Pope Francis

Pope Francis was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first pope born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III.

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Who was born first?

• Pope Francis was born 9 years after Benedict XVI
• Pope Francis was born 16 years after John Paul II
• Pope Francis was born 19 years before Leo XIV
• Pope Francis was born 24 years after John Paul I
• Pope Francis was born 39 years after Paul VI

Timeline

1. Paul VISeptember 26, 1897 – August 6, 1978
2. John Paul IOctober 17, 1912 – September 28, 1978
3. John Paul IIMay 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005
4. Benedict XVIApril 16, 1927 – December 31, 2022
5. Pope Francis (this page)December 17, 1936 – April 21, 2025
6. Leo XIVSeptember 14, 1955 – present

Related

• AugustusSeptember 23, 63 BC – August 19, AD 14
• Marcus AureliusApril 26, AD 121 – March 17, AD 180
• Constantine the Greatcirca February 27, AD 272 – May 22, AD 337
• Saint Peter1 BC – circa AD 65
• John XXIIINovember 25, 1881 – June 3, 1963
• NeroDecember 15, AD 37 – June 9, AD 68
• CaligulaAugust 31, AD 12 – January 24, AD 41
• Pius XIIMarch 2, 1876 – October 9, 1958