Chronological Network Map of Religions & Spiritual Traditions

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Chronological network map of religions and spiritual traditions
☘ St Patrick enters the map
Traditional mission to Ireland: c. 432 CE
Placed at the 5th-century bridge between Early Christianity, Celtic spiritual influences and the Irish/Brehon cultural world.
CONSTANTINE
c. 272–337 CE
Roman Emperor
Edict of Milan 313 CE; Council of Nicaea 325 CE; placed on the Early Christianity / Roman Empire line.
WORLD WAR I
1914–1918
Marked on the modern global era section.
WORLD WAR II
1939–1945
Marked on the contemporary global era section.
432 CE: beside Early ChristianityIreland: Celtic / Brehon transition pointBefore Crown Law movement

Where St Patrick fits historically

Map position

St Patrick belongs visually between the Early Christianity box and the Celtic Spiritual Influences / Brehon Law boxes. This is the Irish conversion and cultural-contact layer, long before the 12th–16th century Crown-law movement shown lower on the map.

Papal overlap

The traditional year 432 CE falls at the transition from Pope Celestine I to Pope Sixtus III. The papal stack below marks this point directly in the 5th-century group.

Historical caution

Dates for early Christianity and St Patrick are approximate. Irish annals traditionally place Patrick’s arrival around 432 CE, while historians debate details of his chronology.

Known Popes — stacked chronological list

Sequence follows the commonly published Catholic papal succession, excluding antipopes. Current pope shown as Leo XIV from 2025 to present.

