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Pope Francis: Biography

A guide about the Holy Father (2013-)

Biographies on Pope Francis

Quick Facts on Pope Francis

Quick Facts on Pope Francis

Birth Name: Jorge Mario Bergoglio

Born: 17 December 1936 (age 78), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ordination: 13 December 1969 by Ramón José Castellano

Consecration: 27 June 1992 by Antonio Quarracino

Created Cardinal: 21 February 2001 by John Paul II

Papacy Began: 13 March 2013

Predecessor: Benedict XVI

Previous Posts:

Provincial superior of the Society of Jesus in Argentina (1973–1979)
Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (1992–1997)
Titular Bishop of Auca (1992–1997)
Archbishop of Buenos Aires (1998–2013)
Cardinal-Priest of San Roberto Bellarmino (2001–2013)
Ordinary of the Ordinariate for the Faithful of the Eastern Rites in Argentina (1998–2013)
President of the Argentine Episcopal Conference (2005–2011)

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