Wilfrid Napier - Wikipedia
WEBWilfrid Fox Napier OFM (born 8 March 1941) is a South African prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Durban from 1992 to 2021 and has been a cardinal since 2001. He served as Bishop of Kokstad from 1981 to 1992.
Cardinal Napier - ‘The Church in Africa has arrived!’
WEBMar 24, 2021 · Napier has witnessed a demographic explosion in the Church in Africa over the course of his ministry. This month, as Cardinal Napier turned 80, he aged out of his appointments in Rome and from any future papal conclave.
NAPIER Card. Wilfrid Fox, O.F.M. - Catholic Church
WEBMay 29, 1992 · Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Durban, South Africa, was born on 8 March 1941 in Swartberg, South Africa. He was ordained for the Franciscans on 25 July 1970 following philosophical and theological studies at the Catholic University of Louvain.
Cardinal Napier of Durban Retires - Exaudi
WEBJun 10, 2021 · Cardinal Napier - Archdiocese Durban. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Napier of Durban and made several other episcopal appointments, announced June 9, 2021, by the Vatican. Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Durban, South Africa.
Napier, Wilfrid Fox, O.F.M.* - Catholic News Agency
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M., Archbishop of Durban, South Africa, Apostolic Administrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of Umzimkulu, was born on March8, 1941 in Swartberg,...
Cardinal Napier on Desmond Tutu: the activist, the brother, the pastor
WEBCardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier OFM, Archbishop Emeritus of Durban, was one of the religious figures who worked arm-in-arm with Tutu to bring down the apartheid system.
South African Cardinal Napier resigns at 80 | News Headlines
WEBJun 9, 2021 · CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Wilfrid Napier as Archbishop of Durban, South Africa. Having marked his 80th birthday in February, Cardinal Napier...
Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier , O.F.M. - Catholic-Hierarchy
WEBWilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier, O.F.M. Archbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa Cardinal-Priest of San Francesco d’Assisi ad Acilia Apostolic Administrator of Eshowe Member of the Council for the Economy
Cardinal Napier urges prayers for South Africa - Vatican News
WEBJul 20, 2021 · Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, Archbishop Emeritus of Durban reflects on the recent days of unrest in South Africa and reiterates Pope Francis’ appeal for peace in the country. By Vatican News staff writer.
Cardinal Napier Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Eshowe …
WEBFeb 24, 2021 · Cardinal Napier takes over as an Apostolic Administrator following the transfer of Bishop Xolelo Kumalo to the Diocese of Witbank. Bishop Kumalo whose installation is yet to be announced was appointed the Bishop of Witbank by Pope Francis on 25 November 2020.
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