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Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu

  • AGE: 65
  • Country: Congo (DRC) Flag of Congo (DRC)
  • YEAR ORDAINED CARDINAL: 2019

Cardinal Ambongo is the Archbishop of Kinshasa and a leading voice on social justice and environmental issues in Africa. A Capuchin friar, he has been deeply involved in peacebuilding efforts and advocating for human rights in the DRC. His strong alignment with Pope Francis’s vision of the Church has made him a significant figure in the African episcopate and beyond.

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