A conclave was held on 25 and 26 August 1978 to elect a new pope to succeed Paul VI, who had died on 6 August 1978. Of the 114 eligible cardinal electors, all but three attended. On the fourth ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Albino Luciani, the patriarch of Venice. After accepting his election, he took the name John Paul I.
A conclave elected Albino Luciani as Pope John Paul I, succeeding Paul VI.
On August 26, in the year 1978, A conclave elected Albino Luciani as Pope John Paul I, succeeding Paul VI. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of August 26, one of 417 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on August 26, 1978 (AD era).
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