Year of three popes
Year in which the Catholic Church elects two popes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A year of three popes is a year when the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church is required to elect two new popes within the same calendar year.[1] Such a year generally occurs when a newly elected pope dies or resigns very early into his papacy. This results in the Catholic Church being led by three different popes during the same calendar year. In one instance, in 1276, there was a year of four popes.