# Pope Francis - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-francis
Pontificate: 13 March 2013 – 21 April 2025
Number in the papal list: 266
Born-Died: 1936-12-17 - 2025-04-21
Papal era: Modern Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis

Argentine citizen of Italian descent. First pope born outside Europe since Gregory III (731–741) and the first from the Americas; first pope from Argentina, first from South America and the first from the Southern Hemisphere.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Benedict XVI](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-benedict-xvi)
- Next in list: [Pope Leo XIV](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-leo-xiv)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 2013 - [Benedict XVI resigns](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2013-benedict-xvi-resigns)
- 2013 - [Francis elected](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2013-francis-elected)
- 2014 - [ISIS persecution of Christians](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2014-isis-persecution-of-christians)
- 2015 - [Laudato si'](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2015-laudato-si)
- 2016 - [Holy and Great Council](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2016-holy-and-great-council)
- 2016 - [Pope Francis meets Patriarch Kirill](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2016-pope-francis-meets-patriarch-kirill)
- 2018 - [Moscow–Constantinople schism](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2018-moscow-constantinople-schism)
- 2019 - [Orthodox Church of Ukraine](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2019-orthodox-church-of-ukraine)
- 2019 - [Document on Human Fraternity](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2019-document-on-human-fraternity)
- 2019 - [Notre-Dame fire](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2019-notre-dame-fire)
- 2020 - [COVID-19 pandemic](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2020-covid-19-pandemic)
- 2021 - [Synod on Synodality opens](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2021-synod-on-synodality-opens)
- 2021 - [Traditionis custodes](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2021-traditionis-custodes)
- 2022 - [Praedicate evangelium](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2022-praedicate-evangelium)
- 2022 - [Death of Benedict XVI](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2022-death-of-benedict-xvi)
- 2023 - [Fiducia supplicans](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2023-fiducia-supplicans)
- 2024 - [United Methodist General Conference](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2024-united-methodist-general-conference)
- 2024 - [Notre-Dame reopens](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2024-notre-dame-reopens)
- 2024 - [Jubilee of Hope opens](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2024-jubilee-of-hope-opens)
- 2025 - [Death of Pope Francis](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2025-death-of-pope-francis)
- 2025 - [Election of Pope Leo XIV](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2025-election-of-pope-leo-xiv)
- 2025 - [Canonization of Carlo Acutis](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2025-canonization-of-carlo-acutis)
- 2025 - [Nicaea 1700th anniversary](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2025-nicaea-1700th-anniversary)