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Anatole Milandou

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Anatole Milandou
Archbishop of Brazzaville
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseBrazzaville
SeeBrazzaville
Appointed23 January 2001
PredecessorBarthélémy Batantu
Previous post(s)
  • Titular Bishop of Capra (1983–87)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Brazzaville (1983–87)
  • Bishop of Kinkala (1987–2001)
Orders
Ordination23 June 1974
by Emile Biayenda
Consecration28 August 1983
by Roger Etchegaray
Personal details
Born
Anatole Milandou

(1946-03-18) 18 March 1946 (age 78)

Anatole Milandou (born 18 March 1946) is the current archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo.

Biography

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Anatole Milandou was born on 18 March 1946 in Nsamouna, Republic of the Congo.[1] He was ordained a priest for the diocese of Brazzaville on 23 June 1974. On 22 July 1983, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Brazzaville with a titular bishopric in Capra.[1] He was consecrated bishop on 28 August of that year. He was appointed Bishop of Kinkala on 3 October 1987. Pope John Paul II appointed him archbishop of Brazzaville on 23 January 2001.[1]

From 1997 to 2000, Milandou served as President of the Association des Conférences Episcopales de la Région de l’Afrique Central (A.C.E.R.A.C.).[2] From 1997 to 2003, he served as President of the Conférence Episcopale du Congo.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cheney, David M (10 February 2010). "Archbishop Anatole Milandou". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b Chow, Gabriel (November 27, 2010). "Diocese of Ouesso". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 27 December 2010.