. ▁Under ▁his ▁leadership , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pri ests ▁assigned ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁sl ums ▁double d . ▁This ▁work ▁led ▁to ▁him ▁being ▁called ▁the ▁" Sl um ▁Bishop ". ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁Berg og lio ▁sold ▁off ▁the ▁arch di oc ese ' s ▁shares ▁in ▁multiple ▁banks ▁and ▁turned ▁its ▁accounts ▁into ▁those ▁of ▁a ▁normal ▁customer ▁in ▁international ▁banks . ▁The ▁shares ▁in ▁banks ▁had ▁led ▁the ▁local ▁church ▁to ▁a ▁prop ens ity ▁towards ▁high ▁sp ending , ▁and ▁the ▁arch di oc ese ▁was ▁near ing ▁bank rupt cy ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁As ▁a ▁normal ▁customer ▁of ▁the ▁bank , ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁forced ▁into ▁a ▁higher ▁fis cal ▁discipline . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁while ▁remaining ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁ordinary ▁for ▁those ▁Eastern ▁C athol ics ▁in ▁Argentina ▁who ▁lack ed ▁a ▁pre late ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁r ite . ▁Major ▁Arch bishop ▁S vi atos lav ▁She v ch uk ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁Berg og lio ▁understand s ▁the ▁lit ur gy , ▁r ites , ▁and ▁spiritual ity ▁of ▁his ▁Greek ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁and ▁always ▁" to ok ▁care ▁of ▁our ▁Church ▁in ▁Argentina " ▁as ▁ordinary ▁for ▁Eastern ▁C athol ics ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Berg og lio ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁church ▁official ▁to