Nunciature to Benin

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Bishop(s) Mark Gerard Miles, Apostolic Nuncio

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature Name Changed: 27 December 1975 Diplomatic Post Country: Benin Mailing Address: 08 B.P. 0400, Zone des Ambassades, Quartier Awhouanléko/ Djoméhountin, Boulevard de France, Cotonou, Benin Telephone: (229)62.51.29.11; 21.30.03.57 Fax: 21.30.03.10

Historical Details

• Nunciature to Dahomey
  • Established: 29 June 1971
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Benin

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giovanni Mariani † (24 Mar 1972 Appointed - 1973 Resigned)
• Bruno Wüstenberg † (19 Dec 1973 Appointed - 17 Jan 1979 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands)
• Giuseppe Ferraioli † (25 Aug 1979 Appointed - 21 Jul 1981 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya)
• Ivan Cornelius Dias † (8 May 1982 Appointed - 20 Jun 1987 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Korea)
• Giuseppe Bertello (17 Oct 1987 Appointed - 12 Jan 1991 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda)
• Abraham Kattumana † (8 May 1991 Appointed - 16 Dec 1992 Appointed, Official of the Roman Curia - Other)
• André Pierre Louis Dupuy (6 Apr 1993 Appointed - 27 Nov 1999 Resigned)
• Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt (25 Nov 2002 Appointed - 24 Aug 2005 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic)
• Michael August Blume, S.V.D. (24 Aug 2005 Appointed - 2 Feb 2013 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda)
• Brian Udaigwe (8 Apr 2013 Appointed - 13 Jun 2020 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka)
• Mark Gerard Miles (5 Feb 2021 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Nunciature to Dahomey
29 June 1971	Established	Delegation to Western Africa	Nunciature to Dahomey
1 May 1973	Territory Added		Nunciature to Dahomey (from Dacaria)
Nunciature to Benin
27 December 1975	Name Changed	Nunciature to Dahomey	Nunciature to Benin

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giuseppe Bertello (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 17 Oct 1987 to 12 Jan 1991)
• Michael August Blume, S.V.D. (Apostolic Nuncio: 24 Aug 2005 to 2 Feb 2013)
• André Pierre Louis Dupuy (Apostolic Nuncio: 6 Apr 1993 to 27 Nov 1999)
• Mark Gerard Miles (Apostolic Nuncio: 5 Feb 2021)
• Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt (Apostolic Nuncio: 25 Nov 2002 to 24 Aug 2005)
• Brian Udaigwe (Apostolic Nuncio: 8 Apr 2013 to 13 Jun 2020)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Ivan Cornelius Dias † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 8 May 1982 to 20 Jun 1987)
• Giuseppe Ferraioli † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 25 Aug 1979 to 21 Jul 1981)
• Abraham Kattumana † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 8 May 1991 to 16 Dec 1992)
• Giovanni Mariani † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 24 Mar 1972 to 1973)
• Bruno Wüstenberg † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 19 Dec 1973 to 17 Jan 1979)

Source(s)

Nunciature to Dahomey Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 477 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 65, Page 625, and Page 626

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