• Laurean Rugambwa (12 July 1912 – 8 December 1997) was a Tanzanian prelate who was the first modern native African cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served...
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    brother, Paulo Kishumba (1957-2021). He was given the name "Rugambwa" after Laurean Rugambwa, who had become Tanzania's first cardinal a few weeks earlier...
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  • Rugambwa is a surname. Some notable people with this surname are: Laurean Rugambwa (1912–1997), Tanzanian Catholic cardinal Novatus Rugambwa (born 1957)...
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  • 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in the Men's Flyweight division Laurean Rugambwa, was the first modern African Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church...
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    Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, following the resignation of Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa. Pengo was proclaimed a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the consistory...
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  • counter-claims have been made in a report of Archbishop of Dar es Salaam Laurean Rugambwa that alleged that the killings were carried out by FRELIMO combatants...
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    Claver Kamanya, athlete and medalist 400m Anna Tibaijuka, politician Laurean Rugambwa, Catholic cardinal Saida Karoli, musician Josiah Kibira, filmmaker...
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    ever cardinals from countries such as Japan (Peter Doi) and Tanzania (Laurean Rugambwa). Unlike his predecessor, John XXIII held frequent consistories in...
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  • in 1952 under Bishop Laurean Rugambwa, and had its preparatory seminary at Rutabo. On 31 March 1960 Pope John XXIII made Rugambwa the first Sub-Saharan...
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    Feb 1979, and received his episcopal consecration from Archbishop Laurean Rugambwa on 24 May 1979. On 28 Nov 1998 Bishop Lebulu was appointed Bishop of...
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  • 1992 the ordinary peasants could not afford to pay the fees. Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa (July 12, 1912 – December 8, 1997), the first African bishop in Tanzania...
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  • Laurean Rugambwa (1951.12.13 – 1953.03.25 see below), Titular Bishop of Febiana (1951.12.13 – 1953.03.25) Suffragan Bishop of Rutabo Laurean Rugambwa...
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  • (born 1973), Member of Parliament Mateo Qares, former cabinet minister Laurean Rugambwa (1912–1997), cardinal, archbishop of Dar es Salaam Polycarp Pengo (born...
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    1960, the College of Cardinals had its first Sub-Saharan African, Laurean Rugambwa. By deliberate policy, John Paul II selected many Cardinals from Third...
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    counter-claims have been made in a report of Archbishop of Dar es Salaam Laurean Rugambwa that alleged that the killings were carried out by FRELIMO combatants...
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  • received his episcopal consecration on June 2, 1974, from Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa, with Bishop Aloys Bigirumwami and Archbishop André Perraudin, MAfr...
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  • Urci. He was consecrated bishop and installed by Archbishop Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa, Archbishop of Dar es Salaam assisted by Archbishop Maurice Michael...
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  • 1970. His appointment followed the promotion of the late Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa to Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam. He remained in this position until...
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  • Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa. His Eminence Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa. Tambwe 2011. Rubya School of Nursing. Sources "Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa". Find a Grave...
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  • acting as principal consecrator of Laurean Rugambwa after his appointment as Apostolic Vicar of Lower Kagera: Rugambwa later became the first African cardinal...
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    cardinalatial title of Sancti Francisci Assisiensis ad Ripam Maiorem. Laurean Rugambwa 31 March 1960 – 8 December 1997 Norberto Rivera Carrera 21 February...
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    1995 – 7 December 2017 Succeeded by Carlos Aguiar Retes Preceded by Laurean Rugambwa Cardinal Priest of San Francesco d'Assisi a Ripa Grande 21 February...
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    yielding the first African Roman Catholic Cardinal the late Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa; they also adopted the European style of formal education earlier when...
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    was a pastor in San Vittore. Maranta was succeeded a year later by Laurean Rugambwa, who had become the first native African cardinal in 1960. He died...
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  • Kagera Laurean Rugambwa (1951.12.13 – 1953.03.25) Bishops of Rutabo Laurean Rugambwa (1953.03.25 – 1960.06.21) Bishops of Bukoba Laurean Rugambwa (1960...
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  • Rafael Rodríguez, 84, Cuban communist politician, Parkinson's disease. Laurean Rugambwa, 85, Tanzanian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Stephen Tredre...
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  • and was consecrated a bishop at Lira on 27 October 1968 by Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa, Bishop of Bukoba, assisted by Archbishop Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga...
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  • that country. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa on December 31. Pirozzi participated in the first, second and fourth...
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    the first from Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Uruguay, and Venezuela; Rugambwa was the first native of Africa. John’s creation of cardinals at annual...
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  • Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Moshi. The bishop of Bukoba, Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa, conferred episcopal consecration on him on 24 March of the same...
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