Gabriel Zubeir Wako
| His Eminence Gabriel Zubeir Wako | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Archbishop of Khartoum | |
| Archdiocese | Khartoum |
| Appointed | 30 October 1979 |
| Installed | 10 October 1981 |
| Predecessor | Agostino Baroni |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Atanasio a Via Tiburtina |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
21 July 1963 by Ireneus Wien Dud |
| Consecration |
6 April 1975 by Agnelo Rossi |
| Created Cardinal | 21 October 2003 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 February 1941 Mboro, Sudan |
| Nationality | Sudanese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post | Bishop of Wau (1974 - 1979) |
| Styles of Gabriel Zubeir Wako | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Khartoum |
Gabriel Zubeir Wako (born 27 February 1941) is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan.[1][2] Born in Mboro, Sudan, he was ordained a priest on 21 July 1963. He was appointed Bishop of Wau in 1974, and Archbishop of Khartoum in 1981. Zubeir Wako was proclaimed a Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Atanasio a Via Tiburtina by Pope John Paul II on 21 October 2003. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.
Cardinal Zubeir Wako escaped an assassination attempt by a member of the predominantly Muslim Messiria tribe when celebrating Sunday Mass on 10 October 2010.[3][4]
He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave that selected Pope Francis.
On Saturday, August 15, 2015, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria of the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid in El Obeid, Sudan, to serve as Coadjutor Archbishop to Cardinal Zubeir Wako; meaning he will serve as his Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar General, and also have the right to succeed Cardinal Zubeir Wako when the Cardinal retires, resigns, is incapacitated, or dies. When and if he succeeds Cardinal Zubeir Wako, he could, possibly, be named a Cardinal himself once Cardinal Zubeir Wako either dies or reaches the age of 80 and is no longer able to vote in a papal conclave.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "Catholic-Pages.com - Cardinals of the Catholic Church: Biography of Cardinal Zubeir Wako". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ Cheney, David M. "Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sudan: assassination attempt on Cardinal". 13 October 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sudan: Christian leader narrowly escapes Muslim assassination attempt". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-15.