Francis Arinze
Nigerian cardinal
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Francis Arinze is a Nigerian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 2002 to 2008 and before that led the Secretariat for Non-Christians from 1984 to 2002. Wikipedia
Born: 1932 (age 91 years), Eziowelle, Nigeria
Education: All Hallows Seminary and Pontifical Urban University
Appointed: 1 October 2002
Consecration: 29 August 1965; by Charles Heerey
Created cardinal: 25 May 1985; by Pope John Paul II
Motto: Regnum Christi floreat; (May the Kingdom of Christ flourish)