100 Years Of Conclave Of The Roman Catholic Church

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Other Conclaves In The Past 100 Years

The new pope, Benedict XVI, was elected Tuesday after one of the quickest papal elections of the past century. A look at those conclaves:

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July 31-Aug. 4, 1903: Italian Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto (Pius X) elected on seven ballots over four days. Sixty-two of 64 cardinals participated. Nations: Italy, 38; France, seven; Austria-Hungary, five; Spain, five; Germany, three, and one each from Belgium, Ireland, Portugal and United States.
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Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 1914: Italian Cardinal Giacomo della Chiesa (Benedict XV) elected on 10th ballot on third day. Fifty-six of 65 cardinals participated. Cardinals from Boston, Baltimore and Quebec arrived after the election. Cardinals taking part were Italy, 30; France, six; Spain, five; Austria-Hungary, four; England, two; Germany, two; Portugal, two, and one each from Belgium, Brazil, Netherlands, Ireland and United States.
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Feb. 2-6, 1922: Italian Cardinal Achille Ratti (Pius XI) elected on 14th ballot on fifth day. Fifty-three of 60 cardinals participated. Cardinals from Boston, Philadelphia and Quebec arrived too late. Taking part were cardinals from Italy, 30; France, five; Spain, four; Germany, three; Austria, two; England, two; Poland, two, and one each from Belgium, Netherlands, Hungary, Ireland and Portugal.
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March 1-2, 1939: Italian Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli (Pius XII) elected on third ballot on second day. All 62 cardinals participated. Italy, 35; France, six; Germany, three; Spain, three; United States, three and one each from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czechoslovakia, England, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Portugal and Syria.
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Oct. 25-28, 1958: Italian Cardinal Angelo Roncalli (John XXIII) elected on 11th ballot on fourth day. Fifty-one of 53 cardinals participated. Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty of Hungary had taken asylum in the U.S. Embassy in Budapest, and Yugoslav Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac was under house arrest. Italy, 17; France, six; Brazil, three; Spain, three, two each from Argentina, Canada, West Germany and United States; one each from Australia, Belgium, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, India, Ireland, Mozambique, Poland, Portugal, Soviet Union and Syria.
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June 19-21, 1963: Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini (Paul VI) elected on sixth ballot on third day. Eighty of the 88 cardinals participated. Mindszenty was still in U.S. Embassy asylum. Italy, 29; France, eight; Spain, six; United States, five; Brazil, three; West Germany, three; Argentina, two; Canada, two; Portugal, two; and one each from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, China, Colombia, Netherlands, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Scotland, Soviet Union, Syria, Tanzania, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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Aug. 25-26, 1978: Italian Cardinal Albino Luciano (John Paul I) elected on fourth ballot on second day. A total of 111 cardinals from 49 nations and territories took part and three were absent because of illness; 15 cardinals could not join under new rule limiting vote age to under 80. Top nations: Italy, 26; United States, eight; France, seven; Brazil, six; West Germany, five; Spain, four; Argentina, three; Canada, three.
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Oct. 14-16, 1978: Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla (John Paul II) elected on eighth ballot on third day to become first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI (1522-1523). A total of 111 cardinals from 49 nations and territories took part. Top nations: Italy, 25; United States, nine; France, seven; Brazil, six; West Germany, five; Spain, four; Argentina, three; Canada, three.