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31 unusual facts about Pope Francis


Andrew H. Cozzens

Reverend Andrew Cozzens was appointed Titular Bishop of Bisica and Auxiliary to the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on October 11, 2013 by Pope Francis.

Antonio María Rouco Varela

When Pope Benedict XVI resigned on February 28, 2013, Cardinal Rouco Varela again was a cardinal elector and participated in the subsequent papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.

Antonio Quarracino

On 27 June 1992 he was the principal consecrator of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., later Pope Francis, as bishop.

Antonios Naguib

Cardinal Patriarch-Emeritus Naguib was one of the cardinal electors at the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis.

Attilio Nicora

On Thursday, January 30, 2014, Pope Francis accepted his resignation as President of the Executive Board of the Financial Information Authority, and named Bishop Giorgio Corbellini, Titular Bishop of Abula, and President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See and the Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Rota, to immediately succeed him as Interim President of the Executive Board of the Authority.

Chibly Langlois

The Vatican announced that, on 22 February 2014, Langlois, along with 18 others, will be elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis.

Dominic Laurie

In the wake of the election of Pope Francis in March 2013, the BBC temporarily deployed Laurie to Rome as a general news correspondent.

Federico Marchetti

He also was called in the second half of the friendly match, in honour of Pope Francis, between Italy and Argentina played in Rome.

Francesco Marchisano

Cardinal Marchisano however was one of the six cardinals who made the public act of obedience on behalf of the College of Cardinals to the new pope at his papal inauguration.

Giorgio Corbellini

On 30 January 2014, Pope Francis accepted the request of Cardinal Attilio Nicora to be relieved of his duties as President of the Financial Information Authority (AIF), and Bishop Corbellini was named interim President, along with his other duties.

Joachim Meisner

Cardinal Meisner was one of the cardinal-electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave which elected Pope Francis.

John Folda

Pope Francis named Folda the bishop of Fargo on April 8, 2013.

Joseph R. Kopacz

On December 12, 2013, Pope Francis appointed him as new bishop of Jackson.

Leopoldo Brenes

Pope Francis announced that on 22 February 2014 the archbishop, along with 18 others, will be inducted into the College of Cardinals.

Lorenzo Baldisseri

It was reported by Rádio Vaticano, Portuguese section, that Archbishop Baldisseri received the cardinalitial zucchetto from Pope Francis at the end of that conclave.

Lorenzo Baldisseri (born 29 September 1940 in Pisa) has been the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops since his appointment was announced by Pope Francis on 21 September 2013; previously, he had served as Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops.

Marc Ouellet

Speaking after the conclave that selected Pope Francis on March 13, 2013, Cardinal Ouellet is quoted by media suggesting his name appeared in balloting results more than once.

Marcello Semeraro

Marcello Semeraro (born 22 December 1947) is a Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Albano, and secretary to the group of 8 cardinals named by Pope Francis to advise him.

Margaret Hebblethwaite

She does know Pope Francis since meeting him in Buenos Aires and has had regular dealings with him, having conversed with him in pews after Sunday mass.

Mariano Crociata

Upon his election as pope, Pope Francis did not confirm Crociata is his CEI post and instead named him bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno.

Massimo Pigliucci

Massimo Pigliucci criticised the newspaper article by Pope Francis entitled, "An open dialogue with non-believers".

Mauro Piacenza

Pope Francis removed him from his position as Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy on 21 September 2013, naming him to head the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican tribunal that deals with indulgences, latæ sententiæ excommunications, and other internal forum matters.

Michael C. Barber

On May 3, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Barber as bishop of the Diocese of Oakland.

Michael Owen Jackels

On April 8, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Jackels archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.

Mozzetta

The winter mozzetta and the Paschal mozzetta fell into disuse during the pontificate of John Paul II (1978–2005), but their use was briefly restored by Pope Benedict XVI (2005-2013) before being discontinued again by Pope Francis.

Oswald Gracias

On 13 April 2013 he was appointed to a group cardinals established by Pope Francis, exactly a month after his election to advise him and to study a plan for revising the Apostolic Constitution on the Roman Curia, 'Pastor Bonus'.

Peter Brian Wells

Pope Francis by chirograph named Monsignor Wells secretary of the five member Pontifical Commission responsible for investigating the Institute for the Works of Religion.

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria

On 8 May 2013, Pope Tawadros II, pope and patriarch of the See of St. Mark and leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church, met with Pope Francis, bishop of Rome and supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church, in Vatican City.

Sarah Dunant

Faced with an Augean stables, Pope Francis chose not to move into the infested area, lending credibility to rumours of sex and blackmail inside the Vatican.

Stuart Varney

In 2013 Varney became controversial for his commentary on Pope Francis, who made what Varney considered anti-free market statements.

White Crucifixion

Pope Francis, a well-established ally and friend of the Jewish people,


Adolfo Armando Uriona

Uriona received his episcopal consecration on the following May 8 from Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, the later pope Francis, with bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, and bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires, Miguel Mykycej, serving as co-consecrators.

Alfredo Zecca

Zecca received his episcopal consecration on the following August 11 from Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio, the later pope Francis, then archbishop of Buenos Aires.

Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic

On October 29, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Father Kurt Burnette, until then the Rector of Saints Cyril and Methodius Seminary, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since October 2012), as Eparch (Bishop)-elect of the Eparchy, succeeding William Skurla, who had become the leader of the Byzantine Catholic (Ruthenian) Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, the U.S. headquarters of this particular Eastern-rite Catholic church.

Facultades de Filosofía y Teología de San Miguel

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, later Archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal and Pope Francis, attended and graduated from the school.

Hugo Manuel Salaberry Goyeneche

Salaberry Goyeneche received his episcopal consecration on the following August 21 from Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, the later pope Francis, with bishop emeritus of Azul, Emilio Bianchi di Cárcano, and archbishop of Bahía Blanca, Guillermo José Garlatti, serving as co-consecrators.

Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru

In June 2013 Pope Francis issued a chirograph naming Bishop Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru as coordinator on the five member Pontifical Commission investigating the Institute for the Works of Religion.

Péter Erdő

On Monday, October 14, 2013, the Cardinal was named by Pope Francis to serve as the Relator General of the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which is scheduled to take place from October 5 to October 19 of

Philippe Barbarin

He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI and the 2013 conclave which elected Pope Francis.

Robert Brom

Pope Francis accepted Brom's resignation on September 18, 2013, and he was succeeded by Bishop Cirilo Flores.

Romano Guardini

As a philosopher he founded no “school”, but his intellectual disciples could in some sense be said to include Josef Pieper, Luigi Giussani, Felix Messerschmid, Heinrich Getzeny, Rudolf Schwarz, Jean Gebser, Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI), and Jorge Mario Bergoglio (later Pope Francis).

Stephen Robson

On 11 December 2013, Robson was appointed as Bishop of Dunkeld by Pope Francis.

University of Freiburg Faculty of Theology

The Faculty of Theology has a long list of renowned alumni, among them Desiderius Erasmus, Daniel Ciobotea, Josef Frings, Georg Gänswein, Romano Guardini, Karl Lehmann, Franz Anton Staudenmaier, Robert Zollitsch, and recently-elected Pope Francis.

Vicente Bokalic Iglic

Iglic received his episcopal consecration on the following May 29 from Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, the later pope Francis, with archbishop of Corrientes, Andrés Stanovnik, and bishop of Santa Rosa, Mario Aurelio Poli, serving as co-consecrators.