Émile Biayenda
Émile Biayenda | |
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| Archbishop of Brazzaville | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Brazzaville |
| Metropolis | Brazzaville |
| See | Brazzaville |
| In office | 14 June 1971 – 23 March 1977 |
| Predecessor | Théophile Mbemba |
| Successor | Barthélémy Batantu |
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| Ordination | 26 October 1958 by Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard |
| Consecration | 17 May 1970 by Sergio Pignedoli |
| Created cardinal | 5 March 1973 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Émile Biayenda 1927 Mfinkabitungu, Malela-Bombe, Kindamba, Republic of Congo |
| Died | 23 March 1977 (aged 50) Brazzaville, Republic of Congo |
| Motto | In verbo Tuo laxabo rete ("At Your word I will let down the net") |
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| Styles of Émile Biayenda | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Brazzaville |
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Émile Biayenda (1927 – 23 March 1977) was the Archbishop of Brazzaville in Congo from 1971 to 1977 and was also a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
He was born in 1927 in Mpangala, Vindza. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1958 and was consecrated as a bishop in 1970. He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Paul VI in 1973. He was murdered in 1977.
His cause of canonization has commenced – he now has the title of Servant of God with the initiation of the cause in 1995 under Pope John Paul II.