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Pope Francis
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Pope Francis
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Pope Francis

Argentinian, 1936
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Place ActiveHoly See (Vatican City)
Place of BirthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis is the first individual to hold the title from the Americas and the first to be a Jesuit. Prior to his election as the Supreme Pontiff on March 13, 2013, the Pope served as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires.