Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the New Pope.
He is the first Pope born in the United States and first North American Pope.
Robert Francis Prevost was born on 14th September, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
He has B.Sc. in Mathematics – Villanova University (1977), Master of Divinity – Catholic Theological Union, Chicago (1982), Licentiate & Doctorate in Canon Law – Pontifical College of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome (1984, 1987).
He is of the Order of St. Augustine (OSA), and took his first vows in 1978 and Solemn Vows in 1981. His Ordination took place on 19th June, 1982 by Archbishop Jean Jadot.
He was a Missionary & Educator in Peru (1985–1998): Parish pastor, seminary rector, canon law teacher. Provincial of Augustinian Province of Chicago (1999), Prior General of the Order of St. Augustine (2001–2013) – Two terms, Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru (2015–2023), Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops (2023–2025), Cardinal-Deacon & Cardinal-Bishop (2023, 2025 respectively) and on 8th May, 2025, he was elected as the New Pope.