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Pope Francis

フランシスコ　/　ふらんしすこ

Latin catholic priest from Argentina

December 17, 1936 (age 89)　・　Flores, Argentina

Latin Catholic priest
writer
preacher

My Take

What strikes me most about Pope Francis is how thoroughly he rewrote the role's defaults: the first Jesuit, the first Latin American, the first pope raised outside Europe in over a millennium. I find his background as a trained chemist quietly fascinating, hinting at a mind comfortable with both faith and reason. But the detail I keep returning to is his temperament. He traded palatial grandeur for plain living and aimed his attention squarely at the poor and the overlooked. Time named him Person of the Year, yet I suspect he cared little for titles. He led by gesture, and that humility outlived him in 2025.

Overview

Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first pope born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Pope Francis
Name (Japanese): フランシスコ
Reading: ふらんしすこ
Born: December 17, 1936 (age 89)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Rat
Origin: Flores, Argentina
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: Latin Catholic priest / writer / preacher / Latin Catholic bishop / politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Buenos Aires

Awards & achievements

2016 Charlemagne Prize
2015 Grand Collar of the Order of the Andes' Condor
2016 Bambi Award
Order of the Smile
2013 Time Person of the Year
2021 Sexist Man Alive
Supreme Order of Christ
Order of the Golden Spur

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Ad charisma tuendum	—

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en.html
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/franciscus/
Xhttps://x.com/Pontifex
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%20(%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E6%95%99%E7%9A%87)

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