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'''Pope Leo XIV''' (born '''Robert Francis Prevost'''; September 14, 1955) is 267th current [[Pope]] of [[Roman Catholic Church]] since May 8, 2025. He served with Order of Saint Augustine in [[Chicago]] and [[Peru]]. He also held Peruvian passport due his service there.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/paterson-nj-new-pope-leo-xiv-peru/ Pope Leo XIV's Peruvian roots bring pride to Paterson, N.J., community]</ref> He is first American to be selected as pope.
==Early life and education==
Robert Francis Prevost was born on September 14, 1955, at Mercy Hospital in the Bronzeville neighborhood of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], to Mildred (née Martínez) Prevost, a librarian, and Louis Marius Prevost, a United States Navy veteran of World War II and superintendent of Brookwood School District 167 in Glenwood, Illinois. His father was of Italian and French descent. His mother was the daughter of Louisiana Creole parents, Joseph Martínez from Santo Domingo, [[Dominican Republic]], and Louise Baquié from [[New Orleans]], who were of African, French, and Spanish descent.
==References==
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[[Category:Current Heads of State]]
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[[Category:Peruvian People]]
==Early life and education==
Robert Francis Prevost was born on September 14, 1955, at Mercy Hospital in the Bronzeville neighborhood of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], to Mildred (née Martínez) Prevost, a librarian, and Louis Marius Prevost, a United States Navy veteran of World War II and superintendent of Brookwood School District 167 in Glenwood, Illinois. His father was of Italian and French descent. His mother was the daughter of Louisiana Creole parents, Joseph Martínez from Santo Domingo, [[Dominican Republic]], and Louise Baquié from [[New Orleans]], who were of African, French, and Spanish descent.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Current Heads of State]]
[[Category:Popes]]
[[Category:American People]]
[[Category:Peruvian People]]