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Leo XIV

Politician

Leo XIV is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Lav XIV · Lav XIV. · Leo XIV · Leo XIV. · Leon XIV · 44 more...				[sources]
Alias	Cardinal Prevost · Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost · Cardinal Robert Prevost · Kardynał Prevost · Kardynał Robert Francis Prevost · 44 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Leo · ရောဘတ်ပရီဗို့စ် · プレヴォスト · ロバート・フランシス・プレボスト · ロバート・プレヴォスト · 11 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1955-09-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Chicago				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Peru · United States · Holy See				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Francis · Robert				[sources]
Last name	Prevost				[sources]
Title	His Holiness				[sources]
Website	www.vatican.va · www.vatican.va · www.vatican.va · www.vatican.va · www.vatican.va				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6109517				[sources]
Position	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (2025-2025) · Grand Chancellor (2015-2023) · Pope · Pope (2025-) · Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops (2023-2025) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	Catholic Theological Union (-1982) · Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (-1984) · Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (-1987) · St. Augustine Seminary High School (-1973) · Villanova University (-1977)				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-30	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2025-05-17

Descriptions

267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-29

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Louis Martín Prevost Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Pope	2025-05-08	-
Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,122

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US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government873

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United States · CIA

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-holy-see-vatican-city-leo-xiv-pope · unprot-0606f2a6b8de10df078d403f192483b0f1fab383

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