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Clergy - Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa (center) with Unidentified Cardinals
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Laurean Rugambwa (July 12, 1912 - December 8, 1997) was the first modern native-African Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1960 and served as Archbishop of Dar es Salaam from 1968 to 1992. In June 1963, following the death of Pope John XXIII, Cardinal Rugambwa became the first "negro" cardinal in the Catholic Church's history to attend the Pontiff election.
Clergy - Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa (center) with Unidentified Cardinals
Laurean Rugambwa (July 12, 1912 - December 8, 1997) was the first modern native-African Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1960 and served as Archbishop of Dar es Salaam from 1968 to 1992. In June 1963, following the death of Pope John XXIII, Cardinal Rugambwa...