Did each of the remaining apostles formally take a turn as the pope?

[forester1241]

I realize that Peter was the first Pope. However, when reading about the succession of popes it often says that the succession was from the apostles. After Peter was martyred, did each of the other remaining apostles formally take a turn as the pope?

 

[Leonie_Ambrose]

forester1241,

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