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Wilfrid Napier
Wilfrid Fox Napier O.F.M. (born 8 March 1941) is a South African Franciscan friar and prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Durban from 1992 to 2021 and has been a cardinal since 2001. He served as Bishop of Kokstad from 1981 to 1992. Biography Napier was born on 8 March 1941 in Matatiele, South Africa. He joined the Franciscan Novitiate in Killarney before moving to St Anthony s College, Galway, to study at UCG. He graduated from University College Galway in 1964 with a degree in Latin and English. Studying at the Irish Franciscans St Anthony's College, Leuven, he obtained an MA in philosophy and theology from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. He was ordained a priest of the Order of Friars Minor on 25 July 1970. On 15 May 1978 he was appointed apostolic administrator of Kokstad and on 29 November 1980 he was appointed bishop there. He chose as his episcopal motto the phrase ''pax et bonum'' which means "peace and goodwill". On 29 March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University College Galway
The University of Galway () is a public university, public research university located in the city of Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The university was founded in 1845 as "Queen's College, Galway". It was known as "University College, Galway" (UCG) () from 1908 to 1997 and as "National University of Ireland Galway" (NUI Galway) () from 1997 to 2022. In September 2022, it changed its name to "University of Galway". The University of Galway is a member of the Coimbra Group, a network of 40 long-established European universities. History The university was established in 1845 as Queen's College, Galway, together with University College Cork, Queen's College, Cork, and Queen's University Belfast, Queen's College, Belfast. It opened for teaching on 30 October 1849 with 68 students. In 1850, it became part of the Queen's University of Ireland, and its degrees were conferred in the name of that university. Located close to the city centre, the university campus stretches alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
