Barthélemy Adoukonou
Barthélemy Adoukonou | |
|---|---|
| Titular Bishop of Zama Minor | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 8 October 2011 |
| Term ended | 27 October 2025 |
| Predecessor | Elio Sgreccia |
| Successor | Vacant |
| Other post | Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture (2009–2017) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 16 December 1966 by Gregorio Pietro Agagianian |
| Consecration | 8 October 2011 by Tarcisio Bertone, Gianfranco Ravasi, Giuseppe Bertello |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1942 |
| Died | 27 October 2025 (aged 83) Cotonou, Benin |
| Styles of Barthélemy Adoukonou | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | The Right Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Barthélemy Adoukonou (24 August 1942 – 27 October 2025) was a Beninese Catholic bishop. He was the secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, beginning with his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 3 December 2009. He was previously secretary-general both of the Conférence Épiscopale Régionale de l'Afrique de l'Ouest Francophone and of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Anglophone West Africa, and a consultor of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. As well as the languages of the two West African international conferences, he spoke Italian and German.