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Jean Zerbo
Malian Roman Catholic prelate (born 1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean Zerbo (born 27 December 1943) is a Malian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Bamako from 1998 to 2024. Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 28 June 2017. He is the first cardinal from Mali.
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Jean Zerbo | |
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Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Bamako | |
![]() Zerbo in June 2017 | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Bamako |
See | Bamako |
Appointed | 27 June 1998 |
Term ended | 25 July 2024 |
Predecessor | Luc Auguste Sangaré |
Successor | Robert Cissé |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (2017-) |
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Ordination | 10 July 1971 by Pierre Louis Leclerc |
Consecration | 20 November 1988 by Jozef Tomko |
Created cardinal | 28 June 2017 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | (1943-12-27) 27 December 1943 (age 80) |
Motto | Intendant des mystères de Dieu |
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