Pope Francis

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Pope Francis is the head of the Roman Catholic Church known for his emphasis on humility, social justice, and interfaith dialogue.


Statements (67)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic bishop
Jesuit
human
pope
religious leader
advocatesFor care for creation
economic justice
mercy in pastoral practice
welcoming migrants and refugees
archbishopOf Buenos Aires
birthDate 1936-12-17
birthName Jorge Mario Bergoglio
birthPlace Argentina
Buenos Aires
cardinalCreationDate 2001-02-21
consecratedBy Antonio Quarracino
consecrationDate 1992-06-27
countryOfCitizenship Argentina
Vatican City
createdCardinalBy Pope John Paul II
education Philosophy
Theology
electedPopeOn 2013-03-13
familyName Bergoglio
givenName Jorge
hasWrittenWork Amoris laetitia
Evangelii gaudium
Fratelli tutti
Laudato si'
Lumen fidei
knownFor advocacy for the poor
emphasis on humility
environmental advocacy
focus on social justice
interfaith dialogue
pastoral approach to church governance
languageSpoken English
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish
memberOf Society of Jesus
motto Miserando atque eligendo
notableAs first Jesuit pope
first non-European pope in modern times
first pope from the Americas
first pope from the Southern Hemisphere
notableFor reform of the Roman Curia
simple personal lifestyle
occupation theologian
writer
ordainedBy Ramón José Castellano
ordinationDate 1969-12-13
papacyStartDate 2013-03-13
papalName Francis
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
Pope
Primate of Italy
Sovereign of the Vatican City State
Supreme Pontiff
predecessor Pope Benedict XVI
religion Roman Catholic Church
residence Domus Sanctae Marthae
supports dialogue with non-believers
interreligious dialogue
termStartAsArchbishopOfBuenosAires 1998

