pope julius iii was the longest reigning pope in church history.
pope julius iii was the longest reigning pope in church history.
who was the longest reigning pope in church history?
pope julius iii
pope pius ix was crowned with the papal tiara on 21 june 1846. he became the longest-reigning pope since saint peter, sitting on the papal throne for nearly 32 years. initially a liberal, following a short-lived deposition and the proclamation of the roman republic, pius was returned to power by troops from the french second republic and became a conservative reactionary.
1846 papal conclave
section::::monarchs (1932–present).









































bullet::::- king abdulaziz (1932–1953); second longest reigning saudi monarch.









































bullet::::- king saud (1953–1964); third longest reigning saudi monarch.









































bullet::::- king faisal (1964–1975); fourth longest reigning saudi monarch.









































bullet::::- king khalid (1975–1982); sixth longest reigning saudi monarch.









































bullet::::- king fahd (1982–2005); longest reigning saudi monarch.









































bullet::::- king abdullah (2005–2015); fifth longest reigning saudi monarch.









































bullet::::- king salman (2015–present); current monarch.









































section::::monarchs (1932–present).:crown princes (1933–present).









































bullet::::- crown prince saud bin abdulaziz (1933–1953); became king. crown prince of king abdulaziz.









































bullet::::- crown prince faisal bin abdulaziz (1953–1964); became king. crown prince of king saud.
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