Cardinal electors for the 1914 conclave
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The papal conclave of 1914 was convened to elect a pope, the leader of the Catholic Church, to succeed Pope Pius X following his death on 20 August 1914.
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Of the 65 members of the College of Cardinals at the time of Pius X's death, 57 participated in the subsequent conclave. William Henry O'Connell and James Gibbons arrived too late from the United States,[1] as did Louis-Nazaire Bégin from Quebec.[2] Sebastiano Martinelli, Franziskus von Sales Bauer, Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco, and François-Virgile Dubillard were too ill or too frail.[3]
The cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave on 31 August 1914. On 3 September, after ten ballots over four days, they elected Cardinal Giacomo della Chiesa, the archbishop of Bologna, who took the papal name Benedict XV.
Cardinal electors
The data below are as of 20 August 1914, the date on which the Holy See became vacant. Cardinals belonging to institutes of consecrated life or to societies of apostolic life are indicated by the relevant post-nominal letters.
Not in attendance
| Rank | Name | Country | Born | Order | Consistory | Office | Reason for absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Gibbons | United States | 23 July 1834 (age 80) |
CP | 7 June 1886 Leo XIII |
Archbishop of Baltimore | Did not arrive in time |
| 2 | Kolos Ferenc Vaszary OSB | Austria-Hungary | 12 February 1832 (age 82) |
CP | 16 January 1893 Leo XIII |
Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom | Illness |
| 3 | Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco | Italy | 8 September 1833 (age 80) |
CP | 30 November 1896 Leo XIII |
Archbishop of Naples | Illness |
| 4 | Sebastiano Martinelli OESA | Italy | 20 August 1848 (age 66) |
CP | 15 April 1901 Leo XIII |
Prefect of the Congregation for Sacred Rites | Illness |
| 5 | Franziskus von Sales Bauer | Austria-Hungary | 26 January 1841 (age 73) |
CP | 27 November 1911 Pius X |
Archbishop of Olomouc | Illness |
| 6 | William Henry O'Connell | United States | 8 December 1859 (age 54) |
CP | 27 November 1911 Pius X |
Archbishop of Boston | Did not arrive in time |
| 7 | François-Virgile Dubillard | France | 16 February 1845 (age 69) |
CP | 27 November 1911 Pius X |
Archbishop of Chambéry | Illness |
| 8 | Louis-Nazaire Bégin | Canada | 10 January 1840 (age 74) |
CP | 25 May 1914 Pius X |
Archbishop of Quebec | Did not arrive in time |
Cardinal electors by country
| Country | Continent | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Austria-Hungary | Europe | 4 |
| Belgium | Europe | 1 |
| Brazil | South America | 1 |
| France | Europe | 6 |
| Germany | Europe | 2 |
| Italy* | Europe | 32 |
| Netherlands | Europe | 1 |
| Portugal | Europe | 2 |
| Spain | Europe | 4 |
| United Kingdom | Europe | 3 |
| United States | North America | 1 |
| Total | 57 | |
See also
Notes
- Falconio was an Italian-born U.S. citizen who spent much of his career in Canada and the United States.