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Francis: Traditional Pope from Latin America who changed Catholic Church

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires , Argentina , on 17 December 1936 .

He was the first Pope from the Americas or the Southern Hemisphere .

Not since Syrian -born Gregory III died in 741 had there been a non-European Bishop of Rome .

He received his cardinals informally and standing - rather than seated on the papal throne.

As Pope , he made great efforts to heal the thousand-year rift with the Eastern Orthodox Church .

As a Spanish -speaking Latin American , he provided a crucial service as mediator when the US government edged towards historic rapprochement with Cuba .

He allied himself with the Argentine government's claim on the Falklands , telling a service: "We come to pray for those who have fallen".

Jorge Mario Bergoglio came to the throne of St Peter determined to change it.

He appointed more than 140 cardinals from non-European countries and bequeaths his successor a Church that is far more global in outlook than the one he inherited.

He elected not to live in the Vatican 's Apostolic Palace but in the modern block next door.

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