Cardinal Bernardin Gantin

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cardinal_Bernardin_Gantin
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cardinal Bernardin Gantin
gptkbp:nationality Beninese
gptkbp:notableFor First African to serve as Dean of the College of Cardinals
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:bishop
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