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Benin

Bishops By Age

BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
19 Jul 1924 Bishop Vincent MensahBishop Emeritus of Porto Novo
21 Feb 1929 Archbishop Nestor AssogbaArchbishop Emeritus of Cotonou
14 Apr 1936 Ivan Cardinal DiasPrefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Roman Curia
28 Jun 1938 Bishop Antoine GanyéBishop of Dassa-Zoumé
13 Feb 1940 Archbishop André Pierre Louis DupuyApostolic Nuncio to European Community
16 Jan 1941 Archbishop Marcel Honorat Léon AgbotonArchbishop of Cotonou
1 Oct 1942 Archbishop Giuseppe BertelloApostolic Nuncio to Italy
12 Apr 1944 Bishop René-Marie Ehuzu, C.I.M.Bishop of Porto Novo
23 Dec 1945 Bishop Victor AgbanouBishop of Lokossa
30 May 1946 Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D.Apostolic Nuncio to Benin
15 Apr 1949 Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van TotApostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica
14 Jul 1949 Bishop Paul Kouassivi VieiraBishop of Djougou
23 Oct 1950 Archbishop Fidèle AgbatchiArchbishop of Parakou
14 Feb 1954 Bishop Clet FelihoBishop of Kandi
29 Jul 1955 Bishop Martin Adjou MoumouniBishop of N’Dali
17 Apr 1957 Bishop Marc AilletBishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
29 Mar 1959 Bishop Pascal N'KouéBishop of Natitingou
28 Jan 1960 Bishop Eugène Cyrille HoundékonBishop of Abomey

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