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The 266th Agentinan Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected at 18:07hrs on the 13th March, 2013 (local time) and this was announced to the world by plumes of white smoke raising from the Vatican and with the peeling of St. Peter's bell. He will be known as Pope Francis

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What name has the Catholic Church's newly chosen pope taken?

Pope Francis- Taken from St. Francis of Assisi. Pope Francis has taken over after Pope Benedict the XVI. His birth name isJorge Mario Bergoglio.He was elected Pope on March 13th 2013


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Popes are not elected on a yearly basis. Once elected, they remain as pope until they die or resign. The current pope, elected on March 13, 2013, is Pope Francis.


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What is the new pope's name for 2013?

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If you mean who will be the final pope, we have absolutely no idea. Pope Francis could be the last or there could be hundreds of popes after him. Only God the Father knows and he's not talking.


Why was his name Pope Pius XII?

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What is the name of the new pope elected in March of 2013?

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