Dianne Bergant

Dianne Bergant is a Roman Catholic sister who has served as President of the Catholic Biblical Association of America. She taught biblical studies to Robert Prevost, who in 2025 became Pope [Leo XIV].
In 2024, referring to Pope Francis, she stated that
Bergant, a native of suburban Milwaukee, is a member of the Sisters of [St. Agnes|Congregation of Sisters of Saint Agnes], a Roman Catholic order. As of July, 2025, she was living with members of that order in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Referring to the then-newly-elected Pope Leo XIV, she said that