Former Atlanta Archbishop Gregory to be first African American cardinal

By WSB Radio

October 25, 2020 at 11:38 am EDT

Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory will become the first African American cardinal. He previously was Archbishop in Atlanta. ((AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) (Andrew Harnik))

By WSB Radio

October 25, 2020 at 11:38 am EDT

Wilton D. Gregory, former Archbishop of Atlanta, is one of 13 churchmen who will become cardinals in a ceremony November 28. The announcement was made Sunday by Pope Francis from his studio window in St. Peter’s Square.

Gregory will be the first African American cardinal. He served his Atlanta post from 2005 through part of 2019, before he was named as Archbishop of Washington.