Year of three popes Year of three popes A year of three popes is a common reference to a year when the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church are required to elect two new popes within the same calendar year. Such a year generally occurs when a newly elected pope dies or resigns very early into his papacy. This results in the Catholic Church being led by three different popes during the same calendar year. The most recent instance of a year of three popes occurred in 1978. The three popes involved were: There have been several instances in which three or more
1970 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused by inclement weather) 1970 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy 1970 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy 1970 was the sixth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held. This year was another new name on the trophy - and ALSO St. Helens' third time in six years as runner-up Leeds won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 9-5 The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 7,612 and receipts were £2,189 This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members