Roman Colonists, Punic or native Caucasian Berbers, as this is not recorded.

Pope Victor I (189 to 199) – from the Roman Province of Africa
Pope Miltiades (311 to 314) – a Berber African
Pope Gelasius I (492 to 496) – claimed to be a native of Rome, but sources also cite him as an "African by birthright"