ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 13th of May WELCOME! BERNARDIN GANTIN, CARDINAL Bernardin Gantin was born on May 8, 1922, in Toffo, near Cotonou (Benin), the largest city and commercial capital of what was then the French colony of Dahomey . His father was a railway worker. His surname meant "iron tree". Bernardin Gantin was ordained as a priest in 1951 and taught languages at the local seminary before heading for Rome for further theological study. In 1956, he became one of the world's youngest Catholic bishops when he was appointed auxiliary in Cotonou. On January 5, 1960, Pope John XXIII promoted him to Archbishop of Cotonou when his old teacher, the ailing Archbishop Parisot, felt it was time to hand over his flock to the one who could take on the enormous work of the apostolate. His prowess as a pastor was demonstrated in a number of areas: he subdivided the diocese to adapt more effectively to individual situations; he promoted the founding...