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Pope Francis
Pope Francis is the head of the Catholic Church, the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Francis is the first pope to be a member... Wikipedia
- Church: Catholic Church
- Papacy began: 13 March 2013
- Predecessor: Benedict XVI
- Ordination: 13 December 1969, by Ramón José Castellano
- Consecration: 27 June 1992, by Antonio Quarracino
- Created Cardinal: 21 February 2001, by John Paul II
- Birth name: Jorge Mario Bergoglio
- Born: December 17, 1936, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Nationality: Argentine (with Vatican citizenship)
- Denomination: Catholic
- Residence: Domus Sanctae Marthae
- Motto: Miserando atque eligendo
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