Cardinal Bernardin Gantin

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cardinal_Bernardin_Gantin
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Cardinal
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Pontifical_Urban_University
gptkbp:birth_date 1922-05-08
gptkbp:children gptkb:None
gptkbp:coat_of_arms gptkb:Gantin_coat_of_arms
gptkbp:consecration_date gptkb:Pope_Paul_VI
1977-05-07
gptkbp:death_date 2013-03-13
gptkbp:honorific_prefix His Eminence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cardinal Bernardin Gantin
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:African_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:nationality Beninese
gptkbp:notable_work Ecclesiastical governance in Africa
Promotion of African clergy
gptkbp:papal_bull 1988-06-28
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Cotonou
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Prefect_of_the_Congregation_for_Bishops
gptkb:Archbishop_of_Cotonou
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Cardinal_Sebastien_Gonin
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:None
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Cardinal_Robert_Sarah
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vatican_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4