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Pope Francis

1936 – 2025

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Wikipedia Summary

Pope Francis was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first pope born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
December 17, 1936
Flores
Date of death
April 21, 2025
Vatican City
Citizenship

Vatican City · Argentina

Occupations & fields
Latin Catholic priestwriterpreacherLatin Catholic bishoppoliticianchemical technologist
Awards & honours
Charlemagne PrizeGrand Collar of the Order of the Andes' CondorBambi AwardOrder of the SmileTime Person of the YearSexist Man Alive
Notable works
Ad charisma tuendum
Field and occupation
266. pápež katolíckej cirkvi (2013 – 2025)
Given name:
František, Jorge, Mario
Also known as
Хорхе Бергольйо · Берґольйо Хорхе Маріо · Хорхе Маріо Бергольо · Хорхе Берґольйо · Jorge Mario Bergoglio · Jorge Mario Bergoglio Sivori · Jorge Bergoglio · papa Francesco · Franciscus · papë Franciscus · papież Franciszek · Ojciec Święty Franciszek · Bergoglio · Franziskus I. · Papst Franziskus · Francisco · Pope Francis I · Franciscus I · François Bergoglio · Francis · Pope Franciscus · Pope Francesco · Pope Francisco · František I. · papež František · Pápež František
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