Conclave 1963

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The conclave of 1963 after the death of Pope John XXIII. on June 3, 1963 began on June 19, 1963. On June 21, 1963, in the sixth ballot, the Archbishop of Milan Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini was elected as the new Pope . He took the name Paul VI. on.

Framework

Participating cardinals

80 of the 82 eligible cardinals were present at the conclave . It was thus the conclave with the largest number of participants in history. Most of the cardinals were still from Italy, France and Spain (43 in total). Nevertheless, this conclave, with a total of 29 different countries of origin, was more international than the previous ones. Only 2 cardinals did not participate. It was the last papal election to which all cardinals were entitled to vote: in 1970 Paul VI led. the age limit of 80 years.

Of the cardinals present eight (10%) of Pius XI. , twenty-seven (33.75%) of Pius XII. and forty-five (56.25%) by John XXIII. appointed.

Distribution by state

The cardinals present were distributed among the various countries as follows:

country cardinals present
ItalyItaly Italy 29
FranceFrance France 8th
Spain 1945Spain Spain 6th
United StatesUnited States United States 5
Brazil 1960Brazil Brazil , BR GermanyGermany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany  3
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina , Canada , PortugalCanada 1957Canada PortugalPortugal  2
AustraliaAustralia Australia , Belgium , Chile , People's Republic of China , Japan , India , Ireland , Colombia , Mexico , Netherlands , Austria , Peru , Philippines , Poland , Scotland , Soviet Union , Syria , Tanganyika , Uruguay , VenezuelaBelgiumBelgium ChileChile China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China JapanJapan IndiaIndia IrelandIreland ColombiaColombia Mexico 1934Mexico NetherlandsNetherlands AustriaAustria PeruPeru Philippines 1944Philippines Poland 1944Poland ScotlandScotland Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Syria 1963Syria TanganyikaTanganyika UruguayUruguay Venezuela 1954Venezuela  1

Distribution by continents

continent cardinals present
Europe 55
Latin America 11
Canada and USA 7th
Asia 5
Australia and Oceania 1
Africa 1

Absent cardinals

The following cardinals did not take part in the conclave:

Situational context

When the previous Pope died, the Second Vatican Council , which he convened, was in full swing. Thus came the death of John XXIII. unexpected for many. Care was taken to secure the future of the Council's work. A person was therefore sought who had the strength to complete the council without leaving the path of the old Pope.

course

The conclave lasted two days and had six ballots. The favorites for the Holy See were Giacomo Lercaro and the future Pope Giovanni Montini. Both corresponded to the requirement profile of the assembled cardinals, which at least Montini had confirmed shortly before by statements. Montini ultimately prevailed because Cardinal Lercaro said he was in poor health. According to the French church historian Philippe Levillain, 60 out of 80 cardinals voted for the future pope in the last ballot.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Walter de Gruyter (Ed.): Theologische Realenzyklopädie. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1976, p. 125
  2. ^ Gottfried Maron: The Roman Catholic Church from 1870 to 1970. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1972, p. 233