Date Of Pope Francis Election

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Date of pope francis election. Pope francis was elected on 13 march 2013 after the resignation of pope benedict xvi. On march 13th 2021 his holiness pope francis marks the 8th anniversary of his election by the papal conclave as bishop of rome and leader of the catholic church. The anniversary of his selection is a major holiday in vatican city.

When is the anniversary of the election of pope francis. Varies with each reigning pope. In 2021 it falls on a saturday and some businesses may choose to follow saturday opening hours.

By ngere davies on nov 13 2020 pope francis on thursday recognised democratic party candidate joe biden as the winner of the nov 3 presidential election. Francis was born jorge mario bergoglio on december 17 1936 in buenos aires. Born to italian parents he was raised catholic.

Feast of saint george. It is a day off for the general population and schools and most businesses are closed. Born jorge mario bergoglio 17 december 1936 is the head of the catholic church and sovereign of the vatican city state.

Is anniversary of the election of pope francis a public holiday. The current pope is francis who was elected on march 13 following the resignation of benedict xvi due to his advanced age. Pope francis election francis a pope of firsts 8 april 2013 9 00 cardinal jorge mario bergoglio who took the name pope francis became the first argentine pope and the first from outside.

Francis is the first jesuit pope the first from the americas the first from the southern hemisphere and the first pope from outside europe since the syrian gregory iii who reigned in the 8th century. The pope and biden spoke on the phone earlier on thursday according to the biden transition team as quoted by metro uk.