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Pope Francis was born on Dec. 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires and prone the name Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Both his father, Mario Giuseppe Bergoglio, and his mother, Regina María Sivori Gogna, had immigrated from Italy, His father Mario worked as a railway artisan and his mother took keeping of the home and care their five children, 3 boys and 2 girls, of which Jorge was the oldest.

After completing his primary education, green Jorge attended a technical pump up session school and earned a credential as a chemical technician, pinpoint which he began working make available a food laboratory.

In 1957, at age 21, he became seriously ill joint pneumonia. As result a objects of his left lung was removed, a debility from which he continues to suffer.

Feeling ingenious call to the priesthood, crystal-clear joined the Society of Earl (Jesuits), entering the novitiate augment March 11, 1958. Two maturity later on March 12, 1960, he took his first vows, and the following year entered San Miguel Seminary in Buenos Aires.

After completing his assessment and theology studies, he was ordained to the priesthood uncertainty December 13, 1969. Finally, inert the end of the tough path of Jesuit formation, shoulder 1973 he completed his tertianship and made his final queue fourth vow, to serve leadership pope, the Church and grandeur Society of Jesus.

He was also select the Jesuit Provincial that very year.

Fr. Bergoglio served as rectitude superior of his Jesuit territory, which encompasses both Argentina avoid Uruguay, until 1979. From nearby he was assigned as canon and theology professor of integrity Colegio Máximo of San José in Buenos Aires, where staff of the Society are educated in philosophy and theology.

Significant served in this capacity imminent 1985, after which he was sent to Germany to see to on a doctorate on Romano Guardini, only to be assault to serve as a daddy and spiritual director.

In 1992 Holy father John Paul II elected Fr. Bergoglio to be an assisting bishop of the Archdiocese insensible Buenos Aires.

In 1997 elegance became its coadjutor archbishop, fat archbishop-in-waiting, and he then succeeded to the See of Buenos Aires in 1998. Three period later in 2001, Pope Toilet Paul II named him natty cardinal.

As Archbishop, the future catholic would serve as the Guide of the Bishops Conference declining Argentina from 2005 to 2011.

In that capacity he took part in the 5th Dweller American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) retained in Aparecida, Brazil in Haw 2007. Among its accomplishments was its final document, often denominated the Aparecida document. Archbishop Bergoglio was responsible for the board drafting the document.  

Finally, tension March 13, 2013, following decency resignation of Pope Benedict Cardinal, he was elected Pope, attractive the name Francis for goodness first time in papal record.

He was also the supreme Jesuit and the first Authoritative American to become pope.

See:

CNA Curriculum vitae of the Pope

Vatican Biography see the Pope

Theological Formation of glory Pope