Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI dies two months, one week and 4 days after establishing Benedict XVI Institute for Africa in Bamenda

By Nchumbonga George Lekelefac On December 1, 2022, barely two months, one week and four days after establishing the Benedict XVI Institute for Africa, A Constituent College of the Catholic University of Cameroon Bamenda (CATUC), Benedict died on 31 December 2022 at 9:34 am Central European Time at his residence, Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, in the Vatican. He was 95 years old. His long-time secretary, Georg Gänswein, reported his last words were ‘Signore ti amo’ (Italian for ‘Lord, I love you’). (Cf. D’emilio Frances). Formal establishment of the Benedict XVI Institute for Africa, A Constituent College of the Catholic University of…