Rwanda’ Arch Bishop Monseigneur Antoine Kambanda and 12 others yesterday Saturday officially become Cardinals during event at the Vatican led by Pope Francis. Kambanda is Rwanda’s first Cardinal.
Under Pope Francis, The College Of Cardinals Has Become Less European After new cardinals were installed yesterday, including Rwandan Antoine Cardinal Kambanda, the College of Cardinals will have 128 voting members, 42% of whom are European, down from 52% in 2013
Cardinal Antoine Kambanda of Kigali, Rwanda, 62, received his red hat on the feast of Our Lady of Kibeho, who appeared to three schoolchildren in Rwanda in the 1980s
He is from today called: “Antoine Cardinal Kambanda”.Pope. It is the Catholic Church tradition for all cardinals. At the level of Cardinals, the title comes between the first and second name