05/10/2025
Here is a breakdown of the years Pope Leo XIV (Robert Francis Prevost) lived in each country, based on his biography:
United States – 31 years
• 1955–1982: Childhood, early education, seminary, and ordination prep = 27 years
• 1987–1988: Doctoral prep and provincial duties in Illinois = 1 year
• 1999–2001: Provincial Prior in Chicago = 2 years
• Oct 2013–Nov 2014: Formation director and vicar in Chicago = 1 year
Peru – 21 years
• 1985–1986: Mission in Chulucanas = 1 year
• 1988–1999: Mission in Trujillo = 11 years
• 2014–2023: Apostolic Administrator, then Bishop of Chiclayo = 9 years
Italy (Rome) – 17 years
• 1982–1985: Canon Law studies at the Angelicum = 3 years
• 2001–2013: Prior General of the Augustinians = 12 years
• 2023–2025: Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and Pope = 2 years
