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Bernardin Gantin

1922 - 2008

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Bernardin Gantin (8 May 1922 – 13 May 2008) was a Beninese Catholic prelate who held senior positions in the Roman Curia for twenty years and the highest position in the College of Cardinals for nine years. His prominence in the hierarchy of the Church was unprecedented for an African and has been equaled by few non-Italians. He began his career in his native country first as an auxiliary bishop and then as Archbishop of Cotonou. In 1971, he began his thirty-year career in the Curia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernardin Gantin is the 993rd most popular religious figure (up from 1,281st in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Benin (up from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Beninese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bernardin Gantin ranks 993 out of 3,187. Before him are Severinus of Noricum, Mata Amritanandamayi, Antipope Clement VIII, Zita, Methodios I of Constantinople, and Walter Kasper. After him are Benedict the Moor, Gotthard of Hildesheim, Jeremias II of Constantinople, Ascanio Sforza, Paula of Rome, and Otto of Bamberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Bernardin Gantin ranks 64. Before him are Alberto Granado, Barbara Bel Geddes, Ugo Tognazzi, Blake Edwards, Francesco Rosi, and Ken Noritake. After him are Lucian Freud, Har Gobind Khorana, Mao Anying, Oskar Werner, Marek Edelman, and Melvin Laird. Among people deceased in 2008, Bernardin Gantin ranks 59. Before him are Dino Risi, Dražan Jerković, Robert Rauschenberg, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Chiara Lubich, and Horst Tappert. After him are Ivan Rebroff, George Carlin, Dorothy Vaughan, Henri Cartan, Muslim Magomayev, and Sufi Abu Taleb.

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In Benin

Among people born in Benin, Bernardin Gantin ranks 5 out of 25. Before him are Do-Aklin (1550), Phillis Wheatley (1753), Thomas Boni Yayi (1951), and Mathieu Kérékou (1933). After him are Hubert Maga (1916), Djimon Hounsou (1964), Patrice Talon (1958), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Angélique Kidjo (1960), and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Benin

Among religious figures born in Benin, Bernardin Gantin ranks 1. 

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