His Eminence Gabriel Zubeir Wako غبرايل زوبير واكو |
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Cardinal; Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum | |
Gabriel Card. Zubeir Wako
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Khartoum |
See | Khartoum |
Appointed | 30 October 1979 |
Installed | 10 October 1981 |
Term ended | 10 December 2016 |
Predecessor | Agostino Baroni |
Successor | Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria |
Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Atanasio a Via Tiburtina (2003-Present) |
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Ordination | 21 July 1963 by Ireneus Wien Dud |
Consecration | 6 April 1975 by Agnelo Rossi |
Created Cardinal | 21 October 2003 by Pope John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Gabriel Zubeir Wako |
Born |
Mboro, Sudan |
27 February 1941
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 a Sudanese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. 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 and the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis.
Cardinal Zubeir Wako escaped an assassination attempt by a member of the predominantly Muslim Messiria tribe when celebrating Sunday Mass on 10 October 2010. He retired as Archbishop of Khartoum on 10 December 2016 and was succeeded by Coadjutor Archbishop Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria.