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Argentine Cardinal Bergoglio elected pope 2013

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Newly elected Pope Francis I appears on the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica. (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP - Getty Images)
Newly elected Pope Francis I appears on the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica. (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP - Getty Images)
Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013. He chose the name Francis and is the first pontiff from the Americas.

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