2005 papal conclave

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cardinal electors meeting papal conclave

The 2005 papal conclave was the gathering of Roman Catholic cardinals that elected Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI following the death of Pope John Paul II.

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2005 Papal conclave ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cardinal electors meeting → papal conclave →
ageLimitForElectors	80 →
announcedBy	Jorge Medina Estévez →
announcementFormula	Habemus Papam →
cardinalElectorUpperAgeLimit	79 →
cardinalsExcludedByAgeLimit	cardinals aged 80 or over →
country	Vatican City →
deanOfCollegeOfCardinals	Joseph Ratzinger →
deathDateOfPreviousPope	2005-04-02 →
electedPerson	Joseph Ratzinger →
electedPope	Pope Benedict XVI →
electedRegnalName	Benedict XVI →
electorsFromContinent	Africa → Asia → Europe → Latin America → North America → Oceania →
electorsSequestered	Domus Sanctae Marthae →
endDate	2005-04-19 →
followedBy	2013 papal conclave →
governedDuringSedeVacanteBy	Camerlengo Eduardo Martínez Somalo → College of Cardinals →
languageOfHabemusPapam	Latin →
locatedIn	Apostolic Palace →
location	Sistine Chapel →
maximumElectorsAllowed	120 →
notableCandidate	Angelo Scola → Carlo Maria Martini → Dionigi Tettamanzi → Francis Arinze → Jorge Mario Bergoglio →
numberOfBallots	4 →
numberOfCardinalElectors	115 →
papalNameChosenInHonorOf	Benedict XV → Benedict of Nursia →
partOf	Roman Catholic Church →
precededBy	papacy of John Paul II →
previousPope	Pope John Paul II →
protodeacon	Jorge Medina Estévez →
reasonForElection	death of Pope John Paul II →
requiredMajority	two-thirds majority →
resultingPontificateStartDate	2005-04-19 →
smokeSignalColorForFailure	black smoke →
smokeSignalColorForSuccess	white smoke →
startDate	2005-04-18 →
subdeanOfCollegeOfCardinals	Angelo Sodano →
tookPlaceAfter	interregnum of 2005 →
votingSystem	secret ballot →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pope Benedict XVI →	electedAsPopeBy
1978 papal conclave →	followedBy
Godfried Danneels ("2005 Papal conclave") →	participatedIn