Topic summary
Romano Pontifici eligendo
Papacy
Teachings and writings
- Apostolic constitutions
- Encyclicals
- Apostolic exhortations
- Motu proprio
- Apostolic letters
Church governance and reform
Ecumenism and diplomacy
Beatifications and canonizations
Legacy
Romano Pontifici eligendo was the apostolic constitution governing the election of popes that was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 1 October 1975. It instituted a number of far-reaching reforms in the process of electing popes. It set the maximum number of electors at 120 and restated in a more formal context the rule he had already instituted that cardinals over the age of 80 not participate in electing a pope.
The constitution was superseded by Universi Dominici gregis.