2013 papal conclave

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The 2013 papal conclave was the gathering of Roman Catholic cardinals that elected Pope Francis following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

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2013 papal conclave canonical 3
Papal conclave, 2013 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cardinal electors meeting
papal conclave
announcedBy Cardinal protodeacon Jean-Louis Tauran
camerlengo Tarcisio Bertone
cardinalElectorsCount 115
church Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
convokedBy College of Cardinals
country Vatican City
dayOfElection 2013-03-13
deanOfCollegeOfCardinals Angelo Sodano
electedPapalName Francis
electedPerson Pope Francis
surface form: Jorge Mario Bergoglio
electedPope Pope Francis
electorsAgeLimit under 80 years
electorsFromAfricaCount 11
electorsFromAsiaCount 10
electorsFromEuropeCount 60
electorsFromLatinAmericaCount 19
electorsFromNorthAmericaCount 14
electorsFromOceaniaCount 1
endDate 2013-03-13
followedBy pontificate of Pope Francis
governingDocument Universi Dominici Gregis
languageOfRites Latin
locatedIn Apostolic Palace
location Sistine Chapel
majorPenitentiary Manuel Monteiro de Castro
maximumPossibleElectors 120
modifiedByDocument Normas Nonnullas
nonElectorCardinalsPresent yes
notableFirst first Jesuit pope elected
first conclave after papal resignation in modern era
first pope from the Americas elected
first pope from the Southern Hemisphere elected
numberOfBallots 5
papalSee Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome
partOf Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
precededBy 2005 papal conclave
predecessorPope Pope Benedict XVI
protodeacon Jean-Louis Tauran
requiredMajority two-thirds of cardinal electors
security Swiss Guard
Vatican Gendarmerie
smokeSignalColorForElection white smoke
smokeSignalColorForNoElection black smoke
startDate 2013-03-12
subdeanOfCollegeOfCardinals Giovanni Battista Re
timeOfHabemusPapamAnnouncement evening of 2013-03-13
tookPlaceDuring sede vacante of 2013
triggeredBy resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
typeOfEvent religious election
votingSystem secret ballot

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2005 papal conclave followedBy 2013 papal conclave
Dionigi Tettamanzi papabileIn 2013 papal conclave
Universi Dominici Gregis appliedIn 2013 papal conclave
Godfried participatedIn 2013 papal conclave
subject surface form: Godfried Danneels
this entity surface form: Papal conclave, 2013