Laurean Rugambwa
Archbishop
Laurean Rugambwa 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. Wikipedia
Born: July 12, 1912, Bukoba, Tanzania
Died: December 8, 1997 (age 85 years), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Education: Pontifical Urban University
Appointed: 19 December 1969
Church: Catholic Church
Created cardinal: 28 March 1960; by Pope John XXIII
Ordination: 12 December 1943; by Burkhard Huwiler