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His Eminence

Laurean Rugambwa
Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseDar-es-Salaam
SeeDar-es-Salaam
Appointed19 December 1969
Term ended22 July 1992
PredecessorEdgar Aristide Maranta
SuccessorPolycarp Pengo
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Francesco d'Assisi a Ripa Grande (1960-92)
Orders
Ordination12 December 1943
by Burkhard Huwiler
Consecration10 February 1952
by David James Mathew
Created cardinal28 March 1960
by Pope John XXIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Laurean Rugambwa

(1912-07-12)12 July 1912
Bukoba, German East Africa
Died8 December 1997(1997-12-08) (aged 85)
Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Previous post(s)
  • Vicar Apostolic of Lower Kagera (1951-53)
  • Titular Bishop of Febiana (1951-53)
  • Bishop of Rutabo (1953-60)
  • Bishop of Bukoba (1960-68)
Alma materPontifical Urbaniana University
MottoMater boni consilii
Styles of
Laurean Rugambwa
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeDar es Salaam (emeritus)

Laurean Rugambwa (July 12, 1912 – December 8, 1997) was a Tanzanian prelate who was the first modern native African cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Dar es Salaam from 1968 to 1992, and was made a cardinal in 1960 by Pope John XXIII.

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