Download or read book Dictionary of Popes and the Papacy written by Bruno Steimer and published by Encyclopedia of Theology and C. This book was released on 2001 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first installment of the Encyclopedia of Theology and Church is the best one-volume reference work on the popes and the papacy. Part one covers every pope and antipope; part two discusses the institution of the Vatican and the papacy.