Can a pope name his successor?
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This has happened in early times, but is not something likely to happen now. Pope Felix IV nominated his successor, Boniface II, although his papacy was disputed by some of the Roman electors. Boniface, in turn sought to nominate his own successor, but withdrew after strong opposition.
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