Back انتخاب البابا 2005 Arabic Папски конклав 2005 Bulgarian Conclave de 2005 Catalan Konkláve v roce 2005 Czech Konklave 2005 German Παπικό Κονκλάβιο του 2005 Greek Cónclave de 2005 Spanish 2005eko konklabea Basque Vuoden 2005 konklaavi Finnish Conclave de 2005 French
| Papal conclave April 2005 | |
|---|---|
| Dates and location | |
| 18–19 April 2005 Sistine Chapel, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City | |
| Key officials | |
| Dean | Joseph Ratzinger |
| Sub-dean | Angelo Sodano |
| Camerlengo | Eduardo Martínez Somalo |
| Protopriest | Stephen Kim Sou-hwan |
| Protodeacon | Jorge Medina |
| Secretary | Francesco Monterisi |
| Election | |
| Electors | 115 (list) |
| Candidates | See papabili |
| Ballots | 4 |
| Elected pope | |
| Joseph Ratzinger Name taken: Benedict XVI | |
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A conclave was held on 18 and 19 April 2005 to elect a new pope to succeed John Paul II, who had died on 2 April 2005. Of the 117 eligible cardinal electors, all but two attended. On the fourth ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the dean of the College of Cardinals and prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith . After accepting his election, he took the name Benedict XVI. Ratzinger was the first cardinal from the Roman Curia to become pope since Pius XII in 1939.