name Casa Santa Marta, a five-story building that was completed in 1996, that normally serves as a guesthouse for visiting clergy.

The cardinals departed from his instructions only in that they did not assemble in the Pauline Chapel. Restoration work begun in 2002 required a change of venue, and they used the Hall of Blessings instead.

Cardinal electors

Although there were 183 cardinals in total, cardinals aged 80 years or more at the time the papacy became vacant were ineligible

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