Dieudonné Nzapalainga
Dieudonné Nzapalainga | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Bangui | |
Nzapalainga on 16 August 2014. | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 14 May 2012 |
| Other post(s) | President of the Central African Episcopal Conference (2013–) Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Andrea della Valle |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Administrator of Bangui (2009–2012) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 9 August 1998 |
| Consecration | 22 July 2012 by Fernando Filoni |
| Created cardinal | 19 November 2016 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dieudonné Nzapalainga 14 March 1967 |
| Motto | A l'image de Dieu Il les crea (Ad Imaginem Dei Creavit Illum) (In the Image of God He created them) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Dieudonné Nzapalainga, CSSp (born 14 March 1967) is a Central African prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Bangui since 2012, where he served as apostolic administrator from 2009 to 2012. He has been president of the Central African Episcopal Conference since 2013. He is a member of the Spiritans.
When Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2016, he became the first cardinal from the Central African Republic (CAR), the youngest member of the College of Cardinals and the first born after the Second Vatican Council.