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For the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch and Pope of Alexandria and All Africa, see List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria. For Popes of the Coptic Church and Coptic Catholic Church, see List of Coptic Popes.

Three popes have had African birth or heritage.

According to the records of the Liber Pontificalis, all three were from the Roman Province of Africa (corresponding to the territory of modern Tunisia and Libya). The conquest of Byzantine North Africa by Islam during the 7th century largely eliminated the chance for another African pope until modern times.

Modern African papabile

Francis Arinze, a Nigerian cardinal and advisor to Pope John Paul II, and was considered papabile before the 2005 papal conclave, which elected Benedict XVI. In the next conclave, Peter Cardinal Turkson of Ghana has been called "the most likely" candidate from Africa.

References

  1. Carroll, Rory. 2003, October 3. "The Guardian Profile: Francis Cardinal Arinze." The Guardian.
  2. Greg Watts (November 2 2007). "A mission to speak out of Africa". The Times. Retrieved 2008-04-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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