1963 conclave

Election of Catholic Pope Paul VI November 2019 June 1963 19–21 June 1963 Sistine Chapel, Apostolic Palace,Vatican City Eugène Tisserant Clemente Micara Benedetto Aloisi Masella Manuel Cerejeira Alfredo Ottaviani Francesco Carpino 80 (list) See it papabili 6 Giovanni Montini Paul VI Paulus VI, from University of Urbino (3x4 cropped).jpg 1958 1958 conclave August 1978 August 1978 conclave A conclave was held from 19 to 21 June 1963 to elect a new pope to succeed John XXIII, who had died on 3 June 1963. It was the last conclave before the introduction of the current 80-year-old age limit for cardinal electors in 1970, and of the 82 members of the College of Cardinals, all but two attended. On the sixth ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Giovanni Montini, the archbishop of Milan. After accepting his election, he took the name Paul VI. His coronation on 30 June 1963 was the latest papal coronation to date. Papabili Papabile John XXIII's death left the future of the Second Vatican Council in the balance, since the election of an anti-Council pope could have severely curbed the Council's role. The leading papabile candidates were Giovanni Montini of Milan, who had not been a cardinal at the previous conclave and was supportive of the reforms proposed at the Council;Sulzberger C.L. The News Pope - Two Types of 'Liberal' https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/06/19/89537628.pdf 7 November 2017 The New York Times 19 June 1963 Giacomo Lercaro of Bologna, who was considered a liberal, close to John XXIII; and Giuseppe Siri of Genoa, papabile in 1958 and critical of these reforms.November 2017 Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, the former Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia was also thought to be papabile.http://www.armeniancatholic.org/inside.php?lang=en&page_id=23115 Armenian Catholic Church Biography of Gregory Petros XV Agagianian dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110725014407/http://www.armeniancatholic.org/inside.php?lang=en&page_id=23115 25 July 2011 live Move to Block Soviet Pope Revealed http://buffalonews.com/1993/12/21/move-to-block-soviet-pope-revealed/ The Buffalo News 21 December 1993 16 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170531193313/http://buffalonews.com/1993/12/21/move-to-block-soviet-pope-revealed/ 31 May 2017Bensi Giovanni Le due chance perdute del papa armeno East Journal 20 March 2013 16 December 2017 http://www.eastjournal.net/archives/29599 it; also published in Russian: Bensi Giovanni Операция "Конклав" (Operation "Conclave") http://www.ng.ru/ng_religii/2013-03-20/4_konklav.html Nezavisimaya Gazeta 20 March 2013 ru Reportedly, John XXIII had sent oblique signals indicating that he thought Montini would make a fine pope.Madison Catholic Herald http://www.madisoncatholicherald.org/2005-04-21/columns.html Weigel George Conclaves: Surprises abound in the Sistine Chapel 21 April 2005 13 February 2014 15 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120215010639/http://www.madisoncatholicherald.org/2005-04-21/columns.html dead Participants The 1963 papal conclave, which met from 19 to 21 June, at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, was the largest yet assembled. There were 82 cardinal electors eligible to participate. The only two who did not were Cardinal József Mindszenty, who refused to leave the U.S. Legation in Budapest where he had lived since 1956 unless the Hungarian government met his demands for religious freedom in Hungary,Cortesi Arnaldo 50 Cardinals Join in Rome Meetings https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/06/09/94876266.pdf 7 November 2017 The New York Times 9 June 1963 and Cardinal Carlos María de la Torre of Quito, Ecuador, who was 89 years old and could not make the journey because he had suffered a stroke the previous December and was bedridden with thrombosis.Ecuadorean Cardinal Ill https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/06/14/81814367.pdf 7 November 2017 The New York Times Associated Press 14 June 1963 Of the eighty cardinals who did participate, eight had been elevated by Pope Pius XI, twenty-seven by Pius XII, and the other 45 by John XXIII. Each cardinal elector was allowed one aide. They came from 29 countries, compared to 51 from 21 countries in the conclave of 1958 and 59 from 