The 266th Successor of Saint Peter, and 267th Pope
Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 14 September 1955. As a member of the Order of Saint Augustine (O.S.A.), in which he held various leadership positions, he dedicated many years of service to the Augustinian missions in Peru as a priest and seminary professor. He was eventually appointed Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, by Pope Francis. As a Bishop of the Church in Peru, he served as Vice President and member of the Permanent Council of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference. In 2023, Pope Francis appointed him as Prefect of the Dicastery of Bishops and elevated him to the College of Cardinals. Pope Leo XIV holds a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical College of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome.
Please find attached the CCCB media release on the election of Pope Leo XIV. In addition.
Please find available for download the CCCB media release on the election of Pope Leo XIV.
On behalf of CCCB Publications, we also have a prayer card for Pope Leo XIV, which features the official photograph provided by the Holy See. You may reproduce it on paper, as long as the reproduction or sharing is for non-commercial purposes. Prayer cards and an official photograph of Pope Leo XIV will be available for purchase from the CCCB Publications in the near future.
Please find available for download a prayer card for Leo XIV.
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https://www.cccb.ca/about/apostolic-nunciature/the-holy-father/