Year of three popes
Year in which the Catholic Church elects two popes
Year of three popes
A year of three popes is a year when the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church (hence excepting Coptic popes) is required to elect two new popes within the same calendar year. The term is most often used in reference to 1978, the most recent year this has occurred. Such a year has historically occurred when a newly elected pope dies very early into his papacy, resulting in the Catholic Church being led by three different popes in the same calendar year. This has historically occurred a total of twelve times. In 1276, there was an instance of a year of four popes.
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