Answer the following question: What key details about bernardin gantin can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: bernardin gantin -lrb- 8 may 1922 -- 13 may 2008 -rrb- was a prominent beninese cardinal of the roman catholic church . he served as metropolitan archbishop of the roman catholic archdiocese of cotonou and then at the vatican in the service of the holy see as president of the pontifical council for justice and peace and then as prefect of the sacred congregation for bishops . ultimately , he served as dean of the sacred college of cardinals , a post his french consecrator as a bishop once held and the same position joseph ratzinger had after gantin and before his election as pope benedict xvi . he was the highest ranking catholic to come from africa since ancient times , when some popes were believed to have come from there . he enjoyed a close relationship with pope john xxiii , popes paul vi and john paul i , and most especially , with pope john paul ii and his fellow curial cardinal and future pope , joseph ratzinger . like many senior african prelates of his era , he was relatively conservative , but was esteemed by both his native land and for his work in rome . his tomb in ouidah , which is frequently visited , was visited personally by pope benedict during the papal visit to benin . in may 2013 , vatican officials inaugurated a chair about '' socializing policy in africa '' bearing his name at the pontifical lateran university .
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- title is prefect emeritus of the congregation for bishops- predecessor is sebastiano baggio- birth date is 8 may 1922- consecrated by is eugene tisserant- see is palestrina -lrb- suburbicarian -rrb-- caption is a early years of his cardinalate photo of cardinal gantin taken sometime in the- death date is 13 may 2008- created cardinal by is pope paul vi- name is bernardin '' cardinal '' gantin- birth place is toffo , benin- death place is paris , france- type is cardinal- consecration is 3 february 1957- image is gantin portrait.jpg- successor is lucas moreira neves- ordination is 14 january 1951- ended is 25 june 1998- other post is dean 2002 -rrb- president of the pontifical council for justice and of peace -lrb- 1976 -- 84 -rrb- archbishop of cotonou -lrb- the 1960 -- 71 -rrb- college of cardinals -lrb- 1993 --- cardinal is 27 june 1977- ordained by is louis parisot- coat of arms is coat of arms of bernardin gantin.svg- enthroned is 8 april 1984