Benin

Bishops By Age

Birthdate	Age	Name	Current Title
28 Jun 1938		Archbishop Antoine Ganyé	Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou
13 Feb 1940		Archbishop André Pierre Louis Dupuy	Apostolic Nuncio
24 Aug 1942		Bishop Barthélemy Adoukonou	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Roman Curia
1 Oct 1942		Giuseppe Cardinal Bertello	President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State, Roman Curia
23 Dec 1945		Bishop Victor Agbanou	Bishop Emeritus of Lokossa
30 May 1946		Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D.	Apostolic Nuncio
15 Apr 1949		Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt	Apostolic Nuncio
23 Oct 1950		Archbishop Fidèle Agbatchi	Archbishop Emeritus of Parakou
14 Feb 1954		Bishop Clet Feliho	Bishop of Kandi
29 Jul 1955		Bishop Martin Adjou Moumouni	Bishop of N’Dali
17 Apr 1957		Bishop Marc Marie Max Aillet	Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
29 Mar 1959		Archbishop Pascal N’Koué	Archbishop of Parakou
28 Jan 1960		Bishop Eugène Cyrille Houndékon	Bishop of Abomey
3 Dec 1961		Bishop François Xavier Ghanbodè Gnonhossou, S.M.A.	Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé
3 Mar 1962		Archbishop Dieudonné Datonou	Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi
1963		Bishop Antoine Sabi Bio	Bishop of Natitingou
14 May 1963		Archbishop Roger Houngbédji, O.P.	Archbishop of Cotonou
19 Jul 1964		Archbishop Brian Udaigwe	Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
17 Nov 1964		Father Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi	Apostolic Nuncio to Benin
4 Sep 1966		Bishop Aristide Gonsallo	Bishop of Porto Novo
13 May 1967		Archbishop Mark Gerard Miles	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica
20 Aug 1970		Bishop Bernard de Clairvaux Toha Wontacien, O.S.F.S.	Bishop of Djougou
30 Jul 1972		Bishop Coffi Roger Anoumou	Bishop of Lokossa

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