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The current Pope is Francis (the first), born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936. He is is the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church, elected on 13 March 2013 after Pope Benedit XVI announced his resignation on 11 February 2013, which resignation took effect on 28 February 2013. Though of Italian descent, Frances was born in Buenos Aires (in Argentina). He was ordained to the priesthood in 1969, and served as Argentina's Provincial superior of the Society of Jesus from 1973 to 1979; so he was already, then, on a fast track to high rank in the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Argentina. He became the country's Arch Bishop in 1998; then its Cardinal in 2001. He is the first Latin-American Pope.

Benedict XVI was the first Pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415, and the first to do so on his own initiative since Pope Celestine V in 1294. He now holds the title "Pope Emeritus," and lives in retirement in the newly renovated Mater Ecclesiae monastery at the Vatican.

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As of March 13th 2013, Pope Francis I (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio) is the head of the Catholic Church as the successor of Pope Benedict XVI.

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As of March 19, 2013, Pope Francis is the head of the Catholic Church.

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As of December 2014 Pope Francis is the current pope. He was elected on March 13, 2013.

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As of August 2013 the current pope is Pope Francis.

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The current Roman Catholic Pope is His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, formerly known as Cardinal Ratzinger.
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Since 2013 the pope has been Pope Francis.

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As of March 13, 2013, the current pope is Pope Francis. His birth name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

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