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Do the earliest lists of Roman bishops have Peter as the first bishop of Rome?

April 26, 2017Bishop bishops lists Peter Roman rome

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Do the earliest lists of Roman bishops have Peter as the first bishop of Rome?

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The earliest record of a list of an apostolic succession are from Hegisippus,12 and Irenaeus,13 in the last quarter of the second century, over a hundred years after Peter was supposed to have passed on his authority,14 but they fail to mention Peter being the first bishop of Rome.