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Interactive biography: Pope Francis

Mar. 16, 2013   |  
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Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio / Natacha Pisarenko, AP
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Clarification: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified a lung surgery Bergoglio had when he was young. The Vatican clarified the operation removed part of one lung.

Birth, education and priesthood

  • Born: Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Education: Studied at Theological Faculty of San Miguel. Received licentiate in philosophy.
  • Ordained for the Jesuits on Dec. 13, 1969. No Jesuit priest has ever served as pontiff.
  • Languages: Besides his native Spanish, Bergoglio also speaks Italian and German.

    • Becomes a bishop

  • Ordained titular bishop of Auca and auxiliary of Buenos Aires on June 27, 1992.
  • Became archbishop of Buenos Aires on Feb. 28, 1998.
  • Received title ordinary for the Eastern-rite faithful in Argentina who lack an ordinary in their own rite on Nov. 30, 1998.

    • Becomes a cardinal

  • Proclaimed cardinal by Pope John Paul II on Feb. 21, 2001.
  • Participated in conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.
  • Served as president of the Bishops' Conference of Argentina from November 2005 to November 2011.
  • Reportedly received the second-most votes after Joseph Ratzinger in the 2005 papal election.

    • Interesting facts, comments

  • Bergoglio never lived in the ornate church mansion in Buenos Aires, preferring a simple bed in a downtown room heated by a small stove. For years, he took public transportation around the city.
  • When Bergoglio argued that gay adoptions discriminate against children, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez compared his tone to "medieval times and the Inquisition."
  • Critics accuse him of failing to stand up publicly against the country's military dictatorship from 1976-1983, when victims and their relatives often brought first-hand accounts of torture, death and kidnappings.
  • Had part of one lung removed when he was young, according to the Vatican.




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