Leo XIV
Birthday
1955/09/14 (70 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also know as
Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, Papež Lev XIV., Robert Prevost, Papa Leone XIV, Papa León XIV, Leo PP. XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost, Bishop of Rome
Biography
Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost; September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. He was elected pope in the 2025 conclave on May 8, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis. Born in Chicago, United States, Prevost joined the Order of Saint Augustine as a young man, and was ordained priest in 1982. His service has included extensive missionary work in Peru from 1985 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1998, where he variously served as a parish pas...Read more
