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tahun tiga paus umumnya merujuk pada suatu tahun dimana dewan kardinal gereja katolik melangsungkan setidaknya pemilihan dua paus baru pada tahun yang sama.kandle, 1978  the year of three popes, 30 agustus 2008.
tahun tiga paus yang paling terbaru terjadi pada 1978.
tiga paus tersebut adalah: 1978: the year of the three popes, tu es petrus.
paulus vi, yang terpilih pada 1963 dan wafat pada 6 agustus 1978.
yohanes paulus i, yang terpilih pada 26 agustus 1978 dan wafat tiga puluh tiga hari kemudian pada 28 september 1978.
yohanes paulus ii, yang terpilih pada 16 oktober 1978 dan menjabat sampai kematiannya pada sekitar 27 tahun kemudian yakni 2005.
tahun-tahun dimana gereja katolik roma dipimpin tiga paus yang berbeda meliputi:
827: eugenius ii "pope eugene ii," catholic encyclopedia.
accessed 2010.09.28  valentinus "pope valentine," catholic encyclopedia.
accessed 2010.09.28  gregorius iv "pope gregory iv," catholic encyclopedia.
896: formosus "pope formosus," catholic encyclopedia.
bonifasius vi "pope boniface vi," catholic encyclopedia.
stefanus vi "pope stephen (vi) vii," catholic encyclopedia.
897: stefanus vi "pope stephen (vi) vii," catholic encyclopedia.
accessed 2010.09.28.  romanus "pope romanus," catholic encyclopedia.
theodorus ii "pope theodore ii," catholic encyclopedia.
928: yohanes x "pope john x," catholic encyclopedia.
leo vi "pope leo vi," catholic encyclopedia.
stefanus vii "pope stephen vii (viii)," catholic encyclopedia.
note: actual date of pope stephen vii's accession is either late 928 or early 929.
964: leo viii "pope leo viii," catholic encyclopedia.
benediktus v "pope benedict v," catholic encyclopedia.
yohanes xiii "pope john xiii," catholic encyclopedia.
1003: silvester ii "pope silvester ii," catholic encyclopedia.
accessed 2010.09.28.  yohanes xvii "pope john xvii (xviii)," catholic encyclopedia.
accessed 2010.09.28.  yohanes xviii "pope john xviii (xix)," catholic encyclopedia.
1045: silvester iii "list of popes," catholic encyclopedia.
sylvester iii and gregory vi are sometimes considered antipopes  benediktus ix (jabatan kedua) "pope benedict ix," catholic encyclopedia.
gregorius vi "pope gregory vi," catholic encyclopedia.
1187: urbanus iii "pope urban iii," catholic encyclopedia.
gregorius viii "pope gregory viii," catholic encyclopedia.
accessed 2010.09.28.  klemens iii "pope clement iii," catholic encyclopedia.
1503: aleksander vi "pope alexander vi," catholic encyclopedia.
accessed 2010.09.28.  pius iii "pope pius iii," catholic encyclopedia.
julius ii "pope julius ii," catholic encyclopedia.
1555: julius iii "pope julius iii," catholic encyclopedia.
marsellus ii "pope marcellus ii," catholic encyclopedia.
accessed 2010.09.28.  paulus iv "pope paul iv," catholic encyclopedia.
1590: siktus v "pope sixtus v," catholic encyclopedia.
urbanus vii "pope urban vii," catholic encyclopedia.
gregorius xiv "pope gregory xiv," catholic encyclopedia.
1605: klemens viii "pope clement viii," catholic encyclopedia.
accessed 2010.09.28.  leo xi "pope leo xi," catholic encyclopedia.
paulus v "pope paul v," catholic encyclopedia.
1978: paulus vi  yohanes paulus i  yohanes paulus ii
terdapat juga sebuah tahun dimana gereja katolik roma dipimpin oleh empat paus, yang disebut tahun empat paus:
1276: gregorius x "pope gregory x," catholic encyclopedia.
innosensius v "pope innocent v," catholic encyclopedia.
adrianus v "pope adrian v," catholic encyclopedia.
yohanes xxi "pope john xxi (xx)," catholic encyclopedia.
peter hebblethwaite, the year of three popes.
william collins publishers, 1979.