In 1378, a contested papal election produced a schism in the Church. All of the cardinals and much of the Church supported Cardinal Robert of Geneva, who took the name Clement VII, and who soon returned with the papal Curia to Avignon. The rest supported the Neapolitan Bartolomeo Prignano, who took the name Urban VI.
In 1378, a contentious papal election resulted in a division within the Church. Cardinal Robert of Geneva, who became Clement VII and returned with the papal Curia to Avignon, was supported by most cardinals and much of the Church. The rest favored Neapolitan Bartolomeo Prignano, who took the name Urban VI.