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Sede vacante

expression in Catholic and Anglican canon law referring to an episcopal vacancy
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Sede vacante

Summary

Sede vacante ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,291 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Sede vacante is in the country of Vatican City[2].
  • Sede vacante is a type of interregnum[3].
  • Sede vacante is a type of position not filled[4].
  • Sede vacante's Commons category is recorded as Sede vacante[5].
  • Sede vacante's has cause is recorded as papal renunciation[6].
  • Sede vacante's has cause is recorded as death[7].
  • Sede vacante's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • Sede vacante's has effect is recorded as conclave[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include interregnum[3] and position not filled[4].

Why It Matters

Sede vacante ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,291 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Vatican City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Has effect → conclave
    Publication date → +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: s/sede-vacante, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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