Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI have held the position from election until death. The Pope stated that the reason for his decision was his declining health due to old age. The conclave to select his successor began on 12 March 2013 and elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, who took the name of Francis. Benedict announced in February 2013 that, due to his advanced age, he would step down. At the age of 85 years and 318 days on the effective date of his retirement, he was the fourth-oldest person to hold the office of pope. He announced his intention to
Jota Mario Valencia Jota Mario Valencia Jota Mario Valencia Yepes (born "Jorge Mario Valencia Yepes" in 1956) is a Colombian television presenter. He was born in Bogotá. He attended the Universidad de La Sabana in Bogotá and was one of the founders of the Colprensa news agency. He began in television in 1979, presenting the program "Valores Humanos" (Human Values) for Promec Televisión. In 1983, he began hosting Promec's "Noticiero Promec", which remained on the air for four years. He also was one of Caracol Televisión's most well-known personalities while that company was still a "programadora"; he hosted programs such as "Telesemana", "Cazadores