Office Christianity
apostolic administrator
Sede vacante administrator of a diocese or archdiocese appointed by the pope
- Also called administrator apostolicus
A seat,
and those
who held it.
Holders in order
Succession in office
Everyone recorded as holding it
Its tenures overlap throughout — a roll of holders, not a line.
- 116 holders
- 831 overlapping pairs
- 11 undated
What this means
Who held an office after whom. Not parentage, not discipleship, and not universally recognised — offices are contested.
Does not imply recognition by every tradition · an uncontested claim · parentage · discipleship · an explanation of why the succession happened
Holding an office after someone says nothing about being related to them or taught by them. Where a line is also a family, both are on the holders’ own pages as separate sections.
A gap is a vacancy, an interregnum or a hole in the record; an overlap is rival claims or an office held by more than one at once. The records do not say which, so neither is resolved here. A gap shorter than two years sits inside the precision of year-dated records and is not marked. This office’s tenures overlap throughout, so it is listed as a roll in order of start rather than drawn as a line.
Why a succession happened is a historical argument. Where sources make one, it belongs in a reviewed connection with its citations — not in this order, and not in a predecessor field.
Recognition is never universal. Where a card names no recognising body, none is recorded — which is not the same as none.
Imported from Wikidata unless a card says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
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7 August 1413 CE – 1418 CE Pierre d'Ailly French theologian and astrologer (1351–1420) Has references -
18 April 1439 CE – 18 April 1440 CE Guillaume d'Estouteville French monk, archbishop and cardinal
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1 July 1440 CE – 19 June 1451 CE Paul II pope of the Catholic Church from 1464 to 1471 -
18 April 1440 CE – 17 May 1441 CE Guillaume d'Estouteville French monk, archbishop and cardinal
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17 May 1441 CE – 7 January 1450 CE Guillaume d'Estouteville French monk, archbishop and cardinal Has references
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5 May 1447 CE – 28 March 1449 CE Basilios Bessarion Greek theologian, cardinal bishop and Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (1403-1472) -
28 March 1449 CE – 26 July 1458 CE Basilios Bessarion Greek theologian, cardinal bishop and Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (1403-1472) -
21 October 1449 CE – 13 March 1458 CE Basilios Bessarion Greek theologian, cardinal bishop and Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (1403-1472) -
7 January 1450 CE – 26 January 1453 CE Guillaume d'Estouteville French monk, archbishop and cardinal Has references
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26 January 1453 CE – 20 April 1453 CE Guillaume d'Estouteville French monk, archbishop and cardinal Has references
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20 April 1453 CE – 22 January 1483 CE Guillaume d'Estouteville French monk, archbishop and cardinal
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1457 CE – 30 June 1458 CE Alexander VI pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503) -
12 August 1457 CE – 19 August 1458 CE Pius II pope of the Catholic Church from 1458 to 1464 (1405–1464) Has references -
18 June 1457 CE – 27 August 1459 CE James of Coimbra Portuguese cardinal
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26 July 1458 CE – 18 May 1462 CE Basilios Bessarion Greek theologian, cardinal bishop and Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (1403-1472) Has references -
31 July 1460 CE – 26 January 1463 CE Juan de Torquemada spansich Dominican and cardinal (1388-1468) Has references -
20 August 1466 CE – 21 October 1483 CE Francesco Gonzaga (1444-1483) Cardinal of the Catholic Church, Bishop of Brixen and Apostolic Administrator of Mantua and Bologna -
7 April 1472 CE – 18 April 1474 CE Francesco Gonzaga (1444-1483) Cardinal of the Catholic Church, Bishop of Brixen and Apostolic Administrator of Mantua and Bologna -
1473 CE – 23 May 1474 CE Julius II pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513) -
26 July 1476 CE – 21 October 1483 CE Francesco Gonzaga (1444-1483) Cardinal of the Catholic Church, Bishop of Brixen and Apostolic Administrator of Mantua and Bologna Has references -
8 July 1482 CE – 11 August 1492 CE Alexander VI pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503) -
1 April 1486 CE – 20 December 1497 CE Ippolito d'Este Catholic cardinal -
9 October 1489 CE – 11 August 1492 CE Alexander VI pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503) Has references -
1491 CE – 11 August 1492 CE Alexander VI pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503) -
4 November 1493 CE – 20 January 1495 CE Cesare Borgia Duke of Romagna and former Catholic cardinal
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1495 CE – 6 September 1499 CE Cesare Borgia Duke of Romagna and former Catholic cardinal -
20 January 1495 CE – 6 September 1499 CE Cesare Borgia Duke of Romagna and former Catholic cardinal -
6 November 1499 CE – 29 August 1501 CE Julius II pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513) Has references -
24 January 1502 CE – 1 November 1503 CE Julius II pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513) -
27 October 1503 CE – 27 May 1504 CE Leo X pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521) -
18 February 1508 CE – 5 June 1510 CE Paul III pope of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549 (1468–1549) -
9 December 1510 CE – 9 March 1513 CE Leo X pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521) -
13 October 1513 CE – 13 November 1514 CE Innocenzo Cybo Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop -
13 November 1514 CE Innocenzo Cybo Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop -
28 October 1516 CE – 11 May 1517 CE Innocenzo Cybo Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop -
18 February 1517 CE – 27 February 1517 CE Clement VII pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534) -
11 May 1517 CE – 12 January 1530 CE Innocenzo Cybo Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop -
5 July 1518 CE – 30 July 1518 CE Clement VII pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534) -
