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==67 A.D. to 200 A.D.

**Early Bishops of Rome** (from *Liber Pontificalus*, a Roman Catholic document)
Name	Start	End	Significant activity
Linus	67	79	Taught that women should cover their heads.
Anacletus	79	88	Ordained a number of priests
Clement I	88	98	Wrote a letter to the Corinthians
Evaristus	98	105	None known
Alexander I	105	115	None known
Sixtus	117	126	Decreed that Only ministers can touch the holy vessels, Bishops returning from visiting Rome should not be accepted without a letter, Priests should recite the Sanctus (a song) with the people.
Telesphorus	126	137	Started to celebrate Easter on the Sunday after Passover
Hyginus	138	140	Defined the grades of ecclesiastical hierarchy
Pius	140	154	None known
Anicetus	154	167	Moderately condemned the heresy of Montanism, Gnosticism and Marcionism. Met with Polycarp and accepted that the date of the celebration of Easter should be decided by churches individually.
Soter	167	174	Decreed that marriage is only valid if blessed by a priest.

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