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Benin

Seniority by Priestly Ordination


Ordained
Priest
YearsNameCurrent Title
29 Jun 1966 Giuseppe Cardinal BertelloPresident Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State, Roman Curia
16 Dec 1966 Bishop Barthélemy AdoukonouSecretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Roman Curia
4 Jan 1969 Archbishop Antoine GanyéArchbishop Emeritus of Cotonou
8 Jul 1972 Archbishop André Pierre Louis DupuyApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
23 Dec 1972 Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D.Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Hungary
24 Mar 1974 Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn TốtApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Sri Lanka
10 Aug 1974 Bishop Victor AgbanouBishop Emeritus of Lokossa
7 Jan 1978 Archbishop Fidèle AgbatchiArchbishop Emeritus of Parakou
21 Jul 1979 Bishop Clet FelihoBishop of Kandi
3 Jul 1982 Bishop Marc Marie Max AilletBishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
16 Jul 1983 Bishop Martin Adjou MoumouniBishop of N’Dali
5 Jul 1986 Bishop Eugène Cyrille HoundékonBishop of Abomey
26 Jul 1986 Archbishop Pascal N’KouéArchbishop of Parakou
7 Dec 1989 Archbishop Dieudonné DatonouApostolic Nuncio to Burundi
7 Dec 1991 Bishop Antoine Sabi BioBishop of Natitingou
2 May 1992 Archbishop Brian UdaigweApostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
8 Aug 1992 Archbishop Roger Houngbédji, O.P.Archbishop of Cotonou
27 Dec 1992 Bishop Aristide GonsalloBishop of Porto Novo
14 Sep 1996 Archbishop Mark Gerard MilesApostolic Nuncio to Benin
26 Jul 1997 Bishop François Xavier Ghanbodè Gnonhossou, S.M.A.Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé
27 Dec 2003 Bishop Coffi Roger AnoumouBishop of Lokossa
22 Jul 2006 Bishop Bernard de Clairvaux Toha Wontacien, O.S.F.S.Bishop of Djougou

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