Paul Zoungrana | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou | |
 Cardinal Zoungrana withHeinrich Lübke in 1966. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Ouagadougou |
| See | Ouagadougou |
| Appointed | 5 April 1960 |
| Term ended | 4 June 2000 |
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| Ordination | 2 May 1942 |
| Consecration | 8 May 1960 by Pope John XXIII |
| Created cardinal | 22 February 1965 byPope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Zoungrana (1917-09-03)3 September 1917 |
| Died | 4 June 2000(2000-06-04) (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Burkinabé |
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Paul Zoungrana,MAfr (3 September 1917 – 4 June 2000) was aBurkinabéCardinal of theRoman Catholic Church. He served asArchbishop of Ouagadougou from 1960 to 1995, and was elevated to thecardinalate in 1965.
Paul Zoungrana was born inOuagadougou,Upper Volta (modernBurkina Faso). He studied at theminor seminary inPabré andmajor seminary inKoumi, where he wasordained to thepriesthood on 2 May 1942. Zoungrana, one of his country's first three priests, then didpastoral work in his native Ouagadougou until joining theSociety of Missionaries of Africa on 24 September 1948, later taking his final vows in 1952 atRome. From 1948 to 1953, he furthered his studies at thePontifical Gregorian University, from where he obtained hisdoctorate in canon law; and theCatholic Institute of Paris. Zoungrana taughtcanon law at the seminary of Koumi, whilst again carrying out his pastoral ministry in Ouagadougou, from 1954 to 1959. He then served as Director of theSocial Information Center until 1960.
On 8 April 1960 Zoungrana was appointedArchbishop of Ouagadougou byPope John XXIII. He received hisepiscopal consecration on the following 8 May from Pope John XXIII himself, with BishopsNapoléon-Alexandre La Brie andFulton J. Sheen serving asco-consecrators, inSt. Peter's Basilica. Archbishop Zoungrana later attended theSecond Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965. With the assistance of CardinalsJosé Quintero Parra andJosé Bueno y Monreal, he delivered one of the closing messages of the Council on 8 December 1965.[1]Pope Paul VI created himCardinal Priest ofSan Camillo de Lellis in theconsistory of 22 February 1965. He was the first cardinal from Upper Volta, and the only one belonging to the White Fathers.
Zoungrana was one of thecardinal electors who participated in theconclaves ofAugust andOctober 1978, which selectedPopes John Paul I andJohn Paul II respectively. The Cardinal later served as specialpapal envoy to the secondNational Eucharistic Congress and to the closing of thecentennial ofevangelization inZaire. From 1980 to 1987, he was a member of the GeneralSecretariat of theSynod of Bishops.
Zoungrana encouraged theAfricanization of theliturgy, saying that therituals "represent an African way of thinking and way of life".[2] He also led a protest against theWorld Bank for its policy of refusingfinancial aid to countries withoutpopulation planning programs.[3] Cardinal Zoungrana resigned as Ouagadougou's archbishop on 10 June 1995, after thirty-five years of service.
He died in Ouagadougou, at age 82, and is there buried at theCathedral of the Immaculate Conception. At the time of his death he was the last surviving Cardinal elevated by Pope Paul VI in the 1965 Consistory.
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| Preceded by | Archbishop of Ouagadougou 1960–1995 | Succeeded by |
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