ANG IGLESIA KATOLIKA
Catholic Church | |
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Classification | Catholicism |
Polity | Episcopal |
Head | Pope Francis as Bishop of Rome |
Administration | Holy See Roman Curia |
Particular churches | Churches sui iuris • Latin • Eastern Catholic (23) Diocesan • Archdioceses (640) • Regular dioceses (2,851) |
Region | Worldwide |
Founder | Jesus Christ, according to Catholic tradition |
Origin | 1st century Jerusalem, Judea, Roman Empire |
Members | 1.254 billion |
Clergy | 5,100 bishops 413,000 priests |
Website | Holy See |
Pope Francis | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Papacy began | 13 March 2013 |
Predecessor | Benedict XVI |
Orders | |
Ordination | 13 December 1969 by Ramón José Castellano |
Consecration | 27 June 1992 by Antonio Quarracino |
Created Cardinal | 21 February 2001 by John Paul II |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Jorge Mario Bergoglio |
Born | 17 December 1936 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Nationality | Argentine (with Vatican citizenship) |
Residence |
Apostolic Palace (de iure) Domus Sanctae Marthae (de facto) |
Parents | Mario José Bergoglio and Regina María Bergoglio (née Sívori) |
Previous post | Provincial superior of the Society of Jesus in Argentina (1973–79) Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (1992–97) Titular Bishop of Auca (1992–97) Archbishop of Buenos Aires (1998–2013) Cardinal-Priest of San Roberto Bellarmino (2001–13) Ordinary of the Ordinariate for the Faithful of the Eastern Rites in Argentina (1998–2013) President of the Argentine Episcopal Conference (2005–11) |
Motto | Miserando atque Eligendo |
Signature | |
Coat of arms |
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