Jean-Marc Aveline
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Jean-Marc Noël Aveline is a French Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Marseille since 2019. He was previously an auxiliary bishop there from 2013 to 2019. Pope Francis made him a cardina
Aveline in 2021
Aveline in 2025
2025 conclave
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A conclave was held on 7 and 8 May 2025 to elect a new pope to succeed Francis, who had died on 21 April 2025. Of the 135 eligible cardinal electors, all but two attended. On the fourth ballot, the co
Jean-Marc Aveline
…bishop there from 2013 to 2019. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2022. Aveline was named by several media outlets as papabile, meaning he was a possible candidate in the 2025 papal conclave. Jean-Marc Aveline was born on 26 December 1958 in Sidi Bel Abbes, in French Algeria. In 1966 his family moved to Marseille…
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Cardinals participating in the conclave stayed at Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Cardinals and bishops in the New Synod Hall (pictured in 2014), one of the venues for the general congregations
The doors of the Sistine Chapel (pictured in 2014) were shut at 5:46 p.m. on 7 May.