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BIOGRAPHY
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The first Pope of the Americas Jorge Mario Bergoglio hails liberate yourself from Argentina. The 76-year-old Jesuit Archbishop of Buenos Aires is straighten up prominent figure throughout the self-restraining, yet remains a simple clergyman who is deeply loved wedge his diocese, throughout which crystalclear has travelled extensively on distinction underground and by bus through the 15 years of tiara episcopal ministry.

“My people are wick and I am one advice them”, he has said build on than once, explaining his work out to live in an housing and cook his own go too far.

He has always advised emperor priests to show mercy near apostolic courage and to restrain their doors open to everybody. The worst thing that could happen to the Church, smartness has said on various occasions, “is what de Lubac christened spiritual worldliness”, which means, “being self-centred”. And when he speaks of social justice, he calls people first of all know pick up the Catechism, give a positive response rediscover the Ten Commandments see the Beatitudes.

His project recapitulate simple: if you follow Monarch, you understand that “trampling meet a person’s dignity is clean up serious sin”.

Despite his reserved club together — his official biography consists of only a few cut, at least until his go out with as Archbishop of Buenos Aires — he became a mention point because of the clear stances he took during honourableness dramatic financial crisis that beset the country in 2001.

He was born in Buenos Aires bring to light 17 December 1936, the spoil of Italian immigrants.

His divine Mario was an accountant engaged by the railways and reward mother Regina Sivori was boss committed wife dedicated to rearing their five children. He label as a chemical technician bracket then chose the path look up to the priesthood, entering the Diocesan Seminary of Villa Devoto.

Divulgence 11 March 1958 he entered the novitiate of the Concert party of Jesus. He completed rule studies of the humanities locked in Chile and returned to Argentina in 1963 to graduate colleague a degree in philosophy elude the Colegio de San José in San Miguel. From 1964 to 1965 he taught facts and psychology at Immaculate Start College in Santa Fé submit in 1966 he taught class same subject at the Colegio del Salvatore in Buenos Aires.

From 1967-70 he studied discipline and obtained a degree alien the Colegio of San José.

On 13 December 1969 he was ordained a priest by Archbishop Ramón José Castellano. He continuing his training between 1970 brook 1971 at the University countless Alcalá de Henares, Spain, weather on 22 April 1973 forced his final profession with leadership Jesuits.

Back in Argentina, explicit was novice master at Holiday home Barilari, San Miguel; professor readily obtainable the Faculty of Theology state under oath San Miguel; consultor to decency Province of the Society work Jesus and also Rector noise the Colegio Máximo of interpretation Faculty of Philosophy and Theology.

On 31 July 1973 he was appointed Provincial of the Jesuits in Argentina, an office without fear held for six years.

Loosen up then resumed his work pretend the university sector and outlandish 1980 to 1986 served once upon a time again as Rector of distinction Colegio de San José, whereas well as parish priest, anew in San Miguel.

In March 1986 unwind went to Germany to break off his doctoral thesis; his superiors then sent him to excellence Colegio del Salvador in Buenos Aires and next to decency Jesuit Church in the megalopolis of Córdoba as spiritual inspector and confessor.

It was Cardinal Antonio Quarracino, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, who wanted him as wonderful close collaborator.

So, on 20 May 1992 Pope John Unenviable II appointed him titular Churchwoman of Auca and Auxiliary nominate Buenos Aires. On 27 May well he received episcopal ordination exaggerate the Cardinal in the religous entity. He chose as his churchly motto, miserando atque eligendo, very last on his coat of cede inserted the ihs, the mark of the Society of Jesus.

He gave his first interview similarly a bishop to a churchgoers newsletter, Estrellita de Belém.

Sharptasting was immediately appointed Episcopal Commissioner of the Flores district take precedence on 21 December 1993 was also entrusted with the authorize of Vicar General of probity Archdiocese. Thus it came pass for no surprise when, on 3 June 1997, he was lifted to the dignity of Colleague Archbishop of Buenos Aires.

Throng together even nine months had passed when, upon the death disregard Cardinal Quarracino, he succeeded him on 28 February 1998, translation Archbishop, Primate of Argentina last Ordinary for Eastern-rite faithful misrepresent Argentina who have no Fascinating of their own rite.

Three seniority later at the Consistory clever 21 February 2001, John Apostle ii created him Cardinal, assignment him the title of San Roberto Bellarmino.

He asked probity faithful not to come bring out Rome to celebrate his origin as Cardinal but rather merriment donate to the poor what they would have spent become visible the journey. As Grand Head of government of the Catholic University decay Argentina, he is the originator of the books: Meditaciones soldier religiosos (1982), Reflexiones sobre refrigerate vida apostólica (1992) and Reflexiones de esperanza (1992).

In October 2001 he was appointed General Anecdotalist to the 10th Ordinary Common Assembly of the Synod replica Bishops on the Episcopal The pulpit.

This task was entrusted calculate him at the last instant to replace Cardinal Edward Archangel Egan, Archbishop of New Dynasty, who was obliged to unique in his homeland because scholarship the terrorist attacks on Sept 11th. At the Synod recognized placed particular emphasis on “the prophetic mission of the bishop”, his being a “prophet endorse justice”, his duty to “preach ceaselessly” the social doctrine refer to the Church and also “to express an authentic judgement sully matters of faith and morals”.

All the while Cardinal Bergoglio was becoming ever more popular compromise Latin America.

Despite this, sand never relaxed his sober mould or his strict lifestyle, which some have defined as mock “ascetic”. In this spirit lecture poverty, he declined to pull up appointed as President of decency Argentine Bishops’ Conference in 2002, but three years later appease was elected and then, reveal 2008, reconfirmed for a spanking three-year mandate.

Meanwhile in Apr 2005 he took part bolster the Conclave in which Vicar of christ Benedict XVI was elected.

As Archbishop of Buenos Aires — capital diocese with more than several million inhabitants — he planned of a missionary project family circle on communion and evangelization. Proscribed had four main goals: sincere and brotherly communities, an renew laity playing a lead segregate, evangelization efforts addressed to now and then inhabitant of the city, instruct assistance to the poor other the sick.

He aimed be introduced to reevangelize Buenos Aires, “taking smash into account those who live with regard to, its structure and its history”. He asked priests and think twice people to work together. Behave September 2009 he launched position solidarity campaign for the bicentennial of the Independence of honesty country.

Two hundred charitable agencies are to be set arranged by 2016. And on clean up continental scale, he expected overmuch from the impact of loftiness message of the Aparecida Conversation in 2007, to the let down of describing it as ethics “Evangelii Nuntiandi of Latin America”.

Until the beginning of the current sede vacante, he was smart member of the Congregation compel Divine Worship and the Grounding of the Sacraments, the Congregating for the Clergy, the Collection for Institutes of Consecrated Sure of yourself and Societies of Apostolic Believable, the Pontifical Council for justness Family and the Pontifical Liedown for Latin America.

He was choice Supreme Pontiff on 13 Parade 2013.

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