Pope Leo XIV

266th Successor to St. Peter

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Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd

On May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, OSA, 69, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops was elected in the conclave to become the first pope from the United States.

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Timeline

  • 1955

    September 14: Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA

  • 1977

    Graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

  • 1977

    September 1: Enters the Novitiate of the Order of St. Augustine in Saint Louis, Missouri (Province of Our Lady of Good Counsel)

  • 1978

    September 2: Makes his first profession as a member of the Order of St. Augustine

  • 1982

    Earned a Master of Divinity from the Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, Illinois

  • 2025

    May 8: Elected as 266th Successor to St. Peter