Cardinal Gantin’s sainthood cause opens
January 30, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: The bishops of Lazio, the Italian province whose capital is Rome, have initiated the cause for the beatification and canonization of Cardinal Bernardin Gantin (1922-2008).
One of the most influential prelates during Pope St. John Paul II’s reign, Cardinal Gantin, who hailed from the West African nation of Benin, was prefect of the Congregation for Bishops (1984-1998) and dean of the College of Cardinals (1993-2002).
In an edict seeking testimony for the cause, the Vicariate of Rome stated that Cardinal Gantin “enjoyed the profound esteem and trust of St. Paul VI, St. John Paul II, and the then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger,” and that Cardinal Gantin’s “reputation for sanctity has increased over the years.”
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