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Pope John Paul I was the first pope to abandon the coronation, and he was also the first pope to choose a double name (John Paul) for his papal name. His successor, Karol Józef Wojtyła, chose the same name. He was the first pope to have a Papal inauguration and the last pope to use the Sedia Gestatoria.
Pope John Paul I Grave of John Paul I in the Vatican Grottoes, with its plaque updated after his beatification on 4 September 2022. Pope John Paul I died suddenly in September 1978, 33 days after his election. Following his death, several conspiracy theories have sprung up.
Pope Victor I (Saint) 189–199, died a martyr [4] Pope Calixtus I (Saint) (217–222), died a martyr [4] Pope Urban I (Saint) 222–230, died a martyr [4] Pope Pontian (Saint) 230–235, condemned to mines in Sardinia and died on island of Tavolara [4] Pope Anterus (Saint), elected 21 November 235, martyred at hands of Emperor Maximus [4]
Paul VI, who was elected on 21 June 1963 and died on 6 August 1978. John Paul I, who was elected on 26 August 1978 and died thirty-three days later on 28 September 1978. John Paul II, who was elected on 16 October 1978 and held the position until his death 26 years, 5 months, and 18 days later on 2 April 2005.
The papal conclave held from 14 to 16 October 1978 was triggered by the death of John Paul I on 28 September 1978, just 33 days after he was elected pope. The conclave to elect John Paul I's successor ended after eight ballots. The cardinal electors selected Cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyła, Archbishop of Kraków, as the new pope.
The only Dutch pope; last non-Italian to be elected pope until John Paul II in 1978. Tutor of Emperor Charles V. Came to the papacy in the midst of one of its greatest crises, threatened not only by Lutheranism to the north but also by the advance of the Ottoman Turks to the east.
The newly elected Pope John Paul I (on the left), with Monsignor Virgilio Noè, then Papal Master of Ceremonies. The conclave was held for two days from 25 August to 26 August 1978 at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Cardinal John Wright, an official of the Roman Curia, was in the U.S. for medical treatments and unable to attend. [6]
Pope John Paul is the name of two Popes of the Roman Catholic Church and the only papal name with two names: Pope John Paul I (1978), named after his predecessors John XXIII and Paul VI; died 33 days after his election; Pope John Paul II (1978–2005), named after his predecessor John Paul I.