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1912 – 1978Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)Died 28 September 1978, aged 65Born Albino Luciani, he was elected pope on 26 August 1978 and died suddenly 33 days later, giving him one of the shortest papal reigns in Church history. His sudden death prompted a second conclave within the same year.