1243 Papal Election
elected Innocent IV16 May–25 June 1243 · The first papal elections · Anagni Cathedral
The 1243 papal election (16 May – 25 June) elected Cardinal Sinibaldo Fieschi of Genoa to succeed Pope Celestine IV. The conclave began after the Holy See had been vacant for 18 months and six days, therefore ca.
Elected pope
Innocent IV
Sinibaldo Fieschi
Succeeded
Celestine IV
Duration
41 days
Cardinal electors
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pre-conclave election
Ballot-by-ballot tallies are destroyed by design — the paper is burned in the stove whose smoke announces the result — so this entry records what the Church documents: the dates, the electors, the number of ballots where known, and the man who walked out onto the balcony.