Why Pope's death leaves Argentines 'orphaned' in more ways than one

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Jorge Bergoglio was archbishop of Buenos Aires before he was elected Pope

When the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, left Argentina's capital to participate in the Vatican conclave to elect Pope Benedict XVI's successor, he did not know it would be the last time he would see his hometown.

The fact that Pope Francis never returned to his country after becoming the pontiff left some Argentines with a heavy heart.

Speaking on Monday, Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva said his parish were "orphans of a father who profoundly loved his country and had to learn to become the father of the whole world".

He also added that Francis becoming Pope "cost us as Argentines a little bit... Bergoglio left us to become Francis".