1st century origins 5 popes
  1. St Peter (c.30–64)
  2. St Linus (c.64–76)
  3. St Cletus / Anacletus (c.76–88)
  4. St Clement I (c.88–97)
  5. St Evaristus (c.97–105)
2nd century 9 popes
  1. St Alexander I (c.105–115)
  2. St Sixtus I (c.115–125)
  3. St Telesphorus (c.125–136)
  4. St Hyginus (c.136–140)
  5. St Pius I (c.140–155)
  6. St Anicetus (c.155–166)
  7. St Soter (c.166–175)
  8. St Eleutherius (c.175–189)
  9. St Victor I (c.189–199)
3rd century 15 popes
  1. St Zephyrinus (199–217)
  2. St Callixtus I (217–222)
  3. St Urban I (222–230)
  4. St Pontian (230–235)
  5. St Anterus (235–236)
  6. St Fabian (236–250)
  7. St Cornelius (251–253)
  8. St Lucius I (253–254)
  9. St Stephen I (254–257)
  10. St Sixtus II (257–258)
  11. St Dionysius (259–268)
  12. St Felix I (269–274)
  13. St Eutychian (275–283)
  14. St Caius (283–296)
  15. St Marcellinus (296–304)
4th century 10 popes
  1. St Marcellus I (308–309)
  2. St Eusebius (309/310)
  3. St Miltiades (311–314)
  4. St Sylvester I (314–335)
  5. St Mark (336)
  6. St Julius I (337–352)
  7. Liberius (352–366)
  8. St Damasus I (366–384)
  9. St Siricius (384–399)
  10. St Anastasius I (399–401)
5th century — St Patrick era 11 popes
  1. St Innocent I (401–417)
  2. St Zosimus (417–418)
  3. St Boniface I (418–422)
  4. St Celestine I (422–432)
  5. St Sixtus III (432–440) — St Patrick’s Ireland mission traditionally placed here
  6. St Leo I the Great (440–461)
  7. St Hilarius (461–468)
  8. St Simplicius (468–483)
  9. St Felix III (483–492)
  10. St Gelasius I (492–496)
  11. Anastasius II (496–498)
6th century 14 popes
  1. St Symmachus (498–514)
  2. St Hormisdas (514–523)
  3. St John I (523–526)
  4. St Felix IV (526–530)
  5. Boniface II (530–532)
  6. John II (533–535)
  7. St Agapetus I (535–536)
  8. St Silverius (536–537)
  9. Vigilius (537–555)
  10. Pelagius I (556–561)
  11. John III (561–574)
  12. Benedict I (575–579)
  13. Pelagius II (579–590)
  14. St Gregory I the Great (590–604)
7th century 24 popes
  1. Sabinian (604–606)
  2. Boniface III (607)
  3. St Boniface IV (608–615)
  4. St Adeodatus I (615–618)
  5. Boniface V (619–625)
  6. Honorius I (625–638)
  7. Severinus (640)
  8. John IV (640–642)
  9. Theodore I (642–649)
  10. St Martin I (649–655)
  11. St Eugene I (654–657)
  12. St Vitalian (657–672)
  13. Adeodatus II (672–676)
  14. Donus (676–678)
  15. St Agatho (678–681)
  16. St Leo II (682–683)
  17. St Benedict II (684–685)
  18. John V (685–686)
  19. Conon (686–687)
  20. St Sergius I (687–701)
  21. John VI (701–705)
  22. John VII (705–707)
  23. Sisinnius (708)
  24. Constantine (708–715)
8th century 8 popes
  1. St Gregory II (715–731)
  2. St Gregory III (731–741)
  3. St Zachary (741–752)
  4. Stephen II (752–757)
  5. St Paul I (757–767)
  6. Stephen III (768–772)
  7. Adrian I (772–795)
  8. St Leo III (795–816)
9th century 21 popes
  1. Stephen IV (816–817)
  2. St Paschal I (817–824)
  3. Eugene II (824–827)
  4. Valentine (827)
  5. Gregory IV (827–844)
  6. Sergius II (844–847)
  7. St Leo IV (847–855)
  8. Benedict III (855–858)
  9. St Nicholas I (858–867)
  10. Adrian II (867–872)
  11. John VIII (872–882)
  12. Marinus I (882–884)
  13. St Adrian III (884–885)
  14. Stephen V (885–891)
  15. Formosus (891–896)
  16. Boniface VI (896)
  17. Stephen VI (896–897)
  18. Romanus (897)
  19. Theodore II (897)
  20. John IX (898–900)
  21. Benedict IV (900–903)
10th century 21 popes
  1. Leo V (903)
  2. Sergius III (904–911)
  3. Anastasius III (911–913)
  4. Lando (913–914)
  5. John X (914–928)
  6. Leo VI (928)
  7. Stephen VII (928–931)
  8. John XI (931–935)
  9. Leo VII (936–939)
  10. Stephen VIII (939–942)
  11. Marinus II (942–946)
  12. Agapetus II (946–955)
  13. John XII (955–964)
  14. Leo VIII (963–965)
  15. Benedict V (964)
  16. John XIII (965–972)
  17. Benedict VI (973–974)
  18. Benedict VII (974–983)
  19. John XIV (983–984)
  20. John XV (985–996)
  21. Gregory V (996–999)
11th century 22 popes
  1. Sylvester II (999–1003)
  2. John XVII (1003)
  3. John XVIII (1004–1009)
