André Pierre Louis Dupuy was born on 13 February 1940 in Soustons, Landes.
He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See and between 1974 and 1991 fulfilled assignments in Venezuela, Tanzania, the Netherlands, Lebanon, Iran and Ireland.
[1] On 6 April 1993, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Selsea and Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana, Benin, and Togo.
He received his episcopal consecration in Dax on 6 June from Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State.
[5] While in that post, he edited a collection of excerpts from more than 1300 speeches delivered by representatives of the Holy See to international organizations between 1970 and 2000.