1061 papal election
1061 ELECTION OF THE CATHOLIC POPE
Papal conclave, 1061; Papal election, 1061; 1061 Papal election
The 1061 papal election was held on 30 September 1061 in San Pietro in Vincoli ("Saint Peter in Chains") in Rome, following the death of Pope Nicholas II. In accordance with Nicholas II's bull, In Nomine Domini, the cardinal bishops were the sole electors of the pope for the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.