2013 papal conclave
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A conclave was convened on 12 March 2013 to elect a pope to succeed Benedict XVI, who had resigned on 28 February. 115 participating cardinal-electors gathered. On the fifth ballot,[1] the conclave elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ, Archbishop of Buenos Aires. He took the pontifical name Francis.
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Papal conclave March 2013 | |
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Dates and location | |
12ā13 March 2013 Sistine Chapel, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City | |
Key officials | |
Dean | Angelo Sodano |
Sub-dean | Roger Etchegaray |
Camerlengo | Tarcisio Bertone |
Protopriest | Paulo Evaristo Arns |
Protodeacon | Jean-Louis Tauran |
Secretary | Lorenzo Baldisseri |
Election | |
Candidates | See Papabile |
Ballots | 5 |
Elected pope | |
Jorge Mario Bergoglio Name taken: Francis | |
ā 2005 |
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