13 things about Port Charlotte, Florida’s Louis Prevost

Louis Martin Martinez Prevost is a resident of Port Charlotte, Florida, United States. His younger brother Robert Francis Prevost, whose papal name is Pope Leo XIV, is the Catholic Church head.

BIOGRAPHY

Louis attended Mendel Catholic High School in Chicago, Illinois, USA and grew up in Dolton, Illinois. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is married to Deborah Colleen Prevost.
2. He is the eldest of the three sons of Chicago natives Louis Marius Prevost and Mildred Prevost.
3. His mother is Joseph Navvale Martinez and Louise Baquie Martinez‘s daughter and his father is John P. Prevost and Susanne Prevost‘s son.
4. He is 14 years older than Deborah.
5. His grandfather Joseph turned 62 on January 8, 1926 and died in Chicago on July 31, 1926.
6. His grandmother Louise turned 77 on February 9, 1945 and died in Chicago on November 17, 1945.
7. On March 22, 1954, his younger brother John Joseph Prevost was born in in Chicago.
8. On September 14, 1955, his younger brother Robert was born in Chicago.
9. His grandfather John P. turned 83 on June 24, 1959 and died in Evergreen Park, Illinois on May 22, 1960.
10. His grandmother Susanne turned 85 on February 2, 1979 and died in Detroit, Michigan, USA on October 10, 1979.
11. His mother turned 78 on December 30, 1989 and died in Chicago Heights, Illinois on June 18, 1990.
12. His father turned 77 on July 28, 1997 and died in Homewood, Illinois on November 8, 1997.
13. On July 9, 2024, he turned 73.

TIMELINE

Louis is affiliated with the Republican Party of Florida and is a former resident of Port Hueneme, California, USA. Aside from Chicago, he has lived in other parts of Illinois including Beach Park, Cary and Winthrop Harbor.

2021

• On March 30, 2021, he registered to vote in Florida.

2024

• In August 2024, his younger brother Robert presided over mass at St. Jude Catholic Church in New Lenox, Illinois where their brother Louis Martin is based.

2025

• On May 8, 2025, his younger brother Robert was elected pope during the papal conclave in Vatican City. He told Gulf Coast News, “I’m almost speechless. It’s just mind-blowing that my brother was elected pope today.”