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).
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