How tall was Pope Francis?

Pope Francis is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).

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Pope Francis’s 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) is about average for a US man: about 49 in 100 US men are shorter.

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5 ft 9 in (175 cm)

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Pope Francis, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)