# Pope Leo XIV - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-leo-xiv
Pontificate: 8 May 2025 – present
Number in the papal list: 267
Born-Died: 1955-09-14 - Living
Papal era: Modern Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV

Dual American and Peruvian citizen of French, Italian, Spanish and Louisiana Creole descent; first pope born in the United States, first from North America, and the second from the Americas. Second pope from an English-speaking country; the first since Adrian IV (1154–1159).

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Francis](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-francis)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 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)
- 2026 - [Sarah Mullally installed](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2026-sarah-mullally-installed)
- 2026 - [Magnifica Humanitas](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2026-magnifica-humanitas)
- 2026 - [SSPX bishops excommunicated](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2026-sspx-bishops-excommunicated)