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A new Head of the Catholic Church in Africa has been elected

His Eminence Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Ghana has been elected President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and is now the highest-ranking member of the Roman Catholic Church in Africa

The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa, and Madagascar (SECAM) (www.SECAM.org), the association of Catholic Bishops of Africa, Madagascar, and the Islands, has elected His Eminence Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Ghana as its new President. Download more audios: https://bit.ly/3zmT4Us His Eminence Richard Kuuia Baawobr is now the highest-ranking member of the…

Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM)
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    • From Left to Right: Dr Levi Uche Madueke, Commissioner General of the African Union at Expo 2020 Dubai, with His Eminence Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and Head of the Catholic Church in Africa, during the official visit of His Eminence Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of the pavilion of African Union at Expo 2020 Dubai on Thursday, February 24, 2022
    • His Eminence Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and Head of the Catholic Church in Africa, during his official visit of the pavilion of African Union at Expo 2020 Dubai on Thursday, February 24, 2022
    • From Left to Right: Father Janvier Marie Gustave YAMEOGO, member of the Dicastery for Communication of the Vatican, His Eminence Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and Head of the Catholic Church in Africa, and Ms Fuziwe Kubheka, Director of the South Africa pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, during the official visit of His Eminence Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of the pavilion of South Africa at Expo 2020 Dubai on Thursday, February 24, 2022
    • From Left to Right: His Eminence Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and Head of the Catholic Church in Africa, and Dr Malik Diop, Commissioner General of the Senegal Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, during the official visit of His Eminence Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of the pavilion of Senegal at Expo 2020 Dubai on Thursday, February 24, 2022
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Head of the Catholic Church in Africa concludes official visit to Expo 2020 Dubai

His Eminence Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo thanked the African Union Commission for all its efforts to heal and protect the image and the imagination of Africa

The Head of the Catholic Church in Africa (www.Vatican.va), His Eminence Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, concluded his three-day official visit to Expo 2020 Dubai. As President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) (www.SECAM.org), HE Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo is the highest-ranking member of the Roman Catholic Church…