Conclave of 2005

2005.04.18 – 2005.04.19

New Pope:Pope Benedict XVI (78)
Prelate elected as Pope:
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger

Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri–Segni

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia

Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals

Location of Conclave:
Duration of Conclave:
2 days
Number of Electors:
115 (2 absentees)
Ballots Required:
4
Duration of Vacant See:
17 days
Cardinal Dean:Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (78)
Cardinal Vice-Dean:Cardinal Angelo Sodano (77)
Cardinal Protopriest:Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (김수환 스테파노 / 金壽宦) (82)
Cardinal Protodeacon:Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez (78)
Senior Cardinal-Bishop in Conclave:Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (78)
Senior Cardinal-Priest in Conclave:Cardinal William Wakefield Baum (78)
Senior Cardinal-Deacon in Conclave:Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez (78)
Junior Cardinal-Deacon in Conclave:Cardinal Attilio Nicora (68)
Camerlengo:Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo (78)
Vice-Camerlengo:Archbishop Paolo Sardi (70)
Secretary of Conclave:Archbishop Francesco Monterisi (70)
Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations:Archbishop Piero Marini (63)

Participating Cardinals (115)

Cardinal-Bishops (5)
1GermanyJoseph Ratzinger (78), Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri–Segni, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals
2ItalyAngelo Sodano (77), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum, Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, President of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe, President of Interdicastery Commission on Particular Churches, President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, Cardinal Vice-Dean of College of Cardinals and Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
3ColombiaAlfonso López Trujillo (69), Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and President of Pontifical Council for the Family
4ItalyGiovanni Battista Re (71), Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto, Prefect of Congregation for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America
5SyriaIgnace Moussa I Daoud (74), Cardinal-Patriarch, Prefect of Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute, Patriarch ad personam and Patriarch emeritus of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon)
Cardinal-Priests (93)
6USAWilliam Wakefield Baum (78), Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Via Flaminia, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Washington (USA) and Major Penitentiary emeritus of Apostolic Penitentiary
7ItalyMarco (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco and Patriarch emeritus of Venezia (Italy)
8PolandFranciszek Macharski (77), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland)
9ThailandMichael Michai Kitbunchu (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangkok (Thailand) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand
10BelgiumGodfried Danneels (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), Military Ordinary of Belgium (Belgium) and President of Episcopal Conference of Belgium
11New ZealandThomas Stafford Williams (75), Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti and Military Ordinary emeritus of New Zealand (New Zealand)
12ItalyCarlo Maria Martini, S.J. (78), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Milano (Italy)
13FranceJean-Marie Lustiger (78), Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paris (France) and Ordinary emeritus of France of the Eastern Rite (France)
14PolandJózef Glemp (75), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere, Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland) and Ordinary of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland)
15GermanyJoachim Meisner (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana, Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany) and Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See
16NigeriaFrancis Arinze (72), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni della Pigna pro hac vice Title, Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Onitsha (Nigeria)
17NicaraguaMiguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Managua (Nicaragua)
18PhilippinesRicardo Jamin Vidal (74), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense and Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines)
19FrancePaul Poupard (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede and President of Pontifical Council for Culture
20GermanyFriedrich Wetter (77), Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio and Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany)
21NetherlandsAdrianus Johannes Simonis (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente, Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands) and President of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands
22USABernard Francis Law (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Boston (USA)
23ItalyGiacomo Biffi (76), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bologna (Italy)
24SpainEduardo Martínez Somalo (78), Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera
25BrazilJosé Freire Falcão (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Luca a Via Prenestina and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brasília (Brazil)
26ItalyMichele Giordano (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello and Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy)
27USAEdmund Casimir Szoka (77), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio, President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, President of Governorate of Vatican City State and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Detroit (USA)
28HungaryLászló Paskai, O.F.M. (77), Cardinal-Priest of S. Teresa al Corso d’Italia and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)
29CameroonChristian Wiyghan Tumi (74), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Martiri dell’Uganda a Poggio Ameno and Metropolitan Archbishop of Douala (Cameroon)
30Congo-KinshasaFrédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia a Piazza d’Armi and Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)
31Dominican RepublicNicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (68), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio X alla Balduina, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic)
32USARoger Michael Mahony (69), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati, Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA) and Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See
33ItalyCamillo Ruini (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura, Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, President of Episcopal Conference of Italy, Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University
34SwitzerlandHenri Schwery (72), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica and Bishop emeritus of Sion (Switzerland)
35GermanyGeorg Maximilian Sterzinsky (69), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe all’Aurelio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Berlin (Germany)
