10 Quick Facts About the New Catholic Pope Leo XIV

1. First Pope born in the United States and first North American Pope

2. Birth Name: Robert Francis Prevost

3. Born on September 14, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

4. He is a Peruvian-American Citizenship (Naturalized Peruvian citizen in 2015)

5. He obtained a B.Sc. in Mathematics from Villanova University (1977), Master of Divinity – Catholic Theological Union, Chicago (1982), Licentiate & Doctorate in Canon Law – Pontifical College of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome (1984, 1987)

6. In religious order, he is of the Order of St. Augustine (OSA)

7. First Vows was in 1978; Solemn Vows in 1981

8. He was ordained on June 19, 1982 (by Archbishop Jean Jadot)

9. The new Pope had served as Missionary & Educator in Peru (1985–1998): Parish pastor, seminary rector, canon law teacher.

10. Provincial of Augustinian Province of Chicago (1999).