CARDINAL BERNARDIN GANTIN
Alfred Cossi CHODATON
15 May 2009 · 1 min read
Boni Yayi institutes award in honor of late prelate
Beninese Head of State Boni Yayi on Wednesday evening in Cotonou institutionalized an award in memory of the late Beninese prelate, Cardinal Bernardin Gantin.
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Tagged the “Cardinal Bernardin Gantin International Great Award,” it is being sponsored by the government and the clergy.
It is aimed at recognizing the efforts of men, women, and institutions that distinguished themselves in the service of humanity.
Cardinal Gantin, who died on 13 May 2008 at the age of 80, was the dean of the College of the Cardinals of the Vatican and occupied top posts in the Catholic Church
