William Wakefield Baum
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His Eminence William Wakefield Baum |
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| Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary | |
Cardinal William Baum (2005)
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| See | Santa Croce in Via Flaminia |
| Appointed | April 6, 1990 |
| Term ended | November 22, 2001 |
| Predecessor | Luigi Dadaglio |
| Successor | Luigi de Magistris |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in via Flaminia |
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| Ordination | May 12, 1951 by Edwin Vincent O'Hara |
| Consecration | April 6, 1970 by John Carberry |
| Created Cardinal | May 24, 1976 by Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | William White |
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November 21, 1926 Dallas, Texas, United States of America |
| Died | July 23, 2015 (aged 88) Washington D.C., United States of America |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto |
Ministerium reconciliationis (The ministry of reconciliation) — 2 Corinthians 5:18 |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | John Carberry (St Louis) |
| Date of consecration | April 6, 1970 |
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Bishops consecrated by William Wakefield Baum as principal consecrator
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| Thomas William Lyons | September 12, 1974 |
| Eugene Antonio Marino | September 12, 1974 |
William Wakefield Baum (November 21, 1926 – July 23, 2015) was an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau (1970–73) and Archbishop of Washington (1973–80) before serving in the Roman Curia as Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (1980–90) and Major Penitentiary (1990–2001). He was elevated to the College of Cardinals in 1976. At the time of his 1980 appointment as Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, he was the highest-ranking American ever in the Church. Cardinal Baum was the longest-serving American cardinal in history.
William Wakefield White was born in Dallas, Texas, to Harold E. and Mary Leona (née Hayes) White. His father, a Presbyterian, died when William was a young child, and he and his mother moved to Kansas City, Missouri. His mother married Jerome Charles Baum, a Jewish businessman, who adopted William and gave him his last name; Jerome Baum died when William was 12.
He received his early education at the parochial school of St. Peter's Church, and began to serve as an altar boy at age 10. He entered St. John's Minor Seminary in 1940, and then studied philosophy at Cardinal Glennon College in St. Louis. In 1947, he entered Kenrick Seminary, also in St. Louis, for his theological studies.
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