Apostolic Nunciature to Benin

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The Apostolic Nunciature to Benin is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Benin. The Apostolic Nuncio to Benin is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Benin, with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Holy See to the Republic of Benin and as the point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in Benin and the pope.

In 1948, the Holy See established the office of Delegate to Dakar to represent its interest in French colonial Africa. Following the decolonization of the region, the title of that position was changed to Apostolic Delegate to Western Africa on 23 September 1960 and given responsibility for Senegal, Upper Volta, Côte d'Ivoire, Dahomey (Benin), Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Sudan, Togo, Ghana, Gambia, and Sierra Leone. [1] Over the next decade, as the Vatican established relationships with individual countries, country-specific offices were created, including the Pro-Nunciature to Dahomey in 1972. The name of the country, and of the Holy See's office, changed from Dahomey to Benin on 30 November 1975.

The Apostolic Nuncio to Benin is usually also the Apostolic Nuncio to Togo upon his appointment to said nation.

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References

  1. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LII. 1960. p. 1003. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXIV. 1972. p. 255. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXV. 1973. p. 683. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.11.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 November 2002. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.08.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 August 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.08.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 August 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 02.02.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 08.04.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.06.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 05.02.2021" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 09.07.2024" . Retrieved July 10, 2023.
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