. ▁ ▁Pres by ter ate ▁( 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 9 2 ) ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Berg og lio ▁finished ▁his ▁the ological ▁studies ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁Ram ón ▁José ▁Cast ell ano . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Fac ult ades ▁de ▁Fil osof ía ▁y ▁Te ología ▁de ▁San ▁Miguel ▁( Ph il osoph ical ▁and ▁The ological ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁San ▁Miguel ), ▁a ▁sem inary ▁in ▁San ▁Miguel . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁nov ices ▁for ▁the ▁province ▁there ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁the ology . ▁ ▁Berg og lio ▁completed ▁his ▁final ▁stage ▁of ▁spiritual ▁training ▁as ▁a ▁Jes uit , ▁t ert ians hip , ▁at ▁Al cal á ▁de ▁Hen ares , ▁Spain . ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁final ▁fourth ▁v ow ▁( ob ed ience ▁to ▁the ▁po pe ) ▁in ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁provincial ▁superior ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁in ▁Argentina ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁Jerusalem ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁being ▁named ▁provincial ▁superior , ▁but ▁his ▁stay ▁was ▁short ened ▁by ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁War .