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Benin

Seniority by Bishop Ordination

Ordained
Bishop		YearsNameCurrent Title
19 Dec 1970 Bishop Vincent MensahBishop Emeritus of Porto Novo
25 Jul 1976 Archbishop Nestor AssogbaArchbishop Emeritus of Cotonou
19 Jun 1982 Ivan Cardinal DiasPrefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Roman Curia
28 Nov 1987 Archbishop Giuseppe BertelloApostolic Nuncio to Italy
6 Jun 1993 Archbishop André Pierre Louis DupuyApostolic Nuncio to European Community
25 Mar 1995 Archbishop Marcel Honorat Léon AgbotonArchbishop of Cotonou
20 Aug 1995 Bishop Antoine GanyéBishop of Dassa-Zoumé
1 Oct 1995 Bishop Paul Kouassivi VieiraBishop of Djougou
21 Sep 1997 Bishop Pascal N'KouéBishop of Natitingou
10 Jun 2000 Bishop Martin Adjou MoumouniBishop of N’Dali
10 Jun 2000 Archbishop Fidèle AgbatchiArchbishop of Parakou
10 Jun 2000 Bishop Clet FelihoBishop of Kandi
4 Nov 2000 Bishop Victor AgbanouBishop of Lokossa
6 Jan 2003 Bishop René-Marie Ehuzu, C.I.M.Bishop of Porto Novo
6 Jan 2003 Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van TotApostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica
30 Sep 2005 Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D.Apostolic Nuncio to Benin
3 Feb 2008 Bishop Eugène Cyrille HoundékonBishop of Abomey

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