Jorge Bergoglio was born in the city of Buenos Aires on December 17, 1936, the son of an Italian married couple formed by Mario Bergoglio (a railway employee) and Regina (a housewife). Hipólito Yrigoyen graduated from the industrial secondary school ENET Nº 27 (now ET Nº 27), with the title of chemical technician. At age 21 (in 1957) he decided to become a priest. He entered the seminary in the Villa Devoto neighborhood, as a novice in the Jesuit order.
He was ordained a priest on December 13, 1969. From then on he made a long career within the order of which he became “provincial” from 1973 to 1979, already during the Argentine civic-military dictatorship.
After a great activity as a priest and professor of theology, he was consecrated titular bishop of Auca on May 20, 1992, to serve as one of the four auxiliary bishops of Buenos Aires.
When the health of his predecessor in the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Archbishop Antonio Quarracino began to fail, Bergoglio was appointed coadjutor bishop of the same on June 3, 1997. He took the post of Archbishop of Buenos Aires on February 28, 1998 .
During the consistory of February 21, 2001, Pope John Paul II created him cardinal with the title of St. Robert Bellarmine. In addition, he became the primate of Argentina, thus becoming the hierarchical superior of the Catholic Church in this country.
By virtue of his episcopal position, he is also a member of the Argentine Episcopal Conference – of which he was president on two occasions, until 2011 – and of the CELAM (Latin American Episcopal Council).
After two consecutive terms as president of the Argentine Episcopal Conference, on November 8, 2011, the electing bishops of that body appointed to replace him the archbishop of Santa Fe, José María Arancedo, first cousin of the late former Argentine president Raúl Alfonsín and until then second vice president. of the Episcopal Conference.
He was elected pope on March 13, 2013, after 5 votes in the conclave after the resignation of Benedict XVI. His pope name is “Francisco.”
We leave you with 10 phrases by Jorge Bergoglio, Pope Francis
“The bigger you are, the more humble you have to be”
“May the homeland be a place for everyone”
“There are people who take better care of their dogs than their brothers”
“In the city, slavery is the order of the day”
“The poorest, for enough, do not count”
“Social debt is immoral, unfair and illegitimate”
“Only those who dialogue can build bridges and links”
“The liar, in essence, promises us but does not pay”
“Our people have a strong awareness of their dignity and know that the only way out is the path of clear, predictable projects that require commitment from all actors in society”
When you go up, say hello to everyone. They are the same that you will find when you go down
