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William Wakefield Baum

American prelate
William Wakefield Baum was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau and Archbishop of Washington before serving in the Roman Curia as prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and... Wikipedia
Born: November 21, 1926, Dallas, TX
Died: July 23, 2015 (age 88 years), Washington, D.C.
Created cardinal: May 24, 1976; by Paul VI