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| Papal conclave March 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Dates and location | |
| 12–13 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 Papabili |
| Ballots | 5 |
| Elected pope | |
| Jorge Mario Bergoglio Name taken: Francis | |
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A papal conclave was held on 12 and 13 March 2013 to elect a new pope to succeed Benedict XVI, who had resigned on 28 February 2013. Of the 117 eligible cardinal electors, all but two attended. On the fifth ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires. After accepting his election, he took the name Francis.[1]
- ^ "White smoke emerges signalling new pope elected". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.