The Resume

(March 2, 1810-July 20, 1903)
Born in Carpineto Romano, Italy
Birth name was Vicenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci
256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church (1878-1903)

Why he might be annoying:

Several cardinals were reportedly hoping for a short papacy after Pius IX's record-setting reign, and voted for him based on his age (68) and allegedly poor health.
During his papacy, relations with the Italian government deteriorated to the point that he considered moving his residence to the Austrian cities of Trieste or Salzburg.
He said, 'It is quite unlawful to demand, defend, or to grant unconditional freedom of thought or speech, of writing or worship, as if these were so many rights given by nature to man.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was considered a great diplomat and improved Church relations with Russia, Germany, France and Britain.
He was frugal in his personal life and distributed large sums to charity.
At his own expense, he provided costly astronomical instruments for the Vatican observatory.
He was the first pope to have a sound recording and a motion picture of him made.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 35]
• I Abused Coca Wine
• I Died in 1903 (Ranked: 93)
• I Earned a Doctorate
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 294)
• Popes
• Profiles 31001-31250 (Ranked: 31165)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 155 Votes: 47.74% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 123 Votes: 51.22% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 101 Votes: 46.53% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 122 Votes: 57.38% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 78 Votes: 44.87% Annoying