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(Spanish) The first American pope was the 76-year-old Argentine Jesuit, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires. He was a towering figure across the continent and a humble and beloved pastor in his diocese, which he visited far and wide. "My people are poor, and I am one of them," he has said more than once, explaining his choice to live in an apartment and cook his own dinner.