Anatole Milandou (born 18 March 1946) is the current

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of the

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in the

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Biography

Anatole Milandou was born on 18 March 1946 in Nsamouna,

. 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

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ric in

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. He was consecrated bishop on 28 August of that year. He was appointed Bishop of Kinkala on 3 October 1987.

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appointed him archbishop of Brazzaville on 23 January 2001. 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.). From 1997 to 2003, he served as President of the ''Conférence Episcopale du Congo''.

References

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