"2001-11-22"^^ . . . . . . "(His Eminence)"@en . "William White"@en . . . "1970-04-06"^^ . . . . . "William Wakefield Baum (born November 21, 1926) is an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau (1970-1973) and Archbishop of Washington (1973-1980) before serving in the Roman Curia as Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (1980-1990) and Major Penitentiary (1990-2001). He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1976, and is currently the longest-serving cardinal from the United States."@en . . . "Archbishop of Washington"@en . . "1970-04-06"^^ . "null"@en . "1990-04-06"^^ . . "1951-05-12"^^ . "1926-11-21"^^ . . "William Wakefield Baum (born November 21, 1926) is an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau (1970-1973) and Archbishop of Washington (1973-1980) before serving in the Roman Curia as Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (1980-1990) and Major Penitentiary (1990-2001). He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1976, and is currently the longest-serving cardinal from the United States."@en . "William Wakefield Baum"@en . . . . "1990"^^ . . . . . "Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau"@en . . "1980"^^ . "William Baum"@en . "1970"^^ . . "Your Eminence"@en . . . . "1973"^^ . . "1974-09-12"^^ . . . "bishopconsecrated1"@en . . "William Wakefield Baum"@en . . . . . . . . "1976-05-24"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "bishopconsecrated2"@en . .