Meet Pope Francis

The newly elected Pope Francis (Francisco) was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to the Vatican, before being elected pope, Bergoglio, SJ, served as Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ordinary for Eastern-rite faithful in Argentina who lack an Ordinary of their own rite. He was ordained a Jesuit on December 13, 1969, during his theological studies at the Theological Faculty of San Miguel. Bergoglio was novice master in San Miguel, where he also taught theology. He was Provincial for Argentina (1973-1979) and rector of the Philosophical and Theological Faculty of San Miguel (1980-1986). After completing his doctoral dissertation in Germany, he served as a confessor and spiritual director in Córdoba. Pope Francis is the first Jesuit to be elected pope.(from loyolapress.com)