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| Papal conclave October 1978 | |
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| Dates and location | |
| 14–16 October 1978 Sistine Chapel, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City | |
| Key officials | |
| Dean | Carlo Confalonieri |
| Sub-dean | Paolo Marella |
| Camerlengo | Jean-Marie Villot |
| Protopriest | Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta |
| Protodeacon | Pericle Felici |
| Secretary | Ernesto Civardi |
| Election | |
| Ballots | 8 |
| Elected pope | |
| Karol Wojtyła Name taken: John Paul II | |
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The papal conclave held from 14 to 16 October 1978 was triggered by the death of John Paul I on 28 September 1978, just 33 days after he was elected pope. The conclave to elect John Paul I's successor ended after eight ballots. The cardinal electors selected Cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyła, Archbishop of Kraków, as the new pope. The third pope in the year, Wojtyła accepted his election and took the name John Paul II. It was the last conclave of the 20th century.