- Habemus Papam
"Habemus Papam" is the announcement given in
Latin by the senior Cardinal Deacon upon the election of a newpope .The announcement is given from the central balcony of
St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. After the announcement, the new pope is presented to the people and he gives his first "Urbi et Orbi " blessing.Format
The format for the announcement when a cardinal is elected Pope is:
Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum:Habemus Papam!Eminentissimum ac reverendissimum Dominum,Dominum [First Name] ,Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ Cardinalem [Last Name] ,Qui sibi nomen imposuit [Papal Name] . In English, it reads:
I announce to you a great joy:We have a Pope!The most eminent and most reverend Lord,Lord [First Name] ,Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church [Last Name] ,Who takes to himself the name of [Papal Name] . In the most recent "Habemus Papam" announcement, given by Cardinal
Jorge Medina Estévez on19 April 2005 upon the election ofPope Benedict XVI , the announcement was preceded by a greeting in several languages:Announcing the names of the new Pontiff
In announcing the name of the newly-elected pontiff, the new pontiff's birth forename or first name is announced in Latin in the accusative case (e.g., "Angelum Iosephum", "Ioannem Baptistam", "Albinum", "Carolum", "Iosephum"), but the new pontiff's surname or family name is given in the original form (e.g., "Roncalli", "Montini", "Luciani", "Wojtyła", "Ratzinger"). The new pope's
regnal name is usually given in the genitive case in Latin (e.g., "Ioannis vicesimi tertii", "Ioannis Pauli primi" etc.), although it can also be declined in the accusative case in Latin (as was the case in 1963 whenPope Paul VI 's regnal name was announced as "Paulum sextum"). Many Latinistswho, however, consider the accusative form to be the more proper declension.Protodeacons who gave announcement
This is a partial list of protodeacons (senior cardinal deacons) who have been known to have given the "Habemus Papam" announcement.
*Francesco Sforza di Santa Fiora , announced the elections ofPope Leo XI andPope Paul V in 1605
*Andrea Baroni Peretti Montalto , announced the election ofPope Gregory XV (1621)
*Alessandro d'Este , announced the election ofPope Urban VIII (1623)
*Carlo de' Medici, announced the election ofPope Innocent X (1644)
*Giangiacomo Teodoro Trivulzio , announced the election ofPope Alexander VII (1655)
*Rinaldo d'Este, announced the election ofPope Clement IX (1667)
*Francesco Maidalchini , announced the elections ofPope Clement X (1670),Pope Innocent XI (1676) andPope Alexander VIII (1689)
*Urbano Saccetti , announced the election ofPope Innocent XII (1691)
*Benedetto Pamphilj , announced the elections ofPope Clement XI (1700),Pope Innocent XIII (1721) andPope Benedict XIII (1724)
*Lorenzo Altieri , announced the election ofPope Clement XII (1730), but was not able because of illness to announce the election ofPope Benedict XIV in 1740 (CardinalCarlo Maria Marini acted as his substitute).
*Alessandro Albani , announced the elections ofPope Clement XIII (1758),Pope Clement XIV (1769) andPope Pius VI (1775)
*Antonio Doria Pamphilj , announcedPope Pius VII 's election (1800)
*Fabrizio Ruffo , announcedPope Leo XII 's election (1823)
*Giuseppe Albani , announced the elections ofPope Pius VIII (1829) andPope Gregory XVI (1831)
*Tommaso Riario Sforza , announcedPope Pius IX 's election (1846)
*Prospero Caterini , announcedPope Leo XIII 's election (1878)
*Luigi Macchi , announcedPope Pius X 's election (1903)
*Francesco Salesio Della Volpe , announcedPope Benedict XV 's election (1914)
*Gaetano Bisleti , announcedPope Pius XI 's election (1922)
*Camillo Caccia-Dominioni , announcedPope Pius XII 's election (1939)
*Nicola Canali , announcedPope John XXIII 's election (1958)
*Alfredo Ottaviani , announcedPope Paul VI 's election (1963)
*Pericle Felici , announced the elections ofPope John Paul I andPope John Paul II (1978)
*Jorge Medina Estévez , announcedPope Benedict XVI 's election (2005)Media
Habemus Papam recordings
multi-listen item|filename=HabemuspapamPXII.ogg
title=Habemus Papam of Pope Pius XII|description=Camillo Caccia-Dominioni announcing the election of Eugenio Pacelli asPope Pius XII (March 2 ,1939 )|format=Ogg multi-listen item|filename=HabemuspapamJXXIII.ogg
title=Habemus Papam of Pope John XXIII|description=Nicola Canali announcing the election of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli asPope John XXIII (October 28 ,1958 )|format=Ogg multi-listen item|filename=HabemuspapamPVI.ogg
title=Habemus Papam of Pope Paul VI|description=Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani announcing the election of Giovanni Battista Montini asPope Paul VI (june 21 ,1963 )|format=Ogg multi-listen item|filename=HabemuspapamJPI.ogg
title=Habemus Papam of Pope John Paul I |description=Pericle Felici announcing the election of Albino Luciani asJohn Paul I (August 26 ,1978 )|format=Ogg multi-listen item|filename=HabemuspapamJPII.ogg
title=Habemus Papam of Pope John Paul II |description=Pericle Felici announcing the election of Karol Wojtyła asJohn Paul II (October 16 ,1978 )|format=Ogg multi-listen item|filename=HabemuspapamBXVI.ogg
title=Habemus Papam of Pope Benedict XVI |description=Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez announcing the election of Joseph Ratzinger asBenedict XVI (April 19 ,2005 )|format=Ogg
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