Here is how long it took to elect the last 10 Popes

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Some of the cardinals who volition beryllium taken portion successful the 2025 conclave

The conclave's quest to elite the adjacent Pope of the Holy Roman Catholic Church began connected Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

This marks the 267th conclave successful the past of the Catholic Church, with 133 cardinal electors gathered successful the Sistine Chapel astatine the Vatican to prime the 267th Pope.

While papal elections tin sometimes instrumentality respective days, past has seen wide variations. In 1503, the predetermination took conscionable 10 hours, portion the longest conclave connected grounds lasted implicit 1,000 days, from 1268 to 1271.

However, caller contented suggests that Pope Francis’ successor whitethorn beryllium elected wrong 5 days. Over the past 10 papal elections, the process has averaged astir 10 ballots, seldom exceeding 5 days.

Breakdown of the past 10 Papal elections:

Pope Pius X
Elected successful 1903 aft 4 days and 7 ballots. Reigned until 1914.

Pope Benedict XV
Elected successful 1914 aft 3 days and 10 ballots. Reigned until 1922.

Pope Pius XI
Elected successful 1922 aft 5 days and 14 ballots. Reigned until 1939.

Pope Pius XII
Elected successful 1939 aft lone 2 days and 3 ballots. Reigned until 1958.

Pope John XXIII
Elected successful 1958 aft 4 days and 11 ballots. Reigned until 1963.

Pope Paul VI
Elected successful 1963 aft 3 days and 6 ballots. Reigned until 1978.

Pope John Paul I
Elected successful 1978 aft 2 days and 4 ballots. Served for lone 33 days.

Pope John Paul II
Elected aboriginal successful 1978 aft 3 days and 8 ballots. Reigned until 2005.

Pope Benedict XVI
Elected successful 2005 aft 2 days and 4 ballots. Resigned successful 2013.

Pope Francis
Elected successful 2013 aft 2 days and 5 ballots. Led the Church until his passing successful April 2025.

As the 2025 conclave proceeds, the satellite watches with anticipation arsenic the cardinal electors question divine guidance successful selecting the adjacent spiritual person of implicit 1.3 cardinal Catholics worldwide.

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