Papal Identity

Papal Name: Pope Leo XIV

Date of Election: 8 May 2025

Predecessor: Pope Francis

Distinction:

First Pope born in the United States

First North American Pope

Personal Background

Birth Name: Robert Francis Prevost

Date of Birth: September 14, 1955

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Citizenship: Peruvian-American (Naturalized Peruvian citizen in 2015)

Education

B.Sc. in Mathematics – 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)

Religious Order

Order of St. Augustine (OSA)

First Vows: 1978

Solemn Vows: 1981

Ordination: June 19, 1982 (by Archbishop Jean Jadot)

Leadership Roles

Missionary & Educator in Peru (1985–1998): Parish pastor, seminary rector, canon law teacher

Provincial of Augustinian Province of Chicago (1999)
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