Subj : Roman Catholic pontiffs To : All From : Mike Dippel Date : Fri May 16 2025 21:02:04 In honor of our new Pope, this week features past and present Papal pontiffs. Per wikitree.com I am: 20 degrees from Pope Leo XIV Prevost 28 degrees from Blessed Pope Innocent XI Odescalchi 26 degrees from Pope Alexander VII Chigi 28 degrees from Pope Calixtus II de Bourgogne 20 degrees from Pope Leo X Medici 24 degrees from Pope Pius II Piccolomini 27 degrees from Pope Pius VII Chiaramonti 24 degrees from Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere 31 degrees from Pope Saint John Paul II Wojtyła 31 degrees from Pope St Leo IX Egisheim 24 degrees from Pope Urban VIII Barberini 33 degrees from Pope Victor II Dollnstein-Hirschberg I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, black, bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, singers and musicians, physicians, politicians, poets, popes, writers. I guess that I am a collection of all of them, as we ALL are. https://www.wikitree.com helps me gather this information with their weekly newsletters. If you would like to find your connections to famous people, you can start by giving me some basic information by going to: https://www.hobbyline.com/genealogy_web_design.htm and click on the 'Request Form' link. I have researched the ancestry for many persons interested in their family history. Mike Dippel https://bbs-list.net List Your BBS For Free --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v7.0 * Origin: The Hobby Line! BBS - hobbylinebbs.com (954:895/1) .