October 1978 papal conclave

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Papal conclave October 1978
Dates and location
14–16 October 1978 Sistine Chapel, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Key officials
Dean	Carlo Confalonieri
Sub-dean	Paolo Marella
Camerlengo	Jean-Marie Villot
Protopriest	Carlos Vasconcellos Motta
Protodeacon	Pericle Felici
Secretary	Ernesto Civardi
Election
Candidates	See Papabili
Ballots	8
Elected pope
Karol Wojtyła Name taken: John Paul II
← August 1978 2005 →

A papal conclave was held from 14 to 16 October 1978 to elect a new pope to succeed John Paul I, who had died on 28 September 1978, just 33 days after his election. Upon the pope's death, the cardinals who were in Rome met and set a date for the beginning of the conclave. All of the 111 eligible cardinal electors attended. On the eighth ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, the archbishop of Kraków. The third pope in the year, Wojtyła accepted his election and took the name John Paul II. It was the last papal conclave of the 20th century.