Referenced by (154)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
All Brothers
Amoris laetitia
Apostolic Letter Sedula Mater
Evangelii gaudium
Fidelis dispensator et prudens
Fratelli tutti
Gaudete et exsultate
Laudate Deum
Laudato si'
Lumen fidei
Paths of renewed encounter
Praedicate Evangelium
Praedicate Evangelium
Praise Be to You
The Gospel of Creation
The Joy of Love
The Light of Faith
The human roots of the ecological crisis
Traditionis custodes
author
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu
Giovanni Battista Montini
José de Anchieta
Junípero Serra
Karol Wojtyła
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
Peter Faber
Pope John Paul II
Pope John XXIII
Pope Paul VI
Óscar Romero
canonizedBy
All Brothers
Amoris laetitia
Evangelii gaudium
Fratres omnes
Gaudete et exsultate
Laudato si'
The Joy of Love
papacyOf
Apostolic Letter Sedula Mater
Dicastery for Communication
Enchiridion Indulgentiarum
Praedicate Evangelium
Relatio finalis of the Synod of Bishops on the Family
The Joy of Love
approvedBy
Giovanni Battista Montini
Pope John Paul I
Pope Paul VI
Óscar Romero
beatifiedBy
Council for the Economy
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
Secretariat for the Economy
Section for Education
establishedBy
Apostolic Letter Sedula Mater
Evangelii gaudium
Fidelis dispensator et prudens
Praise Be to You
issuedBy
José Rodríguez Carballo
Konrad Krajewski
Víctor Manuel Fernández
appointedBy
Pope Francis ("Jorge Mario Bergoglio")
Pope Francis ("Jorge Mario Bergoglio")
Pope Francis ("Jorge Mario Bergoglio")
birthName
Dicastery for Communication
Dicastery for the Evangelization
Dicastery for the Service of Charity
createdBy
Jorge Mario Bergoglio ("Bergoglio")
Pope Francis ("Bergoglio")
Pope Francis ("Bergoglio")
familyName
Charlemagne Prize
Karlspreis
Time Person of the Year
notableRecipient
Fratelli tutti
Gaudete et exsultate
The Joy of Love
Pope
Lumen fidei
Praedicate Evangelium
The Light of Faith
promulgatedBy
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
Dicastery for the Oriental Churches
renamedBy
Dicastery for Legislative Texts
Dicastery for the Clergy
Secretariat of State
reorganizedBy
Domus Sanctae Marthae
Miserando atque eligendo
papal coat of arms of Pope Francis
usedBy
Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015)
Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014)
convenedBy
Lumen fidei
Traditionis custodes ("pontificate of Pope Francis")
papacy
Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015)
Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014)
president
Antonio Quarracino ("Jorge Mario Bergoglio")
Pope Benedict XVI
successor
Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
abolishedBy
Miserando atque eligendo ("Jorge Mario Bergoglio")
adoptedAsMottoBy
Lázaro You Heung-sik
appointedAsPrefectBy
Antonio Quarracino ("Jorge Mario Bergoglio")
appointedAuxiliaryBishop
Antonio Quarracino ("Jorge Mario Bergoglio")
appointedCoadjutorArchbishop
Year of Faith
associatedPope
Konrad Krajewski
associatedWith
Lumen fidei
associatedWithPope
The Light of Faith
belongsToMagisteriumOf
Jorge Mario Bergoglio
birthNameOf
Holy See ("Bishop of Rome")
centeredOn
Gaudium et Spes
citedBy
Víctor Manuel Fernández
closeAdvisorTo
Year of Faith
continuedUnder
Lázaro You Heung-sik
createdCardinalBy
Pope
currentHolder
Sovereign of the Vatican City State
currentOfficeHolder
Irenaeus of Lyons
declaredDoctorOfTheChurchBy
Dicastery for Culture and Education
formedBy
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires ("Jorge Mario Bergoglio")
formerOrdinary
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires
formerOrdinaryBecame
Mario Vargas Llosa ("Jorge Mario")
givenName
Fratres omnes ("Jorge Mario Bergoglio")
hasAuthor
Roman Catholicism
hasCurrentPope
Sapienza University of Rome
hasNotableAlumni
Uppsala University ("Pope Francis (honorary recognition, not student)")
hasNotableAlumnus
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires ("Jorge Mario Bergoglio")
hasNotableArchbishop
Fratres omnes
hasPopeAuthor
Dicastery for the Evangelization
headOfGovernment
Holy See ("Pope")
headOfState
Víctor Manuel Fernández
influences
Francis of Assisi ("Pope Francis (papal name choice)")
inspired
Holy See ("Supreme Pontiff")
leaderTitle
Usus antiquior
limitedBy
Mother of the Church
liturgicalMemorialEstablishedBy
Antonio Quarracino ("Jorge Mario Bergoglio")
mentorOf
Miserando atque eligendo
mottoOf
2005 papal conclave ("Jorge Mario Bergoglio")
notableCandidate
Time 100 Most Influential People
notableHonoree
Ramón José Castellano ("Jorge Mario Bergoglio")
notableStudent
Ramón José Castellano ("Jorge Mario Bergoglio")
ordained
Ramón José Castellano
ordainedLaterKnownAs
Shroud of Turin
papalVeneration
Manila Cathedral
papalVisitSite
Ahmad al-Tayyeb
partnerInDialogueWith
Antonio Quarracino
playedKeyRoleInEcclesiasticalCareerOf
Laudate Deum
PopeNumber
The Light of Faith ("Pope Francis is the 266th Pope")
PopeNumberOfAuthor
Pope Francis ("Primate of Italy")
positionHeld
Dicastery for the Evangelization
prefect
Domus Sanctae Marthae
primaryResident
Mother of the Church
promotedBy
Armenian Genocide
recognizedAsGenocideBy
Miserando atque eligendo
reflectsSpiritualityOf
Roman Curia
reformedBy
Papal tiara
renouncedBy
Tridentine Mass
restrictedBy
Mass of St. Pius V
restrictedByPope
Apostolic Letter Sedula Mater
signedBy
Eritrean Catholic Church
suiIurisStatusGrantedBy

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