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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 .
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope Francis by the conclave on 13 March 2013. The papal conclave of 2013 was convened to elect a pope, the leader of the Catholic Church, to succeed Benedict XVI following his resignation on 28 February 2013.
Mar 16, 2013 · Two days later, on Tuesday evening, he and 114 other cardinals entered the conclave to elect a successor to Benedict XVI; a little more than 24 hours and five ballots after that, Bergoglio...
Papal Conclave 2013: Cardinals Take Oath of Secrecy - ABC Digital Report. The ancient Vatican ritual to elect a new pope begins at the Sistine Chapel.
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Conclave - 2013 12 March 2013 to 13 March 2013. Elected Pope: Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.); Age: 76.2 Previous Pope: Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger †); Resigned at Age: 85.8; Did Not Participate. Dean: Angelo Sodano †; Age: 85.3 Vice-Dean: Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray †; Age: 90.4
Mar 12, 2013 · The Catholic Church's 115 cardinal electors are taking part in the Mass ahead of entering the conclave for a papal election that observers say has no clear favorite.
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