1 9 9 2 – 2 0 1 3 ) ▁Berg og lio ▁was ▁named ▁A ux ili ary ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ord ained ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁as ▁tit ular ▁bishop ▁of ▁Au ca , ▁with ▁Card inal ▁Antonio ▁Qu ar rac ino , ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁serving ▁as ▁principal ▁consec r ator . ▁He ▁chose ▁as ▁his ▁epis cop al ▁mot to ▁M iser ando ▁at que ▁el ig endo . ▁It ▁is ▁drawn ▁from ▁Saint ▁B ede ' s ▁hom ily ▁on ▁Matthew ▁ 9 : 9 – 1 3 : ▁" because ▁he ▁saw ▁him ▁through ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁mer cy ▁and ▁chose ▁him ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Berg og lio ▁was ▁appointed ▁co adj utor ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁with ▁right ▁of ▁automatic ▁succession . ▁Upon ▁Qu ar rac ino ' s ▁death ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Berg og lio ▁became ▁metropol itan ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁In ▁that ▁role , ▁Berg og lio ▁created ▁new ▁par ishes ▁and ▁rest ruct ured ▁the ▁arch di oc ese ▁administrative ▁offices , ▁led ▁pro - life ▁initi atives , ▁and ▁created ▁a ▁commission ▁on ▁divor ces . ▁One ▁of ▁Berg og lio ' s ▁major ▁initi atives ▁as ▁arch bishop ▁was ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁Church ' s ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁sl ums ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires