Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — Today marks the anniversary of the election of Pope Francis I in 2013 after the retirement of Benedict XVI, the first Pope in Latin America in history and the first from the Americas.
Before becoming pope, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was Archbishop of Buenos Aires. He chose the name Francis to honor St. Francis of Assisi, who is revered among Catholics for his work with the poor.
Here is a look at the infographic above on some facts about Pope Francis I on the tenth anniversary of his election.
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