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 | | Peter as the first Pope, however, the Roman Catholic listings of longest reigning popes exclude him. |
 | | Most non-Catholics dispute St. Peter being on any list of popes at all, as there is no proof of any Bishop of Rome claiming the Papal title until centuries after Jesus' death, and some traditions hold that Peter was never even a bishop. |
 | | However, at least since the time when Pope Pius IX completed his 25th year as Pope in 1871, thus surpassing the traditional figure for Peter's sojourn in Rome, Peter's term as Pope has been reckoned from the time that Catholics consider Jesus to have bestowed the office upon him. |
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