Head of the Catholic Church since 2025Mopapa wa bo 14
Pope
Leo XIV
Leo XIV in 2025
Church Catholic Church Papacy began May 8, 2025 Predecessor Francis Previous post(s)
Prior Provincial of Our Mother of Good Counsel (1998 – 2001)
Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine (2001 – 2013)
Titular Bishop of Sufar (2014 – 2015)
Apostolic Administrator of Chiclayo (2014 – 2015)
Bishop of Chiclayo (2015 – 2023)
Apostolic Administrator of Callao (2020 – 2021)
Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops (2023 – 2025)
President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (2023 – 2025)
Cardinal Deacon of Santa Monica (2023 – 2025)
Cardinal Bishop of Albano (2025)
Ordination June 19, 1982 by Jean Jadot Consecration December 12, 2014 by James Green Created cardinal September 30, 2023 by Francis Rank
Cardinal deacon (2023 – 2025)
Cardinal bishop (2025)
Born Robert Francis Prevost
(1955-09-14 ) Lewedi 14, 1955 (mengwaga 71) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Citizenship United States Peru (since 2015) Vatican City (since 2023) Residence Apostolic Palace Education
Villanova University (BS)
Catholic Theological Union (MDiv)
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (JCL, JCD)
Motto In illo Uno unum (Latin for ' In the One, [we are] one' )[ 1] Signature Coat of arms History Ordained by Thomas Gumbleton Date September 10, 1981 Place St. Clare of Montefalco Parish, Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan Ordained by Jean Jadot Date June 19, 1982 Place Santa Monica degli Agostiniani, Rome Principal consecrator James Green Co-consecrators Jesús Moliné Labarte Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón Date December 12, 2014 Place St. Mary's Cathedral, Chiclayo Elevated by Pope Francis Date September 30, 2023
Other popes named Leo
↑ "Pope Leo XIV's motto and coat of arms" . vaticannews.va . May 10, 2025. Archived from the original on May 10, 2025. Retrieved May 12, 2025 . Pope Leo XIV has also chosen a motto that reflects this Augustinian tradition: In Illo uno unum , which means "In the One, we are one". The phrase is taken from Saint Augustine's Exposition on Psalm 127, where he explains that "although we Christians are many, in the one Christ we are one".