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A papal conclave was held from 19 to 21 June 1963 to elect a successor of John XXIII, who had died on 3 June 1963. The cardinal electors assembled in Rome and, after six ballots, elected Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini, Archbishop of Milan.
The first papal election following In Nomine Domini (1059) took place in San Pietro in Vincoli ("Saint Peter in Chains") rather than Old St. Peter's Basilica due to intense secular opposition to the new papal selection process.
ElectionElected PopeLocationApostolic Palace (Vatican City), Sistine ...Apostolic Palace (Vatican City), Sistine ...Apostolic Palace (Vatican City), Sistine ...Apostolic Palace (Vatican City), Sistine ...The cardinal electors in the 1963 papal conclave numbered 82, of whom 80 participated. This papal conclave met from 19 to 21 June 1963. This list is arranged by region and within each alphabetically.
papal conclave, (from Latin cum clave, “with a key”), in the Roman Catholic Church, the assembly of cardinals gathered to elect a new pope and the system of strict seclusion to which they submit.
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conclave, In the Roman Catholic Church, the assembly of cardinals gathered to elect a new pope and the system of strict seclusion to which they submit. In 1059 the election became the responsibility of the cardinals.
On June 21, 1963, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini was chosen during a conclave of his fellow cardinals to succeed the late Pope John XXIII; the new pope t...
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19 June 1963 to 21 June 1963. Elected Pope: Paul VI (St. Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini †); Age: 65.7. Previous Pope: John XXIII (St. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli †); Died at Age: 81.5. Dean: Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant †; Age: 79.2. Camerlengo (Chamberlain): Benedetto Aloisi Masella †; Age: 83.9. Participated:
