Conclave August 1978

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The 1978 conclave took place in Rome from August 25 to August 26, 1978 . In the conclave was Patriarch of Venice , Cardinal Albino Luciani as Pope John Paul I voted. It took just under a day for his election until the new Pope appeared for the first time on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica on the evening of August 26 at around 7:00 p.m. CEST . He was the successor to Pope Paul VI. In this conclave, the age limit for cardinals introduced in 1970 (under 80 years of age at the beginning of the sedis vacancy ) applied for the first time .

During the sedis vacancy after the death of Pope Paul VI. From August 6, 1978 to August 26, 1978, these offices were held by the following persons:

Cardinal Villot, during the vacancy Camerlengo

Attendees

The following 111 cardinals took part in the election:

Due to illness, the American Cardinal John Joseph Wright , the Archbishop of Bombay, Valerian Gracias , and the Polish Curia Cardinal Bolesław Filipiak were absent from the conclave . 15 other cardinals did not take part in the conclave because they were already over 80 years old.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Diocese of Berlin (the Catholic Church did not see Germany as divided, and he was also responsible for West Berlin)
  2. ↑ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/event/c1978.html