Papal renunciation Western Schism in 1415 and the first to do so on his own initiative since Celestine V in 1294. His action was unexpected, given that the modern era popes have held the position from election until death. He said he was motivated by 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, who took the name "Francis". Before setting out for Paris to crown Napoleon in 1804, Pope Pius VII (1800–1823) signed a document of renunciation to take effect if he
Jorge Uliarte with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra through China and Moscow, also in Orvieto/Italy and in 2012 the international music festival in Ushuaia was transmitted for the first time via live-stream on YouTube - worldwide. In 2013 he conducted the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra. In 2018 Jorge Uliarte published 2 books at #Amazon (spanish language) Title: Ushuaia, capital de Malvinas, relato de mi utopía and Pajaro de füego, una aventura onírica Both books are available online or as print-version. Jorge Uliarte Jorge Uliarte is an Argentinian conductor and is principally known as the artistic director of the International Festival of Ushuaia in