In the March 2013 conclave, 115 cardinals took part.
We do not know but he needed at least 77 of the 115 cardinals vote
There were 115 cardinal electors in the conclave that elected Pope Francis.
The pope appoints the cardinals.
Since the conclave is secret, we will never know the number of votes. However, he had to win at least 77 to be elected as pope. He was elected on the 5th ballot.
The College of Cardinals began electing the pope in the year 1059
Roman Catholic AnswerTechnically God chooses the Pope working through his instruments, the Cardinals. They are the electors of the Pope as that is their job, that is why they are Cardinals to begin with.
Pope Alexander I died in 115.
Cardinals advise the pope and some are assigned to work in specific positions in the Vatican.
Yes, the pope is elected by cardinals in a secret conclave held in the Sistine Chapel.
There have been a number of popes who were not cardinals. Pope Urban VI, pope from 1378 to 1389, was the last Pope to be elected from outside the College of Cardinals.
You do not run for pope. You are chosen as pope by the College of Cardinals. There is no campaign.