Pope Francis Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Pope of the Roman Catholic Church
Nationality	Argentine (with Vatican citizenship)
Date of Birth	17/12/1936
Age	88 years
Birthplace	Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Jorge Mario Bergoglio

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Color	Dark Gray
Hair Color	White (Semi-Bald)

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Wilfrid Barón de los Santos Ángeles, Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires Technical Secondary School
College	Technical Secondary School
Educational Qualifications	Diploma in Chemical Technology

Personal Life

Marital Status	Unmarried
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Hobbies	Watching Soccer and Tango Dance, Reading and Listening to Music
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Family

Father	Mario Jose Bergoglio
Mother	Regina Maria Sivori
Siblings	Oscar Adrian Bergoglio, Alberto Bergoglio, María Elena Bergoglio, Marta Regina Bergoglio

Career

Ordination	13/12/1969
Consecration	27/06/1992
Career	On December 1969, Bergoglio was ordained as a priest. In 1973, Bergoglio began serving as Jesuit provincial of Argentina. On May 20, 1992, Bergoglio was named the bishop of Auca and auxiliary of Buenos Aires. In 2001, he was elevated to cardinal by Pope John Paul II. In 2005, he was named the president of the Bishops' Conference of Argentina, serving in that position until 2011. On March 13, 2013, Bergoglio was named the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church—becoming the first citizen from the Americas, the first non-European and first Jesuit priest to be named pope, and adopting the name Pope Francis (he took the title after St. Francis of Assisi of Italy).

Favourites

Football Club	San Lorenzo Football Club
Film	Babette's Feast
City	Buenos Aires
Authors	Holderlin, Alessandro Manzoni, Dante Alighieri, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jorge Luis Borges and J. R. R. Tolkien
Painting	Chagall's White Crucifixion
Person	His Grandmother, Rosa
Actress	Tita Merello
Saint	Therese de Lisieux
Vertue	The Vertue of Love
Dance	Tango

Some Lesser Known Facts

Pope Francis is the first Jesuit pope, hailing from the Americas, the Southern Hemisphere, and is the first non-European pope since 741.
The Pope is a polyglot, proficient in Spanish, Latin, and Italian, with knowledge of German, French, Portuguese, English, and Ukrainian.
His father, Mario José Bergoglio, was an Italian immigrant accountant born in Portacomaro, Italy's Piedmont region.
In 1929, Mario José's family left Italy to escape the fascist rule of Benito Mussolini.
The Pontiff has one functioning lung, as his right lung was removed in his youth due to an infection, yet he maintains good health at nearly 80 years old.
Prior to becoming a Jesuit, Pope Francis worked as a bouncer in a Buenos Aires bar to support his studies.
In the 1960s, he taught literature, philosophy, psychology, and theology at various high schools in Argentina.
At age 12, he expressed love for a neighborhood girl, telling her he would become a priest if they didn't marry - a promise he kept.
Currently, Pope Francis holds citizenship in Argentina, Italy, and Vatican City.
In 2013, TIME named Pope Francis Person of the Year for his influential impact on events.
In 2001, as Archbishop of Buenos Aires, he washed and kissed the feet of 12 AIDS patients at an Argentine hospice.
The Pope strongly opposes sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, denouncing such acts as an atrocity and enforcing zero tolerance within the church.
On 15 March 2024, Pope's autobiography 'Life, My Story Through History' was published, where he expressed a preference for being called 'Bishop Emeritus of Rome' instead of 'Pope Emeritus'.