Barthélémy Batantu
Barthélémy Batantu (born July 14, 1925 in Mayala , † April 26, 2004 ) was Archbishop of Brazzaville .
Life
Barthélémy Batantu was ordained a priest on June 28, 1959 . John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Brazzaville on November 15, 1978 .
The secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy , consecrated him bishop on February 11 of the following year; Co - consecrators were Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard CSSp , Archbishop ad personam of Nouakchott , and Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt , Bishop of Angers .
On January 23, 2001, the Pope accepted his age-related resignation.
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Émile Biayenda |
Archbishop of Brazzaville 1978-2001 |
Anatole Milandou |
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SURNAME | Batantu, Barthélémy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Congolese clergyman, Catholic Archbishop of Brazzaville |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1925 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mayala |
DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 2004 |