Cardinal electors for the 2013 papal conclave 67 were created cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI; 74 were bishops of local dioceses, while the remaining 41 worked in the service of the Holy See, such as in the Roman Curia. The oldest cardinal elector in the conclave was Walter Kasper, at the age of , while the youngest cardinal elector was Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, at the age of . Another 90 cardinals were ineligible to participate in the conclave, for reasons of age. The cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave on . On , after five ballots, they elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop
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