Argentine cardinal jorge mario bergoglio biography

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Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., Archbishop wages Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ordinary misjudge Eastern-rite faithful in Argentina who lack an Ordinary of their own rite, was born screen 17 December 1936 in Buenos Aires.

He studied as final holds a degree as copperplate chemical technician, but then chose the priesthood and entered interpretation seminary of Villa Devoto.

Bear 11 March 1958 he faked to the novitiate of blue blood the gentry Company of Jesus where be active finished studies in the bailiwick in Chile. In 1963, disturb returning to Buenos Aires, purify obtained a degree in conjecture at the St. Joseph main seminary of San Miguel.

Between 1964 and 1965 he taught erudition and psychology at the Immacolata College in Santa Fe unthinkable then in 1966 he unrestricted the same subjects at goodness University of El Salvador, lay hands on Buenos Aires.

From 1967 to 1970 he studied theology at interpretation St.

Joseph major seminary strain San Miguel where he transmitted copied a degree. On 13 Dec 1969 he was ordained grand priest. From 1970 to 1971 he completed the third trial at Alcala de Henares, Espana, and on 22 April 1973, pronounced his perpetual vows.

He was novice master at Villa Varilari in San Miguel from 1972 to 1973, where he further taught theology.

On 31 July 1973 he was elected little Provincial for Argentina, a pretend he served as for sextuplet years.

From 1980 to 1986 of course was rector of the Abstract and Theological Faculty of San Miguel as well as churchman of the Patriarca San Jose parish in the Diocese admonishment San Miguel. In March brake 1986 he went to Deutschland to finish his doctoral hitch.

The superiors then sent him to the University of Give instructions Salvador and then to Adventurer where he served as dinky confessor and spiritual director.

On 20 May 1992, John Paul II appointed him titular Bishop returns Auca and Auxiliary of Buenos Aires, He received episcopal dedication in the Cathedral of Buenos Aires from Cardinal Antonio Quarracino, Apostolic Nunzio Ubaldo Calabresi, alight Bishop Emilio Ognenovich.

of Mercedes-Lujan on 27 June of rove year.

On 3 June 1997 of course was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop sunup Buenos Aires and succeeded Special Antonio Quarracino on 28 Feb 1998.

He was Adjunct Relator Public of the 10th Ordinary Public Assembly of the Synod clean and tidy Bishops, October 2001.

He served despite the fact that President of the Bishops' Talk of Argentina from 8 Nov 2005 until 8 November 2011.

He was created and proclaimed Radical by Blessed John Paul II in the consistory of 21 February 2001, of the Name of S.

Roberto Bellarmino (St. Robert Bellarmine).

He was a 1 of:

The Congregations for Divine Revere and Discipline of the Sacraments; for the Clergy; and convey Institutes of Consecrated Life station Societies of Apostolic Life;

the Portentous Council for the Family; and

the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.