Hyacinthe Thiandoum
Archbishop
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Hyacinthe Thiandoum was the first native Archbishop of Dakar and who was elevated to the cardinalate in mid-1976 by Pope Paul VI.
Born 1921 in Poponguine, Senegal, his father was a catechist. Wikipedia
Born: February 2, 1921, Senegal
Died: May 18, 2004 (age 83 years), Aix-en-Provence, France
Church: Roman Catholic Church
Consecration: 20 May 1962; by Jean Émile André Marie Maury
Created cardinal: 24 May 1976; by Pope Paul VI
Parents: François Ndiémé; Anna Ndiémé Sène