| Pontificate | Portrait | Name English · Regnal | Personal name | Reason for Resignation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 230 – 28 September 235 (5 years+) |  | St Pontian PONTIANUS | Pontianus | Pope Pontian abdicated on 28 September 235 AD to prevent a power vacuum. This brought a schism of the Roman Church to an end | First to abdicate office after exile to Sardinia by Emperor Maximinus Thrax. Documented only in the Liberian Catalogue records his death on 28 September 235, the earliest exact date in papal history.[12][13] |
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