The cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel elected the 267th bishop of Rome and also leader of the Catholic Church on the second day of the conclave.

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, is the first American to be elected Pope and has decided to adopt the name Leo XIV, one of the most chosen names among the leaders of the Catholic Church.

The names most chosen by Popes throughout the history of the Catholic Church have been John, 23 times, Benedict and Gregory both 16, followed by the names Clement and also Leo, now 14.

Among the most chosen names are also Innocent, with 12, Boniface with nine and Urban with eight.

US President Donald Trump congratulated the first American Pope, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was appointed by the conclave meeting in the Sistine Chapel in Rome as Francis” successor.