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Pope John Paul II appoints thirty-one new cardinals including three from Africa – Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria.
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- 23 Aug 2012
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South African History Online. (2012, August 23). Pope John Paul II appoints thirty-one new cardinals including three from Africa – Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091686
South African History Online (2012) 'Pope John Paul II appoints thirty-one new cardinals including three from Africa – Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria.', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091686 (Accessed: 2 August 2026).
South African History Online, Pope John Paul II appoints thirty-one new cardinals including three from Africa – Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091686, (accessed 2 August 2026).
"Pope John Paul II appoints thirty-one new cardinals including three from Africa – Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria.." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091686. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Pope John Paul II appoints thirty-one new cardinals including three from Africa – Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria.." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091686.
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