0 0 5 – 0 8 ). ▁He ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁to ▁another ▁three - year ▁term ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁remained ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁that ▁commission ' s ▁permanent ▁gover ning ▁body , ▁president ▁of ▁its ▁committee ▁for ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁Argentina , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁its ▁lit ur gy ▁committee ▁for ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁shr ines . ▁While ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁Catholic ▁b ish ops ' ▁conference , ▁Berg og lio ▁issued ▁a ▁collect ive ▁ap ology ▁for ▁his ▁church ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁protect ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁Jun ta ▁during ▁the ▁D irty ▁War . ▁When ▁he ▁turned ▁ 7 5 ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Berg og lio ▁submitted ▁his ▁res ignation ▁as ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁to ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁as ▁required ▁by ▁canon ▁law . ▁Still , ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁co adj utor ▁arch bishop , ▁he ▁stayed ▁in ▁office , ▁waiting ▁for ▁an ▁event ual ▁replacement ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁V at ican . ▁ ▁Card inal ate ▁( 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 1 3 ) ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁cons istory ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Arch bishop ▁Berg og lio ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁cardinal ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁cardinal ▁priest ▁of ▁San ▁Roberto ▁Bell ar min o , ▁a ▁church ▁served ▁by ▁Jes uits ▁and ▁named ▁for ▁one ; ▁he