He was 58 years old when elected as pope.
Which Pope John? There have been two.
There is no minimum nor maximum age for a pope.
Pope John Paul I died on September 28, 1978 at the age of 65.
Pope John XXIII died on June 3, 1963 at the age of 81.
Pope John Paul II was 58 years old when elected in 1978.
Pope John XXIII died on June 3, 1963 at the age of 81.
Pope John Paul I died on September 28, 1978 at the age of 65.
He was elected pope by the cardinals on April 19, 2005 , following the death of Pope John Paul II on April 2, 2005. He served as Pope until he resigned on February 28, 2013 (age 85), and he was succeeded by Pope Francis I on March 13, 2013. He continued in the capacity of Pope Emeritus.
The popes are always old men, so they usually are 70 or 80 years old.
Pope John Paul II died on April 2, 2005 at the age of 84.
The youngest pope was probably either Pope Benedict IX (who became pope at an unknown age between 11 and 20) or Pope John XII (who was 18 at the beginning of his papacy). So, yes, there have been popes elected under the age of 35.
Pope Paul VI, 21 June 1963 to 6 August 1978.Between 1410-1415 there was an antipope John (Baldassare) XXIII. He, in his youth, had been a bona fide pirate!By taking the name John XXIII, Angelo Roncalli confirmed that Baldassare had indeed been an antipope.VaticanI took place about 150 years age