| Date | Age | Event | Title |
| 17 Dec 1936 | 76.2 | Born | Buenos Aires |
| 13 Dec 1969 | 33.0 | Ordained Priest | Priest of Society of Jesus |
| 20 May 1992 | 55.4 | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 20 May 1992 | 55.4 | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Auca |
| 27 Jun 1992 | 55.5 | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop of Auca |
| 3 Jun 1997 | 60.5 | Appointed | Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 28 Feb 1998 | 61.2 | Succeeded | Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 6 Nov 1998 | 61.9 | Appointed | Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites |
| 21 Feb 2001 | 64.2 | Elevated to Cardinal |
| 21 Feb 2001 | 64.2 | Appointed | Cardinal-Priest of San Roberto Bellarmino |
| 13 Mar 2013 | 76.2 | Elected | Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy) |
| 19 Mar 2013 | 76.3 | Installed | Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy) |