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Francis (Ecc. Latin: Franciscus [franˈtʃiskus]; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio[b] on 17 December 1936) is the 266th and current pope of the Catholic Church, elected on 13 March 2013. As such, he is both head of the Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City State.

A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was ordained as a priest in 1969. In 1998 he became theArchbishop of Buenos Aires, and in 2001 a cardinal. Following the resignation of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, on 28 February 2013, the conclave elected Bergoglio, who chose the papal nameFranciscus in honour of Saint Francis of Assisi.[2] 

He is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere. Francis is the first pope born outside Europe in 1,272 years, since Syrian-born St. Gregory III.[3] Francis speaks Spanish, Latin, Italian,[4] German,[5]French,[4] and English.[6]  More information 

Pope Francis, then Cardinal Bergoglio, celebrating mass in Buenos Aires, 2008	Pope Francis style     Holy Father Motto With mercy and favour Miserando atque eligendo ("With mercy and favour")[a]
Papacy began	13 March 2013
Predecessor	Benedict XVI
Orders
Ordination	13 December 1969 by Ramón José Castellano
Consecration	27 June 1992 by Antonio Quarracino
Created Cardinal	21 February 2001
Personal details
Birth name	Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Born	17 December 1936 (age 76) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
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Motto	Miserando atque eligendo ("With mercy and favour")[a]