36CzechiaMiloslav Vlk (72), Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme and Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)
37JapanPeter Seiichi Shirayanagi (ペトロ 白柳誠一) (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)
38CubaJaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (68), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Aquila e Priscilla, Metropolitan Archbishop of La Habana (Cuba) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba
39IndonesiaJulius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. (70), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Maria, Metropolitan Archbishop of Jakarta (Indonesia), Military Ordinary of Indonesia (Indonesia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia
40UgandaEmmanuel Wamala (78), Cardinal-Priest of S. Ugo and Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda)
41USAWilliam Henry Keeler (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli and Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA)
42CanadaJean-Claude Turcotte (68), Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del SS. Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi and Metropolitan Archbishop of Montréal (Canada)
43SpainRicardo María Carles Gordó (78), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino and Archbishop emeritus of Barcelona (Spain)
44USAAdam Joseph Maida (75), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA), Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) and Apostolic Administrator of Grand Rapids (USA)
45Bosnia and HerzegovinaVinko Puljić (59), Cardinal-Priest of S. Chiara a Vigna Clara, Metropolitan Archbishop of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and President of Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina
46MadagascarArmand Gaétan Razafindratandra (79), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti and Metropolitan Archbishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar)
47MexicoJuan Sandoval Íñiguez (72), Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e S. Filippo Martire in Via Aurelia and Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico)
48ItalySalvatore De Giorgi (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli and Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy)
49SpainAntonio María Rouco Varela (68), Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso, Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid (Spain) and Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See
50CanadaAloysius Matthew Ambrozic (Alojzij Matej Ambrožič) (75), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro and Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada)
51ItalyDionigi Tettamanzi (71), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy) and Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See
52TanzaniaPolycarp Pengo (60), Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette and Metropolitan Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)
53AustriaChristoph Schönborn, O.P. (60), Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore, Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria), Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria) and President of Episcopal Conference of Austria
54MexicoNorberto Rivera Carrera (62), Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi a Ripa Grande and Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico)
55USAFrancis Eugene George, O.M.I. (68), Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola, Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) and Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
56UkraineMarian Jaworski (78), Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (Ukraine) and President of Episcopal Conference of Ukraine
57LatviaJānis Pujats (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Riga (Latvia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Latvia
58IndiaIvan Dias (69), Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella and Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India)
59BrazilGeraldo Majella Agnelo (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) and President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil
60ColombiaPedro Rubiano Sáenz (72), Cardinal-Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia
61USATheodore Edgar McCarrick (74), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo and Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA)
62IrelandDesmond Connell (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dublin (Ireland)
63LithuaniaAudrys Juozas Bačkis (68), Cardinal-Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) and President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania
64ChileFrancisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, I.Sch. (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile) and President of Latin American Episcopal Council
65BoliviaJulio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. (69), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia
66South AfricaWilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (64), Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi ad Acilia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Durban (South Africa), President of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Apostolic Administrator of Umzimkulu (South Africa)
67HondurasÓscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. (62), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Speranza, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras
68Cote d’IvoireBernard Agré (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto and Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)
69PeruJuan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Opus Dei (61), Cardinal-Priest of S. Camillo de Lellis and Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru)
70SpainFrancisco Álvarez Martínez (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toledo (Spain)
71BrazilCláudio Hummes, O.F.M. (70), Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana and Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil)
72IndiaVarkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R. (77), Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) and President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church
73ArgentinaJorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. (68), Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino, Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
74PortugalJosé da Cruz Policarpo (69), Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio in Campo Marzio and Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal)
75ItalySeverino Poletto (72), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale pro hac vice Title and Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy)
76EnglandCormac Murphy-O’Connor (72), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England), President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Secretary of “Vox Clara” Committee and Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences
77USAEdward Michael Egan (73), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo and Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA)
78UkraineLubomyr Husar, M.S.U. (72), Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea, Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church
