Pope Francis Age, Family, Biography

Bio
Real Name	Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Profession	Pope of the Roman Catholic Church
Ordination	13 December 1969
Consecration	27 June 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).
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Gray
Hair Colour	White (Semi-Bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	17 December 1936
Age (as of 2023)	87 Years
Birthplace	Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Argentine (with Vatican citizenship)
Hometown	Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Residence	Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
School	Wilfrid Barón de los Santos Ángeles, Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires Technical Secondary School
College	Technical Secondary School
Educational Qualifications	Diploma in Chemical Technology
Debut	1960 (enter in Jesuit)
Family	Father- Mario Jose Bergoglio Mother- Regina Maria Sivori Brothers- Oscar Adrian Bergoglio, Alberto Bergoglio Sisters- María Elena Bergoglio, Marta Regina Bergoglio
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Hobbies	Watching Soccer and Tango Dance, Reading and Listening to Music
Controversies	• Some conservatives have drawn flak to his "simultaneously combative" and "charming" administrative style which they assert the pontiff has "wielded" against conservative opponents." • Pope has always criticized Donald Trump. Supporters of Donald Trump always hit out at him. • In 2015, Pope Francis was criticized for backing Chilean bishop Juan Barros, who was accused of covering up sex crimes against minors. • In February 2017, posters appeared in Rome featuring a stern-looking Pope Francis, complaining about Francis's actions against conservative Catholics, and challenging his reputation for mercy. • On 20 May 2024, he used a derogatory term towards the LGBT community in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops. He reportedly said that gay people should not be allowed to become priests. [1]The Hindu
Favorites
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
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Awards/Nominations
Orders	National Orders From Vatican City Supreme Order of Christ Order of the Golden Spur Order of Pius IX Order of St. Gregory the Great Order of St. Sylvester Foreign Orders Grand Collar of the Order of the Condor of the Andes from Bolivia on 9 July 2015 Order of Merit "Father Luis Espinal Camps" from Bolivia on 9 July 2015 Order of the Smile from Poland on 26 April 2016 Awards International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen 2016 "Person of the Year" by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (2015) for his request that all Catholics be kind to animals

Some Lesser Known Facts About Pope Francis

• Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere and the first non-European pope since the Syrian Gregory III in 741.

• Pope is a polyglot. He can speak Spanish, Latin and Italian fluently and understanding German, French, Portuguese, English, and Ukrainian.

• His Father Mario José Bergoglio was an Italian immigrant accountant born in Portacomaro (Province of Asti) in Italy’s Piedmont region.

• Mario José’s family left Italy in 1929, to escape the fascist rule of Benito Mussolini.

• The Pontiff has only one functioning lung. He had his right lung removed in his youth due to an infection, but he appears to be in good health even at the ripe age of almost 80.

• Before he became a Jesuit, Pope Francis used to work as a bouncer in a Buenos Aries bar to help pay for his studies.

• During the 1960´s, He taught literature, philosophy, psychology, and theology at several high schools in Argentina.

• When he was 12 years old, he fell in love with a girl from his neighborhood. He reportedly told her, “If I don’t marry you, I’m going to be a priest.” Even in this case, the Pontiff kept his word.

• Currently, Pope holds the citizenship of three countries; Argentina, Italy and Vatican City.

• In 2013, news magazine the TIME named Pope Francis the Person of the Year, a prestigious title was given to the one who “has done the most to influence the events of the year”.

• In 2001, as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, he washed and kissed the feet of 12 AIDS patients at an Argentine hospice.

• Pope Francis came out strong against sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Francis has branded the sexual abuse of children by priests an ugly crime saying he would show zero tolerance for anyone in the church who perpetrated such crimes against children.

• On 15 March 2024, the autobiography of Pope ‘Life, My Story Through History’ was released. In the book, Pope said he did not plan to resign and preferred being called ‘Bishop Emeritus of Rome’ rather than ‘Pope Emeritus.’
  

  Pope Francis’ autobiographical book ‘Life: My Story Through History’