Share This Article Stephen II was the first Pope to do this. Declare himself infallible Appoint his successor Abdicate Anoint a king Anoint a king. Stephen II (pope from 752 to 757) re-anointed Pippin I, king of the Franks in 754. He was the first pope ever to consecrate a king. Pippin’s first anointing had been done by St. Boniface, then archbishop of Mainz.
