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What year was Pope Benedict elected as pope?
He was elected in 2005 as pope on the 4th ballot of the conclave.
What year was Pope Gregory VII elected pope?
Pope Gregory VII was elected pope on April 23, 1073.
What was the name of the pope in 1054?
Pope Leo IX was pope until April 19 of that year when he died. The next pope was not elected until the following year.
Who is this year's Pope?
Popes are elected for life unless they should resign. Therefore, a pope is not elected every year, only when a pope dies or resigns. The current pope (2013) is Pope Francis. He replaced Pope Benedict XVI who resigned after being pope since April of 2005.
Is Pope Benedict the 100th elected Pope?
Pope Valentine (Valentinus) was the 100th pope and ruled for one month in the year 827.
Who was the pope in 1888?
Pope Celestine III died on January 8th of that year and was succeeded by Pope Innocent III that same day.
What year did Pope Pius XII become pope?
He was elected on March 2, 1939.
Who was the 101st pope?
The 111th pope was Pope Stephen VI who reigned from 885 until 891.
In which year was Pope Benedict XVI elected in the Vatican?
He was elected in the year 2005.
Was there ever a layman elected pope?
Yes, in the year 1026, Romanus, brother of Pope Benedict VIII, was elected pope upon the death of Benedict. Romanus was a layman, and essentially paid a large sum to get elected.
What year did Pope John Paul II die and when was his successor elected?
Pope John Paul died on April 2, 2005, and Pope Benedict was elected on April 19, 2005.
Is there an age limit to be elected pope?
No, there is no age requirement. The only requirements are that the pope be male and Catholic. Should he not be ordained yet when elected pope, he will be ordained and then consecrated as a bishop. Usually, however, the pope is elected from the College of Cardinals, but that need not be the case.
