Dieudonné Nzapalainga
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Dieudonné Nzapalainga | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Bangui | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Bangui |
See | Bangui |
Appointed | 14 May 2012 |
Installed | 29 July 2012 |
Predecessor | Paulin Pomodimo |
Other post(s) | President of the Central African Episcopal Conference (2013-) Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Andrea della Valle |
Previous post(s) | Apostolic Administrator of Bangui (2009-2012) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 9 August 1998 |
Consecration | 22 July 2012 by Fernando Filoni |
Created cardinal | 19 November 2016 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Dieudonné Nzapalainga 14 March 1967 |
Motto | "A l'image de Dieu I'l les crea" (Ad Imaginem dei Creavit Illum) (In the Image of God He created them) |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
Dieudonné Nzapalainga (born 14 March 1967) is a Catholic cardinal and the Archbishop of Bangui in the Central African Republic and a professed member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Nzapalainga 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; since 2013 he has served as the President of the Central African Episcopal Conference.[1]
When Pope Francis made Nzapalainga a cardinal on 19 November 2016 he became the youngest cardinal and the first born after the Second Vatican Council.
Life
Dieudonné Nzapalainga was born in Bangassou on 14 March 1967.
After completing his secondary schooling he commenced his period of formation with the Spiritans and began his time as a postulant at Otéle in Cameroon. Nzapalainga underwent his philosophical studies at Libreville in Gabon and his novitiate with the order in Mbalmayo in Cameroon while later undergoing theological studies in France.[1] He professed his initial vows into the order on 8 September 1993 and made his perpetual profession on 6 September 1997; he was elevated to the diaconate the following day. He was ordained to the priesthood on 9 August 1998 in Bangassou.
The new priest began his pastoral mission in Marseille in France and worked as a chaplain at the Saint Francis de Sales house there while also ministering at the parish of Saint Jerome. In total he served in France from 1998 until 2005 when he returned to the Central African Republic. In March 2006 he was appointed the superior for his region of the order and remained in the post until 2008.[1]
Nzapalainga became the apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Bangui following the resignation of Paulin Pomodimo and remained as such until mid-2012.[1] Pope Benedict XVI - on 14 May 2012 - appointed him the Archbishop of Bangui and he later received his episcopal consecration on 22 July 2012 from Cardinal Fernando Filoni before being installed in his new archdiocese on 29 July 2012.[2]
Nzapalainga was elevated to the rank of cardinal priest at a consistory held on 19 November 2016. He was assigned the titular church of Sant'Andrea della Valle.[3] He became the youngest member of the College of Cardinals. He assumed possession of his titular church on 18 December 2016.
References
- ^ a b c d "Fr. Dieudonné NZAPALAINGA, Archbishop of Bangui (RCA)". Spiritans. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Titular churches and diaconates of the new cardinals, 19.11.2016" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
External links
- "Nzapalainga Card. Dieudonné, C.S.Sp". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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