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
Smoking Popes discography Eli Caterer then joined on second guitar and the band signed to local label Johann's Face Records, releasing their debut album "Get Fired" in 1993. The band's second album, "Born to Quit", was released in 1994 through Johann's Face. The Smoking Popes then signed to major label Capitol Records, who re-released "Born to Quit" in the summer of 1995. It became their only release to chart, reaching #37 on "Billboard"'s Top Heatseekers chart, partly on the strength of the single "Need You Around" which reached #35 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. "Destination Failure" followed in 1997. They next recorded