Full Name: Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Known AS: Pope Francis
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Father: Mario José Bergoglio
Mother: Regina MarÃa SÃvori
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Date of Birth: December 17, 1936
Birth Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Gender: Male
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Religion: Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: Italian-Argentine
Education: Maximum College of St. Joseph, Philosophical and Theological Faculty of San Miguel, Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology
Nationality: Argentine (with Vatican citizenship)
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Major Writings: The Joy of the Gospel, Laudato si’, The Name of God Is Mercy, Amoris laetitia, Gaudete et exsultate, Fratelli tutti, etc.
Occupation: Pope, Bishop of Rome, Leader of the Catholic Church
Career:
- 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 for the Faithful of the Eastern Rites in Argentina (1998–2013)
- President of the Argentine Episcopal Conference (2005–2011)
- Pope (2013–present)
Early Life & Childhood:
- Born in Buenos Aires to Italian immigrants who worked as an accountant and a housewife.
- Studied in high school to become a chemical technician and worked briefly in the food-processing industry.
- Suffered a severe bout of pneumonia that led to the removal of part of his right lung when he was about 21 years old.
- Entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1958 and studied humanities in Santiago, Chile, and philosophy and theology in Buenos Aires province.
- Taught literature and psychology in high school while pursuing a degree in theology.
Personal Life & Family:
- Ordained a priest in 1969 and took his final vows in the Jesuit order in 1973.
- Served as superior (head) of the Jesuit province of Argentina during the military dictatorship and the Dirty War (1976–1983).
- Claimed to have hidden several people from the authorities and helped some of them to flee the country.
- Faced criticism for his alleged silence or complicity in human rights violations during that period.
- Lived a simple and humble lifestyle, rejecting many ecclesiastical privileges and honors.
- Renounced his official residence and chose to live in a small apartment, cooked his own meals, used public transportation, and visited the poor and marginalized regularly.
- Adopted a pastoral approach that emphasized mercy, compassion, dialogue, and social justice.
- Advocated for the rights and dignity of the poor, the oppressed, the migrants, the indigenous peoples, and the environment.
Later Life & Death:
- Elected pope on March 13, 2013, after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.
- Chose the name Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, who was known for his love for nature and the poor.
- Became the first pope from the Western Hemisphere, the first from South America, and the first from the Jesuit order.
- Initiated various reforms in the church’s governance, finances, administration, and doctrine.
- Promoted a more open and inclusive church that welcomed people from different backgrounds, cultures, orientations, and beliefs.
- Emphasized the need for dialogue and cooperation among religions, nations, and people of goodwill.
- Condemned war, violence, corruption, abuse, consumerism, and indifference.
- Encouraged peace, reconciliation, forgiveness, solidarity, charity, and joy.
- Visited many countries around the world and met with various leaders and groups.
- Wrote several encyclicals and apostolic exhortations on various topics such as evangelization, ecology, mercy, family, holiness, fraternity, etc.
Some Unknown Information:
- He has a diploma as a chemical technician
- He had a girlfriend before
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