Know About Pope Leo XIV: Net Worth, Career, Birthplace & More

Joined the Order of Saint Augustine in 1977

Ordained a priest in 1982 by Jean Jadot

Served as a missionary and parish priest in Peru (1985–1986, 1988–1998)

Became a naturalized Peruvian citizen

Elected Prior General of the Augustinian Order (2001–2013)

Appointed Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru (2015–2023)

In 2023, became Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Named cardinal by Pope Francis in September 2023

Elected Pope Leo XIV on May 8, 2025

Studied mathematics at Villanova University, Pennsylvania

Earned a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome