Papal election December 1187 | |
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Dates and location | |
19 December 1187 Pisa | |
Key officials | |
Dean | Konrad von Wittelsbach |
Camerlengo | Melior le Maitre |
Protopriest | Giovanni Conti da Anagni |
Protodeacon | Giacinto Bobone Orsini |
Elected pope | |
Paolo Scolari Name taken: Clement III | |
The December 1187 papal election (held on 19 December) was convoked after the death of Pope Gregory VIII. It resulted in the election of Cardinal Paolo Scolari, who took the name of Clement III.