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Cardinal Philippe Barbarin

Published: February 17, 2012

Born in Morocco, a young Philippe Barbarin was raised in a family of 11 children. He went on to study at the Sorbonne and the Catholic Institute of Paris before eventually becoming the Archbishop of Lyon. In 2003, he was appointed to the College of Cardinals at the exceptionally young age of 53. Witness host Fr Thomas Rosica speaks with Cardinal Barbarin at the 2008 International Eucharistic Congress.

 

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