Which country will the next Pope following Pope Francis be from?
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Italy
17%
8%
Phillipines
7%
France
5%
Brazil
4%
Netherlands
4%
Spain
4%
Guinea
3%
Ghana
3%
Hungary
3%
Nigeria
3%
Nicaragua
2%
South Africa
2%
Sri Lanka
1.8%
United States
1.8%
Germany
1.4%
Canada
1.3%
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The current pope (Francis) is from Argentina, making him the first pope to be from the Americas and the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere.
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There have been 266 popes and 217 have been from Italy. The last pope from Italy was Pope John Paul I in 1978. The three most recent popes have not been from Italy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_popes_by_country
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