He was the Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
If you are referring to Pope Francis, he was the Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, before being elected as pope.
Pope Francis became a Cardinal in the year 2001
If you are referring to Pope Francis, he was the Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
Please specify which pope. If you are referring to Pope Francis, he was selected as a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI.
Before he became pope, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was the head of the Sacred Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith. He was the church's foremost theologian.
Before being elected as pope, he served the people of Argentina as the cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
He was the Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Pope Francis was elevated to cardinal on February 21, 2001, by Pope John Paul II.
There were 115 cardinal electors in the conclave that elected Pope Francis.
He was elevated to cardinal on February 21, 2001, by Pope John Paul II.
Pope Benedict XVI was pope from 2005 until February 28, 2013, when he retired.
He was a cardinal in the Roman Curia.