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Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on [[December 17]], [[1936]]. After an education in the [[Roman Catholic Church]], he entered the [[novitiate]] of the Society of Jesus and was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the Jesuit priesthood on [[December 13]], [[1969]]. He was attending the Philosophical and Theological Faculty of San Miguel, a [[seminary]] in San Miguel. Eventually, Bergoglio attained the position of novice master there and became professor of [[theology]]. |
Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on [[December 17]], [[1936]]. After an education in the [[Roman Catholic Church]], he entered the [[novitiate]] of the Society of Jesus and was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the Jesuit priesthood on [[December 13]], [[1969]]. He was attending the Philosophical and Theological Faculty of San Miguel, a [[seminary]] in San Miguel. Eventually, Bergoglio attained the position of novice master there and became professor of [[theology]]. |
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Impressed with his leadership skills, the Society of Jesus promoted Bergoglio and served as provincial for Argentina from [[1973]] to [[1979]]. He was later transferred in [[1980]] to become the [[rector]] of his seminary [[alma mater]]. He served in that capacity until [[1986]]. He flew to [[Germany]] to complete his doctoral dissertation and returned to his homeland to serve as confessor and spiritual director in [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]]. |
Impressed with his leadership skills, the Society of Jesus promoted Bergoglio and he served as provincial for Argentina from [[1973]] to [[1979]]. He was later transferred in [[1980]] to become the [[rector]] of his seminary [[alma mater]]. He served in that capacity until [[1986]]. He flew to [[Germany]] to complete his doctoral dissertation and returned to his homeland to serve as confessor and spiritual director in [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]]. |
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Revision as of 20:46, 8 April 2005
Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio (born December 17, 1936) is a Roman Catholic priest of the Society of Jesus. Consecrated as bishop and later archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope John Paul II elevated him to the title of cardinal in consistory.
After the death of Pope John Paul II on April 2, 2005, Cardinal Bergoglio has been considered papabile. If elected, he would become the first Jesuit pope.
Jesuit
Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 17, 1936. After an education in the Roman Catholic Church, he entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus and was ordained to the Jesuit priesthood on December 13, 1969. He was attending the Philosophical and Theological Faculty of San Miguel, a seminary in San Miguel. Eventually, Bergoglio attained the position of novice master there and became professor of theology.
Impressed with his leadership skills, the Society of Jesus promoted Bergoglio and he served as provincial for Argentina from 1973 to 1979. He was later transferred in 1980 to become the rector of his seminary alma mater. He served in that capacity until 1986. He flew to Germany to complete his doctoral dissertation and returned to his homeland to serve as confessor and spiritual director in Córdoba.
Episcopacy
Generally a rarity for a Jesuit in non-missionary countries, Bergoglio became Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires and was appointed to the titular see of historical Auca. He was consecrated to the episcopacy on June 27, 1992. When it was becoming clear that Antonio Cardinal Quarracino would soon end his term in office, Bergoglio was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires on February 28, 1998. He effectively took over the duties of the ailing Cardinal Quarracino.
When Cardinal Quarracino departed from service, Bergoglio succeeded him on February 28, 1998. He was concurrently named ordinary for the Eastern Rite in Argentina, which lacked its own prelate. Pope John Paul II summoned the newly named archbishop to the consistory of February 21, 2001 in Vatican City. There, the pope elevated Bergoglio with the papal honors of a cardinal. He was named to the titular church of Saint Robert Bellarmine.
Cardinal
As cardinal, Bergoglio was appointed to several administrative positions in the Roman Curia. He served on the Congregation of Clergy, Congregation of Divine Worship and Sacraments, Congregation of Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Congregation of Societies of Apostolic Life. Bergoglio became a member of the Commission on Latin American and the Family Council.
Upon the death of Pope John Paul II, Bergoglio was summoned to Vatican City for a conclave to elect a new pope on April 18, 2005. Earlier, he had participated in the funeral of Pope John Paul II and acted as a regent alongside the College of Cardinals, governing the Holy See and the Roman Catholic Church during the interregnum sede vacante period.