World’s Youngest Cardinal is From Africa
Dieudonné Cardinal Nzapalainga C.S.Sp, is the Archbishop of Bangui in
the Central African Republic and a Spiritan who served as the Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Bangui
from 2009 until mid-2012 when Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as its
Metropolitan Archbishop.
The prelate has since 2013 served as the President of the
Central African Episcopal Conference.
When Pope Francis appointed him as Cardinal on
November 19, 2016, he became the youngest Cardinal and the first born after the
Second Vatican Council.
He is the world's youngest Cardinal who hails from Africa
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