1342 papal conclave

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Papal conclave May 1342
Dates and location
5–7 May 1342 Palais des Papes, Avignon
Key officials
Dean	Pierre Desprès
Camerlengo	Gasbert de Valle
Protopriest	Imbert Dupuis
Protodeacon	Raymond Guillaume des Farges
Elected pope
Pierre Roger Name taken: Clement VI
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The papal conclave held from 5 to 7 May 1342 was convened after the death of Pope Benedict XII and elected Cardinal Pierre Roger to succeed as pope. The fourth pope of the period of the Avignon Papacy, he took the name Clement VI.