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
Mario Maisonnave Mario Maisonnave Mario Maisonnave (born Buenos Aires November 19, 1962) is an Argentinian/Costa Rican singer / songwriter / producer. Maisonnave is best known as the founder and lead vocalist of rock en español band - but he started out in Distorsion, the first rock act to be signed by Sony Music Central America. Over the course of his career Maisonnave topped the Central American charts six times. His first record "Todo en su lugar "(Sony 1985) with Distorsion broke sales records for "rock en español" in Central America. His album "Mario Maisonnave / Modelo Para Armar "(Sony 1989) stayed at