His Eminence Richard Cardinal Kuuia Baawobr, Bishop of Wa, Ghana has been discharged from hospital after undergoing a heart-related surgery in Rome.
On 18th November 2022, the Cardinal was discharged from Agostino Gemelli University Hospital/Policlinic where he had been transferred on Saturday, 15th October 2022.
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The Cardinal is now staying at the Generalate of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) in Rome.
On August 27, Pope Francis called for prayers for Ghanaian Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr who is said to have taken ill upon his arrival in Rome for a Consistory officially creating new cardinals for the Church.
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“..Richard Cardinal Kuuia Baawobr who since his arrival in Rome fell ill and has been hospitalized with problems of the heart and it seems he may need to have surgery. Let’s remember him as well,” Pope Francis said.