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Many of the following people only served as Bishop in Rome for a very short period. This is due to the intense persecution from the Roman Empire, and then religious interest in the Christian Church. Eusebius, for example, was pastor of Rome for one day. Anastasius I became the first Bishop to use the title "Pope" in 400 A.D. | Many of the following people only served as Bishop in Rome for a very short period. This is due to the intense persecution from the Roman Empire, and then religious interest by the Roman Empire in the Christian Church. Eusebius, for example, was pastor of Rome for one day. Anastasius I became the first Bishop to use the title "Pope" in 400 A.D. | ||
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