Nigerian cardinal

Francis Arinze

Francis Arinze is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as the Prefect of the Secretariat for Non-Christians from 1984 to 2002 and Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 2002 to 2008. He previously served as the Archbishop of Onitsha from 1967 to 1985 and as the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria from 1979 to 1984. Arinze is the current Cardinal Bishop of Velletri–Segni since 2005 and was one of the principal advisors to Pope John Paul II and was considered papabile at the 2005 Papal conclave. According to Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Arinze is the only surviving council father among the few who went from Nigeria to the Second Vatican Council.

Born

1932

November 1

Died

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Era

1930s

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1932 Born

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365 Roman Emperor Valentinian I learns the Alemanni have crossed the Rhine and invaded Gaul.
996 Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi (Austria in Old High German).
1141 Empress Matilda's reign as "Lady of the English" ends as Stephen of Blois regains the title of "King of England".
1179 Philip II is crowned King of France.

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The world in 1932

When Francis arrived

april 24 Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
april 5 Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
august 2 The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
august 24 Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).

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Edward Said 1935– Palestinian-American theorist, author, and academic (died 2003) Harald Quandt 1921– German businessman (died 1967) Harry Atkinson 1831– English-New Zealand politician, 10th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1892) Jeremy Hunt 1966– English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Health Jiang Yuyuan 1991– Chinese gymnast Marcel Ophüls 1927– German documentary filmmaker (died 2025) Max Burkholder 1997– American actor Rudolf IV 1339–1365 Duke of Austria (born 1339) Salvatore Adamo 1943– Italian-Belgian singer-songwriter

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Alfonso Arau 1932– Mexican actor and director Athol Fugard 1932–2025 South African-American actor, director, and playwright (died 2025) Benigno Aquino Jr. 1932–1983 Filipino journalist and politician (born 1932) Christopher Lasch 1932–1994 American historian and critic (born 1932) Derek Taylor 1932–1997 English journalist and author (died 1997) Don Valentine 1932– American venture capitalist (died 2019) Fernando Botero 1932–2023 Colombian painter and sculptor (died 2023) Hassan al-Turabi 1932–2016 Sudanese activist and politician (died 2016) J. B. Sumarlin 1932– Indonesian economist and politician, 17th Indonesian Minister of Finance (died 2020)

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