William Wakefield Baum
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican Catholic cardinal (1926-2015)
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William Wakefield Baum was an American Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in Missouri and archbishop of Washington in the District of Columbia. He then served in the Roman Curia as prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and the major penitentiary.
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United StatesCategory
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2015 · aged 88
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