Joseph Malula

His Eminence

Joseph-Albert Malula
His Eminence; Joseph-Albert Malula
Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Kinshasa
Appointed	7 July 1964
Installed	27 August 1964
Term ended	14 June 1989
Predecessor	Félix Scalais
Successor	Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Saint Poromartiri a Via Aurelia Antica (1969-89)
Orders
Ordination	9 June 1946; by Georges Six
Consecration	20 September 1959; by Félix Scalais
Created cardinal	28 April 1969; by Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Joseph-Albert Malula; 12 December 1917; Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
Died	14 June 1989 (aged 71); Leuven, Belgium
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Attanasus (1959-64); Auxiliary Bishop of Léopoldville (1959-64); President of the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (1984-87);
Motto	In caritate

Joseph-Albert Malula (12 December 1917 – 14 June 1989) was a Congolese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Kinshasa (name changed from Leopoldville in 1966) from 1964 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.

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