Former Belleville bishop Wilton Gregory named as America's first Black cardinal

Pope Francis on Sunday named 13 new cardinals, including Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red hat.

Wilton also served as bishop of Belleville, Illinois, for 10 years, beginning at the end of 1993.

In a surprise announcement from his studio window to faithful standing below in St. Peter’s Square, Francis said the churchmen would be elevated to a cardinal’s rank in a ceremony on Nov. 28.

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