08/05/2025
*Papal Identity*
Papal Name: Pope Leo XIV
Date of Election: 8 May 2025
Predecessor: Pope Francis
*Distinction:*
First Pope born in the United States
First North American Pope
*Personal Background*
Birth Name: Robert Francis Prevost
Date of Birth: September 14, 1955
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Citizenship: Peruvian-American (Naturalized Peruvian citizen in 2015)
*Education*
B.Sc. in Mathematics – Villanova University (1977)
Master of Divinity – Catholic Theological Union, Chicago (1982)
Licentiate & Doctorate in Canon Law – Pontifical College of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome (1984, 1987)
Religious Order
*Order of St. Augustine (OSA)*
First Vows: 1978
Solemn Vows: 1981
Ordination: June 19, 1982 (by Archbishop Jean Jadot)
*Leadership Roles*
Missionary & Educator in Peru (1985–1998): Parish pastor, seminary rector, canon law teacher
Provincial of Augustinian Province of Chicago (1999)
