Pope Leo XIV, born with the name of Robert Francis Prevost on September 14, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois, United States, holding multiple nationalities, including the United States, Peru (since 2015), and Vatican City (since 2023).
Leo 14 grew up in the parish of St. Mary of the Assumption in nearby Riverdale, where he went to school, sang in the choir, and served as an altar boy. From 1969 to 1973, Leo XIV attended St. Augustine Seminary High School, a minor seminary near Saugatuck, Michigan.
Leo XIV Speak Languages Very Fluently
As of the current updated data, Leo XIV is fluent in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Latin, and Italian, and all these listed languages are spoken just like a native (primary) speaker.
- English, Spanish, Latin, Italian
Leo XIV's father, Louis Marius Prevost, a Chicago native of French and Italian descent and his mother Mildred Agnes Prevost was born in Chicago into a mixed-race family of Louisiana Creole origin that had moved from the 7th Ward of New Orleans.