Cardinal Bernardin Gantin

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cardinal_Bernardin_Gantin

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Person gptkb:cathedral
gptkbp:appointedCardinalBy	gptkb:Pope_Paul_VI 1977-06-27
gptkbp:birthDate	1922-05-08
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Toffo,_Benin
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Cotonou_Cathedral,_Benin
gptkbp:consecrationDate	1957-02-03
gptkbp:deathDate	2008-05-13
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Pontifical_Urban_University
gptkbp:nationality	Beninese
gptkbp:notableFor	First African to serve as Dean of the College of Cardinals
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:bishop gptkb:cathedral
gptkbp:ordinationDate	1951-01-14
gptkbp:predecessorAsDean	gptkb:Cardinal_Angelo_Sodano
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:servedAs	gptkb:President_of_the_Pontifical_Council_for_Justice_and_Peace Archbishop of Cotonou
gptkbp:successorAsDean	gptkb:Cardinal_Joseph_Ratzinger
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Prefect_of_the_Congregation_for_Bishops gptkb:Dean_of_the_College_of_Cardinals
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Basilica_of_Saint_Mary_Major,_Rome
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Cardinal Bernardin Gantin