Dieudonné Datonou
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Dieudonné Datonou | |
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| Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi Titular Archbishop of Vico Equense | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 7 October 2021 |
| Predecessor | Wojciech Załuski |
| Other post | Titular Archbishop of Vico Equense |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 December 1989 by Christophe Adimou |
| Consecration | 20 November 2021 by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Edgar Peña Parra and Protase Rugambwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 3, 1962 |
| Nationality | Beninese |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Lateran University |
| Motto | Latin: Ut ita et vos faciatis (So that as I have done for you, you should also do) |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Dieudonné Datonou | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Dieudonné Datonou (born 3 March 1962) is a Beninese archbishop of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1995. On 7 October 2021, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi and elevated to the rank of archbishop.
He is the first native of Benin to hold the title of nuncio.[1]
Dieudonné K. Datonou was born in Dekanmè, Benin, on 3 March 1962. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Cotonou on 7 December 1989.[2] He earned a degree in civil and canon law from the Pontifical Lateran University in 1995 with a dissertation "Du concept de patrimoine commun de l’humanité aux droits de l’humanité. Étude historico-juridique du concept de patrimoine commun de l’humanité en droit international".[3]
Diplomatic career
He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 1995. He has filled assignments in the offices of its representatives in Angola (1995–1998), Ecuador (1998–2001), Cameroon (secretary, 2001–2004),[4] Iran (2004–2006), India and Nepal (2006–2009), and El Salvador (2009–2014).[2] He also worked in the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State[2] where in 2021 he became coordinator of papal travels. He was responsible for organizing Pope Francis' trip to Iraq in March 2021[5] and to Hungary and Slovakia in September 2021.[6] His Vatican colleagues nicknamed him "the sheriff".[5][7]
On 12 September 2021, during a press conference while en route to Budapest, Pope Francis mentioned that Datonou would soon become a bishop.[8] On 7 October 2021, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi and titular archbishop of Vico Equense.[2] On 20 November 2021, he received episcopal consecration by cardinal Pietro Parolin, co-consecrators cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle and archbishop Edgar Peña Parra.
