Sede vacante

The umbraculum, the airms o the Holy See unner sede vacante.

Sede vacante is a term in Catholic Kirk canon law that means that the seat is empie. It is uised whan a diocese or archdiocese haes nae prelate installed in office. This aften happens whan a Pape dees or resigns. Durin this time, the Holy See is run bi the Camerlengo an the cardinals. In the Diocese o Roum, the empie seat is the cathedra o Saint John Lateran, the main kirk o the Bishop o Roum.

Sede vacante periods syne 1799

Precedin Pape	Subsequent Pape	Beginnin	Endin	Duration
Pius VI	Pius VII	29 August 1799	14 March 1800	99 !197 days
Pius VII	Leo XII	20 August 1823	28 September 1823	39 days
Leo XII	Pius VIII	10 February 1829	31 March 1829	49 days
Pius VIII	Gregory XVI	30 November 1830	2 February 1831	63 days
Gregory XVI	Pius IX	1 June 1846	16 June 1846	15 days
Pius IX	Leo XIII	7 February 1878	20 February 1878	13 days
Leo XIII	Pius X	20 July 1903	4 August 1903	15 days
Pius X	Benedict XV	20 August 1914	3 September 1914	14 days
Benedict XV	Pius XI	22 January 1922	6 February 1922	15 days
Pius XI	Pius XII	10 February 1939	2 March 1939	20 days
Pius XII	John XXIII	9 October 1958	28 October 1958	19 days
John XXIII	Paul VI	3 June 1963	21 June 1963	18 days
Paul VI	John Paul I	6 August 1978	26 August 1978	20 days
John Paul I	John Paul II	28 September 1978	16 October 1978	18 days
John Paul II	Benedict XVI	2 April 2005	19 April 2005	17 days
Benedict XVI	Francis	28 February 2013	13 March 2013	13 days
Francis	Leo XIV	21 April 2025	8 May 2025	17 days