1823 papal conclave
The papal conclave held from 2 to 28 September 1823 ended with the election of Annibale della Genga to succeed the death recently deceased Pius VII as pope. Della Genga took the name Leo XII.
| Papal conclave September 1823 | |
|---|---|
| Dates and location | |
| 2–28 September 1823 Quirinal Palace, Papal States | |
| Key officials | |
| Dean | Giulio Maria della Somaglia |
| Sub-dean | Bartolomeo Pacca |
| Camerlengo | Bartolomeo Pacca |
| Protopriest | Giuseppe Firrao |
| Protodeacon | Fabrizio Ruffo Dionigi |
| Election | |
| Vetoed | Antonio Gabriele Severoli |
| Elected pope | |
| Annibale della Genga Name taken: Leo XII | |
Pius VII, who had been elected in 1800, had an unusually long pontificate, during which the Catholic Church had faced, in the French Revolution and its aftermath, a severe attack on its power and legitimacy. Pius himself had been a prisoner of Napoleon in France for six years.
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