The first Pope alphabetically is Adeodatus I, from 615-618, to whom is attributed the use of lead seals (bullae) on papua documents. Sometimes his name is given as Deodatus or Deusdedit (as on the plaque listing Popes in St Peter’s), in which case the first pope alphabetically in still Adeodatus - the second, from 672-676. He, however, is sometimes called Deodatus as well; the next after him would be Pope Adrian I (772-795, the Pope before Leo III who crowned Charlemagne), except in Latin his name is Hadrianus. That would make Agapetus (535-536) the first unequivocal Pope alphabetically, in English or Latin, even though he reigned less than a year - unless we include Antipope Adalbert (1101-1101), who managed an even less impressive 105 days.
The first Pope chronologically, of course, was St Peter (33-64), followed by Linus, one of only three popes specifically mentioned in the New Testament (in Timothy 2; the other is fourth Pope Clement I, with poor third place Anacletus not getting a look in, either biblically or alphabetically, though he is given credit for creating the 25 parishes of Rome).
Pope John Paul I garnered a few records in his 33-day papacy: He was the latest pope to be Italian-born, ending the continuous run of Italians since Clement VII in 1523; He was the first to take a double papal name, and the first to affix the regnal number ‘I’ - usually only done when there is a second pope of the same name. His is not the shortest-reigning pope overall, however - that honour goes to Pope Urban VII who reigned for 13 days in September 1590, not even making it to his coronation. John Paul I’s reign is the shortest since then.
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