1926 - 2015
William Wakefield Baum American
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| First Name |
William
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| Middle Name |
Wakefield
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| Last Name |
Baum
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| Birthday |
21st November, 1926
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| Birthplace |
Dallas, Texas
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| Died |
23rd July, 2015
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
American
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William Wakefield Baum (November 21, 1926 – July 23, 2015) was an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau (1970–1973) and Archbishop of Washington (1973–1980) before serving in the Roman Curia as Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (1980–1990) and Major Penitentiary (1990–2001). He was elevated to the College of Cardinals in 1976. At the time of his 1980 appointment as Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, he was the highest-ranking American ever in the Church. Cardinal Baum was the longest-serving American cardinal in history.
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