Barthélemy Adoukonou
Roman Catholic Church | |
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| See | Zama Minor |
| In office | 8 October 2011- |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 16 December 1966 |
| Consecration | 8 October 2011 by Tarcisio Bertone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1942 |
| Styles of Barthélemy Adoukonou | |
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Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Bishop |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Barthélemy Adoukonou (born 24 August 1942) is a Beninese Catholic bishop. He is the
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
. As well as the languages of the two West African international conferences, he speaks Italian and German.
Ecclesiastical career
Adoukonou was born in
Porto Novo.[2]
In the late 70s, Adoukonou was a student of the then professor
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and finally Pope in 2005, under the name of Benedict XVI. At the end of 2009 when the nomination of the new Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture was due to take place, its president Gianfranco Ravasi, spoke to the Pope Benedict, suggesting the possible addition of a figure from Africa, to assist him as he felt that the Roman Curia was at risk of becoming too Italianised. Benedict seized the opportunity stating: “I have a candidate,” giving Adoukonou’s name to Ravasi. In December 2009, Adoukonou was appointed the secretary, or second-ranking official, of the Pontifical Council for Culture.[3]
Adoukonou, is a member of the Ratzinger Schulerkreis (an informal group composed of Ratzinger’s former students) and accordingly, he participated in it 2011 annual meeting which discussed new evangelization.[4]
On 10 September 2011, Adoukonou was appointed
Zama Minor.[5] He received episcopal consecration at the hands of Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone on 8 October 2011 along with Giuseppe Sciacca.[6]
On 29 December 2011 he was appointed a member of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications for a five-year renewable term.[7]
References
- ^ DEL SEGRETARIO DEL PONTIFICIO CONSIGLIO DELLA CULTURA NOMINA DEL SEGRETARIO DEL PONTIFICIO CONSIGLIO DELLA CULTURA Archived April 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dal Benin a Roma
- ^ Vatican Insider: "The last of Ratzinger’s graduates has been appointed Bishop" Archived October 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine September 29, 2011
- ^ RATZINGER STUDENTS DISCUSS NEW EVANGELIZATION Archived September 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ELEVAZIONE ALLA DIGNITÀ VESCOVILE DEL SEGRETARIO DEL PONTIFICIO CONSIGLIO DELLA CULTURA Archived April 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bishop Barthélemy Adoukonou [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ NOMINA DI MEMBRI DEL PONTIFICIO CONSIGLIO DELLE COMUNICAZIONI SOCIALI Archived 2012-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
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