The Pope is the Pope of all Catholics on earth, not just of the US. There has never been a Pope who was born in the US.
That honor belongs to John Carroll, who was bishop of the first diocese of the United States (in Baltimore) from Nov. 6, 1789 to Dec. 3, 1815.
Pope Paul VI was the first pope to visit the U.S. as pope.
John Carroll was the first bishop in the United States.
Pope Paul VI visited the U.S. in October of 1965.
Pope Paul VI in 1965.
The first pope to actually visit the United States was Pope Paul VI in 1965.
Pope Francis is the first member of the Jesuit order to be elected as pope, the first pope from the Western Hemisphere, the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere and the first pope from the Americas.
The first reigning pope to visit the U.S. was Pope Paul VI in 1965. Pope Pius XII did visit before he was elected as pope, however.
Pope Pius III was the predecessor of Pope Julius II.
Pope Francis is the first jesuit to be elected as pope, the first pope from the America's and the first pope in many centuries who is not from Europe.
No, he is not the first but he is the first in over 1000 years. He is, however, the first pope from the Americas and the first Jesuit to be elected pope.
No, Pope Saint Peter was the first pope.
Pope Clement V was the first Avignon pope.
The first pope from Argentina is Pope Francis (Jorge Maria Bergoglio).
There was no black pope in the first century. The first pope from Africa was Pope Saint Victor (189-199) but there is no indication that he was black.
Saint Peter was the first pope.
Peter was the first pope in Italy.