Richard Baawobr
Richard Kuuia Baawobr | |
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| Bishop of Wa | |
Baawobr in 2011 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Wa |
| Appointed | 17 February 2016 |
| Installed | 7 May 2016 |
| Term ended | 27 November 2022 |
| Predecessor | Paul Bemile |
| Successor | Francis Bomansaan |
| Other post | Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea (2022) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 July 1987 |
| Consecration | 7 May 2016 by Peter Turkson |
| Created cardinal | 27 August 2022 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Kuuia Baawobr 21 June 1959 Tom-Zendagangn, Ghana |
| Died | 27 November 2022 (aged 63) |
| Motto | Servus misericordiae Dei (Latin for 'Servant of the mercy of God') |
| Styles of Richard Kuuia Baawobr | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Religious style | Cardinal |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Richard Kuuia Baawobr, MAfr (21 June 1959 – 27 November 2022) was a Ghanaian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Wa from 2016 until his death in 2022. A member of the Missionaries of Africa (also known as the White Fathers), he worked in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, and Tanzania before being named a bishop in his native country. Pope Francis created him a cardinal on 27 August 2022. Baawobr died just a few months later.