30 July 1518 CE – 3 September 1518 CE Clement VII pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534) -
from 30 July 1518 CE Thomas Wolsey English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530) Has references -
19 June 1518 CE – 11 March 1520 CE Innocenzo Cybo Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop -
8 February 1518 CE – 16 October 1521 CE Giovanni Salviati Catholic cardinal -
27 July 1519 CE – 8 August 1519 CE Innocenzo Cybo Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop -
4 July 1520 CE – 22 June 1548 CE Innocenzo Cybo Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop -
7 June 1521 CE – 26 September 1522 CE Clement VII pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534) Has references -
26 April 1521 CE – 7 January 1522 CE Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine Catholic cardinal (1498-1550) -
7 January 1522 CE – 8 November 1535 CE Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine Catholic cardinal (1498-1550) -
14 December 1523 CE – 11 January 1524 CE Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine Catholic cardinal (1498-1550) -
11 January 1524 CE – 10 May 1550 CE Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine Catholic cardinal (1498-1550) -
10 October 1526 CE – 21 November 1526 CE Innocenzo Cybo Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop -
from 8 February 1529 CE Thomas Wolsey English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530) Has references -
24 January 1530 CE – 17 May 1532 CE Paul III pope of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549 (1468–1549) Has references -
20 March 1531 CE – 1 December 1531 CE Innocenzo Cybo Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop -
16 November 1532 CE – 6 February 1538 CE Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine Catholic cardinal (1498-1550) Has references -
6 August 1535 CE – 19 May 1550 CE Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine Catholic cardinal (1498-1550) Has references -
17 June 1537 CE – 8 January 1538 CE Alessandro Farnese Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589) Has references -
20 June 1537 CE – 29 October 1539 CE Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine Catholic cardinal (1498-1550) -
24 May 1538 CE – 10 May 1550 CE Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine Catholic cardinal (1498-1550) -
14 June 1538 CE – 14 April 1550 CE Innocenzo Cybo Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop -
6 February 1538 CE – 14 June 1538 CE Innocenzo Cybo Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop -
1544 CE – 27 October 1544 CE Alessandro Farnese Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589) Has references -
13 August 1544 CE – 22 February 1549 CE Ranuccio Farnese Italian prelate who was Cardinal of Santa Lucia in Selci (1530-1565) Has references -
from 11 October 1549 CE Ranuccio Farnese Italian prelate who was Cardinal of Santa Lucia in Selci (1530-1565) Has references -
9 March 1550 CE – 15 December 1553 CE Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon Catholic cardinal (1523–1590) -
1555 CE – 16 December 1562 CE Alessandro Farnese Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589) Has references -
22 November 1556 CE – 14 January 1558 CE Alessandro Farnese Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589) Has references -
8 August 1561 CE – 10 March 1568 CE Bernardo Salviati Catholic cardinal -
from 28 April 1564 CE Ranuccio Farnese Italian prelate who was Cardinal of Santa Lucia in Selci (1530-1565) Has references -
4 October 1565 CE – 1567 CE Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon Catholic cardinal (1523–1590) -
26 August 1569 CE – 24 August 1575 CE Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon Catholic cardinal (1523–1590) -
24 February 1585 CE – 1 July 1585 CE Alessandro Farnese Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589) Has references -
11 June 1586 CE – 9 May 1590 CE Charles II de Bourbon-Vendôme Roman Catholic cardinal Has references -
1 March 1620 CE – 9 November 1641 CE Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal Infante, Archbishop of Toledo (1609-1641) -
from 3 August 1729 CE Frederick Charles of Schönborn Prince-Bishop of Bamberg (1674-1746) Has references -
10 November 1735 CE – 18 December 1754 CE Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón Spanish cardinal (1727-1785) Has references -
19 September 1741 CE – 18 December 1754 CE Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón Spanish cardinal (1727-1785) Has references -
22 December 1800 CE – 29 December 1814 CE Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, 14th Count of Chinchón Spanish cardinal (1777-1823) -
from 1 September 1805 CE John Carroll first Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States (1735–1815) Has references -
19 July 1930 CE – 31 January 1931 CE Iuliu Hossu Cardinal, Romanian Greek-Catholic Bishop of Cluj-Gherla, Martyr and Blessed (1885-1970) Has references -
28 May 1931 CE – 28 November 1933 CE Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini Catholic cardinal (1876-1958) Has references -
15 October 1935 CE – 15 March 1937 CE Konrad von Preysing German Roman Catholic cardinal (1880-1950) Has references -
29 August 1941 CE – 1947 CE Iuliu Hossu Cardinal, Romanian Greek-Catholic Bishop of Cluj-Gherla, Martyr and Blessed (1885-1970) Has references -
9 January 1948 CE – 28 January 1955 CE Marcel Lefebvre French traditionalist Catholic archbishop Has references -
from 12 January 1970 CE Henryk Gulbinowicz Polish Catholic arcbishop and cardinal (1923–2020) Has references
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6 January 2007 CE – 3 March 2007 CE Józef Glemp Catholic cardinal, Primate of Poland (1981–2009) Has references
No dates recorded 11
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Dates unrecorded Thomas Wolsey English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530) -
Dates unrecorded Ippolito d'Este Catholic cardinal -
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Dates unrecorded Philippe of Alençon French cardinal -
Dates unrecorded Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora Catholic cardinal -
Dates unrecorded Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora Catholic cardinal -
Dates unrecorded Niccolò Ridolfi Catholic cardinal -
Dates unrecorded Giovanni Salviati Catholic cardinal -
Dates unrecorded Giovanni Salviati Catholic cardinal -
Dates unrecorded Giovanni Salviati Catholic cardinal
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