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One does not have to be a cardinal to be elected pope. However, it is now rare for that to happen. Pope Urban VI, born Bartolomeo Prignano, was Pope from 8 April 1378 to his death in 1389. He was the last Pope to be elected from outside the College of Cardinals.

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