- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJorge Mario Bergoglio
- Nicknames
- Papa Pancho
- Red Frankie
- Pope Frank
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Pope Francis was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At age 17, he decided to become a priest, eventually joining the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Bergoglio became an auxiliary bishop in 1992 and the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998. After Pope Benedict XVI resigned as pope, Bergoglio was elected pope at the succeeding conclave by the College of Cardinals on March 13, 2013, choosing Francis as his papal name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.
Pope Francis thus became the first pope of the Catholic Church from South America, and the first from outside Europe since the 8th century. He died on April 21, 2025 in Casa Santa Marta, Vatican City.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- ParentsMario José BergoglioRegina María Sívori
- RelativesMarta Regina(Sibling)Alberto Horacio(Sibling)María Elena(Sibling)Óscar Adrián(Sibling)
- Known for eschewing many of the luxuries of being Pope, such as a private limousine or residence in the Apostolic palace
- The first pope from the Americas and from the Southern Hemisphere. He is also the first non-European pope since Syrian-born Pope Gregory III in 741.
- Has spoken out against the death penalty.
- Named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2013.
- Used the word "genocide" to describe the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman rule during World War I.
- One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. [April 2014].
- [on the practice of relocating to other parishes those priests behaving inappropriately with children] This is stupid because the priest continues to carry the problem in his backpack.
- [to the crowds thronging St. Peter's Square following his election] Now I would like to give the blessing, but first I want to ask you a favor. Before the bishop blesses the people, I ask that you would pray to the Lord to bless me - the prayer of the people for their bishop. Let us say this prayer - your prayer for me - in silence.
- [on the issue of abortion] Preventing the development of a being that already has the genetic code of a human being is not ethical.
- [to the cardinals who elected him the new pontiff] May God forgive you.
- [as Cardinal Bergoglio, on whether demanding celibacy lies at the core of clerical sex abuse] If a priest is a pedophile, he is so before he becomes a priest.
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