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Benin

Bishops By Age


BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
28 Jun 1938 Archbishop Antoine GanyéArchbishop Emeritus of Cotonou
13 Feb 1940 Archbishop André Pierre Louis DupuyApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
24 Aug 1942 Bishop Barthélemy AdoukonouSecretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Roman Curia
1 Oct 1942 Giuseppe Cardinal BertelloPresident Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State, Roman Curia
23 Dec 1945 Bishop Victor AgbanouBishop Emeritus of Lokossa
30 May 1946 Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D.Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Hungary
15 Apr 1949 Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn TốtApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Sri Lanka
23 Oct 1950 Archbishop Fidèle AgbatchiArchbishop Emeritus of Parakou
14 Feb 1954 Bishop Clet FelihoBishop of Kandi
29 Jul 1955 Bishop Martin Adjou MoumouniBishop of N’Dali
17 Apr 1957 Bishop Marc Marie Max AilletBishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
29 Mar 1959 Archbishop Pascal N’KouéArchbishop of Parakou
28 Jan 1960 Bishop Eugène Cyrille HoundékonBishop of Abomey
3 Dec 1961 Bishop François Xavier Ghanbodè Gnonhossou, S.M.A.Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé
3 Mar 1962 Archbishop Dieudonné DatonouApostolic Nuncio to Burundi
1963 Bishop Antoine Sabi BioBishop of Natitingou
14 May 1963 Archbishop Roger Houngbédji, O.P.Archbishop of Cotonou
19 Jul 1964 Archbishop Brian UdaigweApostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
4 Sep 1966 Bishop Aristide GonsalloBishop of Porto Novo
13 May 1967 Archbishop Mark Gerard MilesApostolic Nuncio to Benin
20 Aug 1970 Bishop Bernard de Clairvaux Toha Wontacien, O.S.F.S.Bishop of Djougou
30 Jul 1972 Bishop Coffi Roger AnoumouBishop of Lokossa

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