Pope Francis Timeline:
- December 17, 1936: Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- December 13, 1969: Ordained as a Jesuit priest
- May 20,1992: Appointed titular Bishop of Auca
- February 28, 1998-2013: Became Archbishop of Buenos Aires
- February 21, 2001: Appointed Cardinal of San Roberto Ballarmino
- March 13, 2013: Elected Pope when he was named the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church
- March 19, 2013: Installed as Pope Francis
- June 29, 2013: Released first encyclical “Lumen Fidei”
- July 22, 2013: First international visit to Brazil for World Youth Day
- December 2013: Named "Person of the Year" by Time magazine
- May 24, 2015: Released second encyclical “Laudato Si'”
- March 13, 2015: Announced the Jubilee Year of Mercy to take place from December 8, 2015 until Nov. 20, 2016
