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What did Leo XIV do before becoming pope in 2025?

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Before becoming pope in 2025, Leo XIV (born Robert Prevost in Chicago in 1955) was an Augustinian friar who did extensive missionary work in Peru and served as prior and director of missions and vocations of the Augustinian province in Chicago. He was head of the worldwide Augustinian order from 2001 to 2013. He was made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2023.