Francis was the name he chose following the election. It was to honor St. Francis of Assisi.
The latest pope (March 2013) is called Pope Francis.
No, Peter is not his name.
Pope Francis is pope number 266.
Pope Francis is the first pope to use that name.
Since Pope Francis is the first and only pope by that name, there is no need for a number after his name. If a pope in the future also decides to take the name Francis, he will become Pope Francis II and then the original Pope Francis will become Pope Francis I.
Pope Francis is the reigning pope in 2013.
Only Pope Francis and God know what Pope Francis thinks.
The bishop of Rome is the pope. Currently pope Francis is the bishop of rome
No, Pope Francis does not smoke.
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.
Pope Francis I is from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Pope Francis has not been succeeded at the time of this answer.