This catalogue is an update of the previous versions. It contains 13214 (+1856) quasars (defined as brighter than absolute B magnitude -23), 4428 (+1094) AGNs (defined as fainter than absolute B magnitude -23) and 462 (+105) BL Lac objects from 2054 (+191) references. Previous versions: (1) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1984, ESO Scientific Report 1 (2) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1985, ESO Scientific Report 4 (3) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1987, ESO Scientific Report 5 (Catalogue <VII/93>) (4) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1989, ESO Scientific Report 7 (Catalogue <VII/126>) (5) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1991, ESO Scientific Report 10 (Catalogue <VII/146>) (6) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1993, ESO Scientific Report 13 (Catalogue <VII/166>) (7) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1996, ESO Scientific Report 17 (Catalogue <VII/188>) (8) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1998, ESO Scientific Report 18 (Catalogue <VII/207>)