Gabriel Zubeir Wako

His Eminence

Gabriel Zubeir Wako
غبريال زبير واكو
Cardinal; Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum
Gabriel Card. Zubeir Wako
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseKhartoum
SeeKhartoum
Appointed30 October 1979
Installed10 October 1981
Term ended10 December 2016
PredecessorAgostino Baroni
SuccessorMichael Didi Adgum Mangoria
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Atanasio a Via Tiburtina (2003-Present)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Wau (1974 - 1979)
Orders
Ordination21 July 1963
by Ireneus Wien Dud
Consecration6 April 1975
by Agnelo Rossi
Created cardinal21 October 2003
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Gabriel Zubeir Wako

(1941-02-27) 27 February 1941 (age 83)
Mboro, Sudan
NationalitySudanese
DenominationRoman Catholic
Styles of
Gabriel Zubeir Wako
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeKhartoum

Gabriel Zubeir Wako (born 27 February 1941) is a Sudanese Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Khartoum from 1979 to 2016. He was created a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2003.