THROWBACKTHISDAY; John XXIII was elected pope

On thisday in 1958 the Papal conclave occurred following the death of Pope Pius XII on 9 October 1958 in Castel Gandolfo, after a 19-year pontificate.
The conclave to elect his successor commenced on 25 October and ended three days later, on 28 October, after eleven ballots.

The cardinal electors chose Angelo Roncalli, then Patriarch of Venice, as the new pope. He accepted the election and took the regnal name of John XXIII.