African popes

There have been three African popes of the Roman Catholic Church. Their skin color is unknown. All three African Popes ruled early in the history of the Catholic Church. As attitudes about race changed, and much of Africa was lost by Christianity to Islam, chance of more African popes diminished.

Pope Victor I
Pope Miltiades
Pope Gelasius I
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