Paulos Tzadua was the first Ethiopian Cardinal. He served as Archbishop of Addis Abeba and was the head of the Ethiopian Catholic Church from 1977 to 1998. Wikipedia
Born: August 25, 1921, Eritrea
Died: December 11, 2003 (age 82 years), Rome, Italy
Consecration: 20 May 1973 (Bishop); by Asrate Mariam Yemmeru
Created cardinal: 25 May 1985