Pope Francis, Catholic Pope (2013-), was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1936, the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first non-European pope since Syrian Gregory III in 741.
Pope Francis is Rome's 266th Bishop. Francis was chosen Pope on March 13, 2013, to succeed Benedict XVI, who resigned two weeks earlier. Poverty, compassion, and joy have become themes that have come to define Francis' papacy. Jorge Mario Bergoglio's papal name is Francis. Bergoglio was born on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to two Italian immigrants. He is a scientist with postgraduate degrees in philosophy and theology. He worked as a janitor, a bar bouncer, and a lab assistant for a chemist before beginning his seminary studies.
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