For other uses, see Pope Anacletus (disambiguation).
Pope Anacletus (or Anencletus), was the third pope (after St Peter and St Linus). His papal name, which is Greek, signifies one who has been "called back" to service. He may have been the same person as Cletus. Eusebius, Cletus, Augustine and Optatus all suggest that both names refer to the same individual. On the other hand, the Liberian Catalogue and the Liber Pontificalis both state that Anacletus and Cletus are different persons.
He is traditionally cited as having been a Roman citizen, and is said to have been pope for twelve years, from 77 to 88, when he allegedly died as a martyr. However, the Vatican's 2003Annuario Pontificio gives his dates as 80 to 92.
One of the few surviving records concerning Anacletus' papacy mention him having ordained an uncertain number of priests.
His remains are kept in Saint Linus Church in the Vatican. His memorial day is April 7.
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1st–4th centuries
Peter * Linus * Anacletus * Clement I * Evaristus * Alexander I * Sixtus I * Telesphorus * Hyginus * Pius I * Anicetus * Soter * Eleuterus * Victor I * Zephyrinus * Callixtus I * Urban I * Pontian * Anterus * Fabian * Cornelius * Lucius I * Stephen I * Sixtus II * Dionysius * Felix I * Eutychian * Caius * Marcellinus * Marcellus I * Eusebius * Miltiades * Sylvester I * Mark * Julius I * Liberius * Damasus I * Siricius * Anastasius I
5th–8th centuries
Innocent I * Zosimus * Boniface I * Celestine I * Sixtus III * Leo I * Hilarius * Simplicius * Felix III * Gelasius I * Anastasius II * Symmachus * Hormisdas * John I * Felix IV * Boniface II * John II * Agapetus I * Silverius * Vigilius * Pelagius I * John III * Benedict I * Pelagius II * Gregory I * Sabinian * Boniface III * Boniface IV * Adeodatus I * Boniface V * Honorius I * Severinus * John IV * Theodore I * Martin I * Eugene I * Vitalian * Adeodatus II * Donus * Agatho * Leo II * Benedict II * John V * Conon * Sergius I * John VI * John VII * Sisinnius * Constantine * Gregory II * Gregory III * Zachary * Stephen II * Paul I * Stephen III * Adrian I * Leo III
9th–12th centuries
Stephen IV * Paschal I * Eugene II * Valentine * Gregory IV * Sergius II * Leo IV * Benedict III * Nicholas I * Adrian II * John VIII * Marinus I * Adrian III * Stephen V * Formosus * Boniface VI * Stephen VI * Romanus * Theodore II * John IX * Benedict IV * Leo V * Sergius III * Anastasius III * Lando * John X * Leo VI * Stephen VII * John XI * Leo VII * Stephen VIII * Marinus II * Agapetus II * John XII * Benedict V * Leo VIII * John XIII * Benedict VI * Benedict VII * John XIV * John XV * Gregory V * Sylvester II * John XVII * John XVIII * Sergius IV * Benedict VIII * John XIX * Benedict IX * Sylvester III * Benedict IX * Gregory VI * Clement II * Benedict IX * Damasus II * Leo IX * Victor II * Stephen IX * Nicholas II * Alexander II * Gregory VII * Victor III * Urban II * Paschal II * Gelasius II * Callixtus II * Honorius II * Innocent II * Celestine II * Lucius II * Eugene III * Anastasius IV * Adrian IV * Alexander III * Lucius III * Urban III * Gregory VIII * Clement III * Celestine III * Innocent III
13th–16th centuries
Honorius III * Gregory IX * Celestine IV * Innocent IV * Alexander IV * Urban IV * Clement IV * Gregory X * Innocent V * Adrian V * John XXI * Nicholas III * Martin IV * Honorius IV * Nicholas IV * Celestine V * Boniface VIII * Benedict XI * Clement V * John XXII * Benedict XII * Clement VI * Innocent VI * Urban V * Gregory XI * Urban VI * Boniface IX * Innocent VII * Gregory XII * Martin V * Eugene IV * Nicholas V * Callixtus III * Pius II * Paul II * Sixtus IV * Innocent VIII * Alexander VI * Pius III * Julius II * Leo X * Adrian VI * Clement VII * Paul III * Julius III * Marcellus II * Paul IV * Pius IV * Pius V * Gregory XIII * Sixtus V * Urban VII * Gregory XIV * Innocent IX * Clement VIII
17th–20th centuries
Leo XI * Paul V * Gregory XV * Urban VIII * Innocent X * Alexander VII * Clement IX * Clement X * Innocent XI * Alexander VIII * Innocent XII * Clement XI * Innocent XIII * Benedict XIII * Clement XII * Benedict XIV * Clement XIII * Clement XIV * Pius VI * Pius VII * Leo XII * Pius VIII * Gregory XVI * Pius IX * Leo XIII * Pius X * Benedict XV * Pius XI * Pius XII * John XXIII * Paul VI * John Paul I * John Paul II