Nunciature to Benin

Historical Details

• Nunciature to Dahomey
  • Established: 29 June 1971
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Benin

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giovanni Mariani † (24 Mar 1972 Appointed - 1973 Resigned)
• Bruno Wüstenberg † (19 Dec 1973 Appointed - 17 Jan 1979 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands)
• Giuseppe Ferraioli † (25 Aug 1979 Appointed - 21 Jul 1981 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya)
• Ivan Cornelius Dias † (8 May 1982 Appointed - 20 Jun 1987 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Korea)
• Giuseppe Bertello (17 Oct 1987 Appointed - 12 Jan 1991 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda)
• Abraham Kattumana † (8 May 1991 Appointed - 16 Dec 1992 Appointed, Official of the Roman Curia - Other)
• André Pierre Louis Dupuy (6 Apr 1993 Appointed - 27 Nov 1999 Resigned)
• Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt (25 Nov 2002 Appointed - 24 Aug 2005 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic)
• Michael August Blume, S.V.D. (24 Aug 2005 Appointed - 2 Feb 2013 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda)
• Brian Ngozi Udaigwe (8 Apr 2013 Appointed - 13 Jun 2020 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka)
• Mark Gerard Miles (5 Feb 2021 Appointed - 9 Jul 2024 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica)
• Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi (28 Oct 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giuseppe Bertello (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 17 Oct 1987 to 12 Jan 1991)
• Michael August Blume, S.V.D. (Apostolic Nuncio: 24 Aug 2005 to 2 Feb 2013)
• André Pierre Louis Dupuy (Apostolic Nuncio: 6 Apr 1993 to 27 Nov 1999)
• Mark Gerard Miles (Apostolic Nuncio: 5 Feb 2021 to 9 Jul 2024)
• Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt (Apostolic Nuncio: 25 Nov 2002 to 24 Aug 2005)
• Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi (Apostolic Nuncio: 28 Oct 2024)
• Brian Ngozi Udaigwe (Apostolic Nuncio: 8 Apr 2013 to 13 Jun 2020)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Ivan Cornelius Dias † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 8 May 1982 to 20 Jun 1987)
• Giuseppe Ferraioli † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 25 Aug 1979 to 21 Jul 1981)
• Abraham Kattumana † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 8 May 1991 to 16 Dec 1992)
• Giovanni Mariani † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 24 Mar 1972 to 1973)
• Bruno Wüstenberg † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 19 Dec 1973 to 17 Jan 1979)

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