79GermanyKarl Lehmann (68), Cardinal-Priest of S. Leone I, Bishop of Mainz (Germany) and President of German Episcopal Conference
80ItalyAngelo Scola (63), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli and Patriarch of Venezia (Italy)
81NigeriaAnthony Olubunmi Okogie (68), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Monte Carmelo a Mostacciano and Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos (Nigeria)
82FranceBernard Panafieu (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane and Metropolitan Archbishop of Marseille (France)
83SudanGabriel Zubeir Wako (64), Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio a Via Tiburtina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Khartoum (Sudan)
84SpainCarlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. (70), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli and Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain)
85USAJustin Francis Rigali (69), Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca and Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia (USA)
86ScotlandKeith Michael Patrick O’Brien (67), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano, Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland
87BrazilEusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. (72), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Ordinary of Ordinariato para os Fiéis de Ritos Orientais no Brasil of the Eastern Rite (Brazil)
88ItalyEnnio Antonelli (68), Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea delle Fratte and Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy)
89ItalyTarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (70), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana pro hac vice Title and Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy)
90GhanaPeter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (56), Cardinal-Priest of S. Liborio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast (Ghana) and President of Ghana Bishops’ Conference
91IndiaTelesphore Placidus Toppo (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (India) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India
92AustraliaGeorge Pell (63), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia) and President of “Vox Clara” Committee
93CroatiaJosip Bozanić (56), Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati, Metropolitan Archbishop of Zagreb (Croatia), President of Croatian Bishops’ Conference and Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences
94VietnamJean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giustino and Metropolitan Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam)
95GuatemalaRodolfo Ignacio Quezada Toruño (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Saturnino, Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) and President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala
96FrancePhilippe Christian Ignace Marie Barbarin (54), Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France)
97HungaryPéter Erdő (52), Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)
98CanadaMarc Ouellet, P.S.S. (60), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada)
Cardinal-Deacons (17)
99ChileJorge Arturo Medina Estévez (78), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Saba, Protodeacon of College of Cardinals, Bishop emeritus of Valparaíso (Chile) and Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
100ColombiaDarío Castrillón Hoyos (75), Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano, Prefect of Congregation for Clergy, President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, President of International Council for Catechesis and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bucaramanga (Colombia)
101USAJames Francis Stafford (72), Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola, Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Denver (USA)
102ItalyAgostino Cacciavillan (78), Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino and President emeritus of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
103ItalySergio Sebastiani (74), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio and President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
104PolandZenon Grocholewski (65), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere, Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions), President of Interdicastery Commission for Equitable Distribution of Priests, President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order, President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations, Patron of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University
105PortugalJosé Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. (73), Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore and Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints
106ItalyCrescenzio Sepe (61), Cardinal-Deacon of Dio Padre misericordioso, Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University
107ItalyMario Francesco Pompedda (75), Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina and President of Commission for Advocates
108GermanyWalter Kasper (72), Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)
109FranceJean-Louis Tauran (62), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine, Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library and Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives
110ItalyRenato Raffaele Martino (72), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti and President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
111ItalyFrancesco Marchisano (75), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lucia del Gonfalone, President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See, President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter
112SpainJulián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei (75), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio, President of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts and President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia
113MexicoJavier Lozano Barragán (72), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Michele Arcangelo, President of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers and Bishop emeritus of Zacatecas (Mexico)
114JapanStephen Fumio Hamao (ステファノ 濱尾文郎) (75), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana, President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People and Bishop emeritus of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan)
115ItalyAttilio Nicora (68), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia, President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion and Bishop emeritus of Verona (Italy)

Cardinal-Electors unable to participate (2)

Rome Time
(CEST)
Event
2005.04.18 Monday
10:00Mass for the Election of Roman Pontiff in Saint Peter’s Basilica
16:30Entry into the Conclave
16:50Taking of the Oath
17:25“Extra omnes”
18:00Meditation by Preacher
19:00–19:451ˢᵗ Vote
20:05⚫ Black smoke
2005.04.19 Tuesday
08:15Mass in Pauline Chapel
09:30Entry into Sistine Chapel
09:45–10:302ⁿᵈ Vote
11:00–11:453ʳᵈ Vote
11:52⚫ Black smoke
16:30Entry into Sistine Chapel
16:45–17:304ᵗʰ Vote
17:50⚪ White smoke
18:20Entrance of bands
18:53“Habemus Papam”
19:05Appearance of Pope Benedict XVI on balcony

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