16 countries in 1939. The Italians were outnumbered 51 to 29.Cortesi Arnaldo 80 Cardinals Prepare to Enter Conclave Today to Choose Pope https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/06/19/89537245.pdf 7 November 2017 The New York Times 19 June 1963 Balloting thumb|left|White smoke from the Sistine Chapel following Paul VI's election thumb|Pope Paul VI appearing on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica following his election on 21 June 1963 Under the latest rules, election required the votes of two-thirds of those voting, in this case 53. (two-thirds rounded when not evenly divisible by 3). No ballots were taken on the first day, then two each morning and two each afternoon.Cortesi Arnaldo 80 Cardinals Go to Conclave Area to Elect a Pope https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/06/20/80449277.pdf 8 November 2017 The New York Times 20 June 1963 Because there had been confusion at the last conclave in 1958 over the color of the smoke used to indicate whether a pope had been elected, the smoke would be supplemented with electric lights. The results of the first four ballots were signaled with black smoke on 20 June at 11:54am and 5:47pm. Each time, the smoke appeared white at first.Cortesi Arnaldo First Four Votes by Cardinals Fail to Select a Pope https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/06/21/82067815.pdf 8 November 2017 The New York Times 21 June 1963 Some reform-minded cardinals initially voted for Leo Joseph Suenens of Mechelen-Brussels and Franz König of Vienna to make the point that the pope does not have to be Italian. Other reports said that conservative cardinals attempted to block Montini's election in the early balloting. Due to the apparent deadlock, Cardinal Montini proposed to withdraw himself from being considered but was silenced by Giovanni Urbani, the Patriarch of Venice.Pham, John-Peter. "Heirs of the Fisherman: Behind the Scenes of Papal Death and Succession". Oxford University Press, 2007, pp. 123–4 Another cardinal, Gustavo Testa, an old friend of John XXIII, lost his temper in the Chapel and demanded that the intransigents stop impeding Montini's path. By the fourth ballot on 20 June, according to Time magazine, Montini needed only four more votes to obtain the required number of votes.https://time.com/archive/6812693/the-papacy-the-path-to-follow/ The Papacy: The Path to Follow Time Magazine March 1, 2026 He was elected on the fifth ballot on the morning of 21 June.Cortesi Arnaldo Cardinal Montini Elected Pope; Liberal, 65, Will Reign as Paul VI; Likely to Continue John's Work https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/06/22/82069002.pdf 8 November 2017 The New York Times 22 June 1963 When asked by Eugène Tisserant whether he accepted his election, Montini replied, "la Accepto, in nomine Domini" ("I accept, in the name of the Lord") and chose the name Paul VI. At 11:22 am, white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signifying the election of a new pope. Alfredo Ottaviani, in his capacity as the senior cardinal deacon, announced Montini's election in Latin. Before Ottaviani had even finished saying Montini's name, the crowd beneath the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica erupted into applause. Pope Paul VI appeared on the balcony shortly afterwards to give his first blessing. On this occasion, Paul VI chose not to give the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing but instead imparted the shorter episcopal blessing as his first apostolic blessing. See also +Cardinal electors by regionRegionNumberItaly29Rest of Europe26North America7South America11Asia5Oceania1Africa1Total80 Cardinal electors in the 1963 papal conclave References External links https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/06/20/80449332.pdf The New York Times 7 November 2017 20 June 1962 The Roster of the Membership of the Sacred College of Cardinals collapsed Catholicism Christianity Vatican City 1960s y Biblical Studies/Christianity/Roman Catholicism/History y Category:Papal conclave y Category:Roman Catholic Church y Category:Popes y Category:Popes y Category:Christian History y Pope y Category:1963 in Vatican City Category:1963 elections in Europe 1963 Category:20th century in Catholicism Category:1963 in Christianity Category:June 1963 Category:Elections in Vatican City