Template:Incumbent pope
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This documentation covers the two closely related templates Template:Incumbent pope and Template:Incumbent pope 2.
Usage
Template:Incumbent pope
For use in templates or in article infoboxes in which there is a separate "Pope" attribute. Syntax: [[Pope <papal name>|<papal name>]]. For articles that do not have a separate "Pope" attribute, use {{Incumbent pope 2}}.
{{Incumbent pope}}produces "Francis".
Template:Incumbent pope 2
For use in templates or in article infoboxes in which there is no separate "Pope" attribute. Syntax: [[Pope <papal name>]]. For articles that have a separate "Pope" attribute, use {{Incumbent_pope}}.
{{Incumbent pope 2}}produces "Pope Francis".
Maintenance
Following the death or the resignation of the reigning pope, please update both {{Incumbent pope}} and {{Incumbent pope 2}} to ''[[Sede vacante]]'' until a new pope is elected. When the name of the new pope is announced, update {{Incumbent pope}} to [[Pope <papal name>|<papal name>]] and {{Incumbent pope 2}} to [[Pope <papal name>|Pope <papal name>]]. The Roman numeral, if there is one, should be preceded with a non-breaking space ( ) in the piped-link text, as per the guideline at MOS:NBSP.
- Example:
[[Pope John XXIII|John XXIII]]produces "John XXIII".[[Pope John XXIII|Pope John XXIII]]produces "Pope John XXIII".
Examples
{{Incumbent pope}}
| Example infobox ({{Incumbent pope}}) | |
|---|---|
| Pope | Francis |
{{Infobox
| header1 = Example infobox ({{tl|Incumbent pope}})
| label2 = Pope
| data2 = {{Incumbent pope}}
}}
{{Incumbent pope 2}}
| Example infobox ({{Incumbent pope 2}}) | |
|---|---|
| Sovereign | Pope Francis |
{{Infobox
| header1 = Example infobox ({{tl|Incumbent pope 2}})
| label2 = Sovereign
| data2 = {{Incumbent pope 2}}
}}
Inserts the name of the current pope
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