Joseph Roger de Benoist (2 August 1923 – 15 February 2017) was a French missionary, journalist, and historian.[1] His main areas of study were French West Africa and the history of the Catholic Churchinsub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Senegal, where he lived for several decades.
Father Joseph Roger de Benoist was part of the congregation of the White Fathers. He was born in Meudon and graduated from Lille Graduate School of Journalism with a doctorate in history.[1]
Joseph Roger de Benoist was made Knight (1988) and then Officer (1997) of the French Legion of Honour. He was also an Officer in the Ordre national du Lion du Sénégal (1993).[1] he died, aged 93, in Bry-sur-Marne, France.
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