Leo XIV Is A Same Name Which Was Used Before It
Robert Francis Prevost as "Leo XIV" Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost; 14 September 1955) is the head of the Second Vatican Church and sovereign of Vatican City State since 2025. He is the first North American to be elected pope, and the first Peruvian citizen. Born in Chicago, Illinois, US, Prevost spent the early part of his career there working for the Augustinians. He served in Peru from 1985 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1998 as a "parish pastor", "diocesan official", seminary teacher and administrator. He served as "Bishop of Chiclayo" in Peru from 2015 to 2023, and was general of the Order of Saint Augustine from 2001 to 2013. He was made a "cardinal" in 2023 by "Pope" Francis ( noted: Francis was an Antipope, not a Pope ). He was appointed "prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops", a prominent role that raised his profile as a potential "papal candidate", and "president...