Conclave of 1914

1914.08.31 – 1914.09.03

New Pope:Pope Benedict XV (59)
Prelate elected as Pope:
Cardinal Giacomo della Chiesa

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy)

Location of Conclave:
Duration of Conclave:
4 days
Number of Electors:
57 (8 absentees)
Ballots Required:
10
Duration of Vacant See:
14 days
Cardinal Dean:Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli (79)
Cardinal Protopriest:Cardinal José Sebastião Neto, O.F.M. Disc. (73)
Cardinal Protodeacon:Cardinal Francesco Salesio Della Volpe (69)
Senior Cardinal-Bishop in Conclave:Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli (79)
Senior Cardinal-Priest in Conclave:Cardinal José Sebastião Neto, O.F.M. Disc. (73)
Senior Cardinal-Deacon in Conclave:Cardinal Francesco Salesio Della Volpe (69)
Junior Cardinal-Deacon in Conclave:Cardinal Francis Aidan Gasquet, E.B.C. (67)
Camerlengo:Cardinal Francesco Salesio Della Volpe (69)
Vice-Camerlengo:Patriarch Lorenzo Passerini (76)
Secretary of Conclave:Archbishop Tommaso Pio Boggiani, O.P. (51)
Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations:Msgr. Francesco Riggi

Participating Cardinals (57)

Cardinal-Bishops (6)
1ItalySerafino Vannutelli (79), Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia, Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies, Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary and Cardinal Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals
2ItalyAntonio Agliardi (81), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso in commendum and Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery
3ItalyVicenzo Vannutelli (77), Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major
4ItalyFrancesco di Paola Cassetta (73), Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council, Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library and Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives
5ItalyGaetano De Lai (61), Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto and Secretary of Sacred Consistorial Congregation
6ItalyDiomede Falconio, O.F.M. (71), Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri, Archbishop emeritus of Matera (Italy) and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Acerenza (Italy)
Cardinal-Priests (42)
7PortugalJosé Sebastião Neto, O.F.M. Disc. (73), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli, Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals and Patriarch emeritus of Lisboa (Portugal)
8ItalyAngelo Di Pietro (86), Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina and Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria
9Northern IrelandMichael Logue (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace and Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland)
10ItalyAndrea Carlo Ferrari (64), Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia and Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy)
11ItalyGirolamo Maria Gotti, O.C.D. (80), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Scala pro hac vice Title and Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith
12ItalyDomenico Ferrata (67), Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca, Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Secretary of Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office and Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
13SpainJosé María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
14ItalyGiuseppe Francica-Nava di Bontifé (68), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo and Archbishop of Catania (Italy)
15ItalyAgostino Richelmy (63), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via and Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy)
16CzechiaLev Skrbenský z Hřiště (51), Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)
17ItalyGiulio Boschi (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ferrara (Italy) and Bishop of Comacchio (Italy)
18ItalyBartolomeo Bacilieri (72), Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola and Bishop of Verona (Italy)
19SpainRafael Merry del Val y Zulueta (48), Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede, President of Sacred Congregation of the Reverend Basilica of Saint Peter and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter
20BrazilJoaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (64), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio and Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
21ItalyAristide Cavallari (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title and Patriarch of Venezia (Italy)
22ItalyAristide Rinaldini (70), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio and Camerlengo emeritus of Sacred College of Cardinals
23ItalyBenedetto Lorenzelli (61), Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme, Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Studies and Archbishop emeritus of Lucca (Italy)
24ItalyPietro Maffi (55), Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono and Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa (Italy)
25ItalyAlessandro Lualdi (56), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy)
26BelgiumDésiré-Félicien-François-Joseph Mercier (62), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli and Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen (Belgium)
27ItalyPietro Gasparri (62), Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme, President of Pontifical Commission for the Codification of Canon Law and Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals
28FranceLouis-Henri-Joseph Luçon (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova and Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims (France)
29FrancePierre-Paulin Andrieu (64), Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Bordeaux (France)
30PortugalAntónio Mendes Bello (72), Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal)
31SpainJosé María Justo Cos y Macho (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo and Metropolitan Archbishop of Valladolid (Spain)
32ItalyAntonio Vico (67), Cardinal-Priest of S. Callisto
33ItalyGennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte (63), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli
34USAJohn Murphy Farley (72), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva and Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA)
35EnglandFrancis Alphonsus Bourne (53), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana and Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England)
36FranceLéon-Adolphe Amette (63), Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France)
37SpainEnrique Almaraz y Santos (66), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain)
38FranceFrançois-Marie-Anatole de Rovérié de Cabrières (84), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria and Bishop of Montpellier (France)
39ItalyBasilio Pompilj (56), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli and Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)
40HungaryKároly Hornig (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura and Bishop of Veszprém (Hungary)
41SpainVictoriano Guisasola y Menéndez (62), Patriarch of Indias Occidentales and Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain)
42ItalyDomenico Serafini, O.S.B. Subl. (62), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia, Archbishop emeritus of Spoleto (Italy), Titular Archbishop emeritus of Seleucia Pieria and Assessor emeritus of Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
43ItalyGiacomo della Chiesa (59), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati and Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy)
44HungaryJános Csernoch (62), Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary)
45GermanyFranziskus von Bettinger (63), Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello and Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany)
46FranceHector-Irénée Sévin (62), Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France)
47GermanyFelix von Hartmann (62), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany)
48AustriaFriedrich Gustav Piffl, C.R.S.A. (49), Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria)
Cardinal-Deacons (9)
49ItalyFrancesco Salesio Della Volpe (69), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro, Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Index, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera and Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals
50ItalyOttavio Cagiano de Azevedo (68), Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano and Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious
51ItalyGaetano Bisleti (58), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti and Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
52FranceLouis Billot, S.J. (68), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata
53NetherlandsWilhelmus Marinus van Rossum, C.SS.R. (59), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio and President of Pontifical Commission for Biblical Studies
54ItalyScipione Tecchi (60), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica, Assessor emeritus of Sacred Consistorial Congregation and former Secretary of Sacred College of Cardinals
55ItalyFilippo Giustini (62), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria and Secretary of Sacred Congregation of the Sacraments
56ItalyMichele Lega (54), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio and Dean emeritus of Sacred Roman Rota
57EnglandFrancis Aidan Gasquet, E.B.C. (67), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro and President emeritus of English Benedictine Congregation

Cardinal-Electors unable to participate (8)

Rome TimeEvent
1914.08.31 Monday
AfternoonMass of the Holy Spirit in Pauline Chapel
AfternoonEntry into Sistine Chapel
1914.09.01 Tuesday
Morning1ˢᵗ Vote
Morning2ⁿᵈ Vote
Morning⚫ Black smoke
Afternoon3ʳᵈ Vote
Afternoon4ᵗʰ Vote
Afternoon⚫ Black smoke
1914.09.02 Wednesday
Morning5ᵗʰ Vote
Morning6ᵗʰ Vote
Morning⚫ Black smoke
Afternoon7ᵗʰ Vote
Afternoon8ᵗʰ Vote
Afternoon⚫ Black smoke
1914.09.03 Thursday
Morning9ᵗʰ Vote
Morning10ᵗʰ Vote
Morning⚪ White smoke

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