2025Pope Francis - Jorge Mario Bergoglio (1936 – 2025) (C) - Sheetlets

Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) was born on 17 December 1936 in Buenos Aires as the son of Italian settlers, father Mario and mother Regina Sivori. Although he completed his education as a chemical technician, he entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus on 11 March 1958. He completed his studies in the humanities in Chile, and in 1963, he graduated in philosophy at the Jesuit college San José in San Miguel, Argentina. Four years later, he graduated from the same course. He was ordained a presbyter on 13 December 1969, and on 22 April 1973, he took his solemn vows in the Society of Jesus.