  4. Sergius IV (1009–1012)
  5. Benedict VIII (1012–1024)
  6. John XIX (1024–1032)
  7. Benedict IX (1032–1044)
  8. Sylvester III (1045)
  9. Benedict IX (1045)
  10. Gregory VI (1045–1046)
  11. Clement II (1046–1047)
  12. Benedict IX (1047–1048)
  13. Damasus II (1048)
  14. St Leo IX (1049–1054)
  15. Victor II (1055–1057)
  16. Stephen IX (1057–1058)
  17. Nicholas II (1059–1061)
  18. Alexander II (1061–1073)
  19. St Gregory VII (1073–1085)
  20. Blessed Victor III (1086–1087)
  21. Blessed Urban II (1088–1099)
  22. Paschal II (1099–1118)
12th century 15 popes
  1. Gelasius II (1118–1119)
  2. Callixtus II (1119–1124)
  3. Honorius II (1124–1130)
  4. Innocent II (1130–1143)
  5. Celestine II (1143–1144)
  6. Lucius II (1144–1145)
  7. Blessed Eugene III (1145–1153)
  8. Anastasius IV (1153–1154)
  9. Adrian IV (1154–1159)
  10. Alexander III (1159–1181)
  11. Lucius III (1181–1185)
  12. Urban III (1185–1187)
  13. Gregory VIII (1187)
  14. Clement III (1187–1191)
  15. Celestine III (1191–1198)
13th century 18 popes
  1. Innocent III (1198–1216)
  2. Honorius III (1216–1227)
  3. Gregory IX (1227–1241)
  4. Celestine IV (1241)
  5. Innocent IV (1243–1254)
  6. Alexander IV (1254–1261)
  7. Urban IV (1261–1264)
  8. Clement IV (1265–1268)
  9. Blessed Gregory X (1271–1276)
  10. Blessed Innocent V (1276)
  11. Adrian V (1276)
  12. John XXI (1276–1277)
  13. Nicholas III (1277–1280)
  14. Martin IV (1281–1285)
  15. Honorius IV (1285–1287)
  16. Nicholas IV (1288–1292)
  17. St Celestine V (1294)
  18. Boniface VIII (1294–1303)
14th century / Western Schism 12 popes
  1. Blessed Benedict XI (1303–1304)
  2. Clement V (1305–1314)
  3. John XXII (1316–1334)
  4. Benedict XII (1334–1342)
  5. Clement VI (1342–1352)
  6. Innocent VI (1352–1362)
  7. Blessed Urban V (1362–1370)
  8. Gregory XI (1370–1378)
  9. Urban VI (1378–1389)
  10. Boniface IX (1389–1404)
  11. Innocent VII (1404–1406)
  12. Gregory XII (1406–1415)
15th century Renaissance threshold 11 popes
  1. Martin V (1417–1431)
  2. Eugene IV (1431–1447)
  3. Nicholas V (1447–1455)
  4. Callixtus III (1455–1458)
  5. Pius II (1458–1464)
  6. Paul II (1464–1471)
  7. Sixtus IV (1471–1484)
  8. Innocent VIII (1484–1492)
  9. Alexander VI (1492–1503)
  10. Pius III (1503)
  11. Julius II (1503–1513)
16th century Reformation era 15 popes
  1. Leo X (1513–1521)
  2. Adrian VI (1522–1523)
  3. Clement VII (1523–1534)
  4. Paul III (1534–1549)
  5. Julius III (1550–1555)
  6. Marcellus II (1555)
  7. Paul IV (1555–1559)
  8. Pius IV (1559–1565)
  9. St Pius V (1566–1572)
  10. Gregory XIII (1572–1585)
  11. Sixtus V (1585–1590)
  12. Urban VII (1590)
  13. Gregory XIV (1590–1591)
  14. Innocent IX (1591)
  15. Clement VIII (1592–1605)
17th century 11 popes
  1. Leo XI (1605)
  2. Paul V (1605–1621)
  3. Gregory XV (1621–1623)
  4. Urban VIII (1623–1644)
  5. Innocent X (1644–1655)
  6. Alexander VII (1655–1667)
  7. Clement IX (1667–1669)
  8. Clement X (1670–1676)
  9. Blessed Innocent XI (1676–1689)
  10. Alexander VIII (1689–1691)
  11. Innocent XII (1691–1700)
18th century 8 popes
  1. Clement XI (1700–1721)
  2. Innocent XIII (1721–1724)
  3. Benedict XIII (1724–1730)
  4. Clement XII (1730–1740)
  5. Benedict XIV (1740–1758)
  6. Clement XIII (1758–1769)
  7. Clement XIV (1769–1774)
  8. Pius VI (1775–1799)
19th century 6 popes
  1. Pius VII (1800–1823)
  2. Leo XII (1823–1829)
  3. Pius VIII (1829–1830)
  4. Gregory XVI (1831–1846)
  5. Blessed Pius IX (1846–1878)
  6. Leo XIII (1878–1903)
20th–21st century 11 popes
  1. St Pius X (1903–1914)
  2. Benedict XV (1914–1922)
  3. Pius XI (1922–1939)
  4. Pius XII (1939–1958)
  5. St John XXIII (1958–1963)
  6. St Paul VI (1963–1978)
  7. John Paul I (1978)
  8. St John Paul II (1978–2005)
  9. Benedict XVI (2005–2013)
  10. Francis (2013–2025)
  11. Leo XIV (2025–present)

Source notes for checking

Built from the common Annuario Pontificio / Vatican-style papal succession list, with St Patrick placed at the traditional 432 CE Irish mission point. Early dates remain approximate and disputed.