List of ministers general of the Franciscans

This is a list of the ministers general of the Franciscans.

This includes the Order of Friars Minor, the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, and the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.

During the Great Schism, the following ministers general headed the order in the Roman obedience: At the same time, the following presided over the order in the obedience of Avignon: After the conclusion of the schism, the order was reunited under Antonio Vinitti.

Francis of Assisi (1182–1226), portrait by Giacomo Cavedone , c. 1660
Bonaventure (1221–1274), portrait by Vittore Crivelli (c. 1440-1501)
Alfonso Orlich in 1924