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Bernardin Gantin

Bernardinus Gantin la

Beninese Catholic prelate and Servant of God (1922–2008)

  • Dated 8 May 1922 CE – 13 May 2008 CE
  • Recognised as Servant of God, 30 January 2025 CE
  • Also called Bernardin Cardinal Gantin, Servant of God Bernardin Gantin

Overview

Beninese Catholic prelate and Servant of God (1922–2008)Wikidata record description. Read Bernardin Gantin in the Wikipedia reader.

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Roles and affiliation

Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.

Belonged to

Offices held 7

  1. 11 December 1956 CE – 5 January 1960 CE auxiliary bishop Has references
  2. 11 December 1956 CE – 5 January 1960 CE titular bishop Has references
  3. 5 January 1960 CE – 28 June 1971 CE Catholic archbishop Has references
  4. Template-Cardinal
    from 27 June 1977 CE cardinal Has references
  5. External Ornaments of a Cardinal Bishop
    29 September 1986 CE – 13 May 2008 CE cardinal-bishop
  6. 1993 CE – 2002 CE cardinal-bishop of Ostia Succeeded Agnelo Rossi · Succeeded by Benedict XVI
  7. 5 June 1993 CE – 30 November 2002 CE Dean of the College of Cardinals Succeeded Agnelo Rossi · Succeeded by Benedict XVI

Recorded events

What Bernardin Gantin’s own record names in its history, in the order of the dates on the statements.

  1. 14 January 1951 CE Priestly ordination  ↗
  2. 3 February 1957 CE Consecration  ↗
  3. 27 June 1977 CE Cardinalate creation  ↗
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