 He resigned as Patriarch on 15 January 2013.Naguib was one of the cardinal electors at the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis.During the procession and oath taking prior to the doors being shut, Patriarch Naguib was bareheaded and wore predominantly black vestments proper to the Coptic Catholic Church since he was one of the four cardinal-electors during that conclave who were from outside the Latin Church.