Pope Leo XIV
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Gabriel Leo Barclay | |
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3rd Pope | |
Assumed office September 2019 | |
Preceded by | Pope Maximilian I |
Pope | |
In office September 2019 - October 2021 | |
Preceded by | Maximilian I |
Succeeded by | Pope Young I |
Pope Emeritus | |
In office October 2021 ~ | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gabriel Barclay 9th February 1977 Seawall Hospital |
Alma mater | Seawall College, College of Cardinals |
Occupation | Chief Physician of VHD |
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Papal styles of Pope Leo XIV | |
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His Holiness | |
Pope Leo XIV aka Dr Gabriel Barclay was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City and Malta. He became the third pope after Pope Maximilian I in 2021. Leo became known as "Pope Emeritus" upon his resignation and still retains the title. Pope Young I succeeded the position of pope, who is the current head of the Catholic Church, the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City.