The president of the Buenos Aires City Council Jorge Macri filed a bill in the Parliament of the capital of Argentina to change the name of Cathedral Metro Station on the D line to Cathedral – Papa Francisco, in honor of the late Pope, reported the city mayor's office.
Pope Francis (in the planet – Jorge Mario Bergoglio) died on 21 April 2025 at the age of 88 in his residence in the Vatican. Since 2013, it has been head of the Catholic Church, becoming the first pope from Latin America. Earlier, since 1998, he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
"His proximity to people and simplicity were evident in the continuous usage of public transport in our beloved city, in peculiar the subway which he commuted to the cathedral and the bishop's residence," explains the justification for the bill sent to the president of the legislative assembly, Clara Mussio.
According to the mayor, quoted by the mayor's office, the people of the capital of Argentina and the passengers of the subway hold “the memory of a shepherd who on platforms and in wagons never stopped blessing and welcoming those who addressed him after consolation or help.”
"His name will stay forever in the past of the large Argentines. Giving the current station the name "Cathedra" in honor of Pope Francis will not only be a sincere tribute to 1 of the most prominent figures in modern history, but besides a symbolic motion for future generations who will find in this name a strong link with the heritage of the first Argentinean and Pope of Buenos Aires," says the document.
The task provides for an exception to Article 5 of Law No 83, according to which the change of street names and public places in honor of the deceased is permitted not earlier than 10 years after his death. Authorities say this is due to the importance of the Pope's figure for the full country.
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Buenos Aires Metro Station can be renamed in honor of Pope Francis