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Pope Francis
Leader, Roman Catholic Church- After completing his studies in philosophy, Pope Francis taught literature and psychology for a year at the Immaculate Conception College in Santa Fé in 1964
- He then moved to teach those subjects at the Colegio del Salvatore in Buenos Aires in 1966
- In 1969, he was ordained a priest and after completing his training, became a Jesuit in 1973
- He was also appointed as the superior of the province of the Jesuits in Argentina in 1973 and continued in the role till 1979
- In 1980, he became the rector of the Colegio de San José and simultaneously, also served as a parish priest in San Miguel
- After completing his doctoral thesis in Germany in 1986, he served as a spiritual director and confessor for a few years
- In 1992, he was ordained auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires
- He was made the coadjutor archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1997 and was raised to the rank of archbishop the following year
- In 2001, Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal
- On March 13, 2013, he succeeded Pope Benedict XVI and was elected as the supreme pontiff or the pope by a conclave of 115 cardinals
- He was the first pope from South America and choose the name Francis in honour of St. Francis of Assisi
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- His right lung was partially removed at the age of 21 after he suffered from severe pneumonia
- Pope Francis was a part of the conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI