papal
101Papal election, 1159 — The Papal election of 4 ndash;7 September 1159 followed the death of Pope Adrian IV. It resulted in a double election. A majority of the cardinals elected Cardinal Rolando Bandinelli as Pope Alexander III, but a minority refused to recognize him… …
102Papal legate — A Papal Legate – from the Latin, authentic Roman title Legatus – is a personal representative of the Pope to Foreign nations, or to some part of the Catholic Church. He is empowered on matters of Catholic Faith and for the settlement of… …
103Papal name — Popes buried in St. Peter s A papal name is a regnal name taken by popes. Beginning in the sixth century, some popes adopted a new name upon their accession to the papacy; this became customary in the 10th century, and every pope since the 16th… …
104Papal election, 1277 — The papal election from May 30, 1277 to November 25, 1277, convened in Viterbo after the death of Pope John XXI, was the smallest papal election since the expansion of suffrage to cardinal priests and cardinal deacons, with only six cardinal… …
105Papal conclave, 1667 — The Papal conclave, 1667 (June 2 – June 20, 1667) to determine the successor to the departed Pope Alexander VII resulted in the election of cardinal Giulio Rospigliosi, who took the name of Clement IX. List of participants Pope Alexander VII died …
106Papal conclave, 1534 — The Papal conclave of 1534 (October 11 – October 13) was convened after the death of Pope Clement VII, and elected as his successor cardinal Alessandro Farnese, who became Pope Paul III. List of participantsPope Clement VII died on September 25,… …
107Papal conclave, 1592 — The Papal conclave of January 10 – January 30, 1592 was the papal conclave that elected Pope Clement VIII in succession to Pope Innocent IX. Death of Innocent IXPope Innocent IX died on December 30, 1591 only two months into his pontificate. This …
108Papal conclave, 1304–1305 — The papal conclave from July 10 (or 17), 1304 to June 5, 1305, held in Perugia, was the protracted papal conclave that elected Raymond Bertrand de Got as Pope Clement V and immediately preceded the beginning of the Avignon Papacy. Cardinal… …
109Papal conclave, August 1978 — The Papal conclave of August 1978, the first of the two conclaves held in the year 1978, was convoked after the death of Pope Paul VI on August 6 at Castel Gandolfo. After the cardinal electors assembled in Rome, the conclave to elect Paul s… …
110Papal brief — The Papal Brief is a formal document emanating from the Pope, in a somewhat simpler and more modern form than a Papal Bull.HistoryThe introduction of briefs, which occurred at the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Eugenius IV, was clearly… …
