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)
