| 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 Papabile |
| Ballots | 5 |
| Elected pope | |
| Jorge Mario Bergoglio Name taken: Francis | |
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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. He took the pontifical name Francis.
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