RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Bernardin Gantin

1922 - 2008

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Bernardin Gantin (8 May 1922 – 13 May 2008) was a Beninese prelate of the Catholic Church 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernardin Gantin has received more than 68,821 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Bernardin Gantin is the 1,281st most popular religious figure (up from 1,399th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Benin and the most popular Beninese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bernardin Gantin ranks 1,281 out of 3,187. Before him are Henri Estienne, Said ibn al-Musayyib, William M. Branham, Anastasia the Patrician, Aldegonde, and Adam Stefan Sapieha. After him are Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Frederick of Utrecht, Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, Juliana of Liège, Teobaldo Boccapecci, and Robert Estienne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Bernardin Gantin ranks 119. Before him are Günter Behnisch, Paul Marcinkus, Kim Hunter, Eileen Essell, Saad el-Shazly, and Hussein Onn. After him are Leo Tindemans, Manuel Fraga, Guy Hamilton, Guy Thys, Olga Ladyzhenskaya, and Juan Antonio Bardem. Among people deceased in 2008, Bernardin Gantin ranks 77. Before him are Eartha Kitt, Mate Parlov, Bettie Page, Anthony Minghella, Don S. Davis, and Daniel Carleton Gajdusek. After him are Khertek Anchimaa-Toka, Kiyosi Itô, Michael DeBakey, Leyla Gencer, Eva Dahlbeck, and Gerard Damiano.

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In Benin

Among people born in Benin, Bernardin Gantin ranks 7 out of 25. Before him are Phillis Wheatley (1753), Mathieu Kérékou (1933), Do-Aklin (1550), Djimon Hounsou (1964), Thomas Boni Yayi (1951), and Patrice Talon (1958). After him are Hubert Maga (1916), Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Angélique Kidjo (1960), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917), and Christophe Soglo (1909).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Benin

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

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