During his twelve -year -old pontificate, which started on March 13, 2013 and ended with his death on Easter Monday, Pope Franciscus served 4422 days. He was the second oldest pope ever. Below you will find more figures about Franziskus pontificate.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who took over the name Francis after his pope election, was the 266th Pope of the World Church and on 88 the oldest pope to Leo XIII, who died on 93, 4 months and 18 days. He was the first Jesuit and the first South American to be chosen in church history.
Apostolic journeys
During his term of office, the Argentinian pope carried out 47 apostolic journeys, which visited 66 countries on all continents, from North America to Oceania. His first trip abroad took place in July 2023, a few months after his election when he traveled to Brazil to participate in the World Yong Day. The last trip took place in December 2024, when he visited Corsica and was the first pope in history to visit the island. The Pope also visited numerous international organizations, three times the FAO, twice the UN and once the European Parliament and the Council of Europe.
Encyclical
Pope Francis signed four encyclical during his term. The first is “Lumen Fidei” (29 June 2013), which he with his predecessor Benedict XVI. Had written, followed by “Laudato Si” (24 May 2015), “Fratelli Tutti” (3 October 2020) and “Dilexit NOS” (24 October 2024).
birthday
There were two birthday and committees under Bergoglios pontificate. The first to be devoted to Mercy was called by the Pope in March 2015 and started on November 29 of the same year. The second, on the other hand, is the “traditional holy year”, which takes place every 25 years and started on December 24. The holy year ends on January 6, 2026.
Social networks
The nine official accounts of the Pope on X count around 52.1 million followers, of which 18.6 million Spanish distribution. On the other hand, the “Franciscus” profile has 9.7 million followers on Instagram.
Book
Jorge Mario Bergoglio published 50 works as Pope. Before his pope election, he had published 17 books in Spanish, including meditations and spiritual considerations. The last book by Pope Franciscus is entitled “Spera” (“Hope”) and is an autobiography published on January 14.
Source: Krone
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