Paschal

Paschal is used as a name. Paschal, a variant of Pascal, from Latin Paschalis, is an adjective describing either the Easter or Passover holidays.

People known as Paschal include:

Popes and religious figures

 * Antipope Paschal (687), a rival with Theodore for Pope
 * Pope Paschal I (died 824), head of the Catholic Church from 817
 * Pope Paschal II (11th-century–1118), head of the Catholic Church from 1099
 * Antipope Paschal III (1164–1168), Antipope from 1164
 * Paschal Baylon (1540–1592), Spanish friar and saint

People with the surname

 * Benjamin Edwin Paschal (1895–1974), American baseball outfielder
 * Bill Paschal (1921–2003), American football running back
 * Bobby Paschal (born 1941), American college basketball coach
 * Janet Paschal (born 1956), Contemporary Christian and southern gospel
 * James Roy Paschal (1926–2004), NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver
 * John Paschal (13th-century–1361), English Bishop
 * Thomas M. Paschal (1845–1919), U.S. Representative from Texas

People with the given name

 * Paschal Mooney, Irish politician