A papal coronation is the formal ceremony of the placing of the papal tiara on a newly elected pope. The first recorded papal coronation was of Pope Nicholas I in 858. The most recent was the 1963 coronation of Paul VI, who soon afterwards abandoned the practice of wearing the tiara. To date, none of his successors have used the tiara, and their papal inauguration celebrations have included no coronation ceremony, although any future pope may elect to restore the use of the tiara at any point during his pontificate.
Coronation of Celestine V, the only pope to be crowned twice.
Photograph showing the moment of the coronation of Pope Benedict XV in the Sistine Chapel, 1914 The Humeston New Era (Iowa newspaper)
Procession for the possessio of Pope Benedict XIII
Consecration of Antipope Benedict XIII at Avignon, 28 September 1394
The papal tiara is a crown that is worn by popes of the Catholic Church from as early as the 8th century to the mid–20th century. It was last used by Pope Paul VI in 1963, and only at the beginning of his reign.
A papal tiara adorned with sapphires, rubies, emeralds and other gems, at the St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
Pope Innocent III (1198–1216) in early papal tiara. Fresco at the Benedictine monastery at Sacro Speco [it], about 1219
Pietra dura mosaic depicting Pope Clement VIII wearing a tiara with three crowns
Tiara presented to Pope Benedict XVI in 2011 by some German Catholics (see above) but not used by him