The last completed papal conclave before the current one was in March 2013, when Pope Francis was elected, and it lasted two days (March 12–13, 2013).

Quick timeline

  • 2005 conclave (elected Benedict XVI): 2 days.
  • 2013 conclave (elected Francis): 2 days.

So, when people today say “the last conclave,” they normally mean the 2013 one, and that conclave ran for about two days from first vote to the white smoke.

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