, ▁Mil and ou ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁des ▁Con férences ▁Epis cop ales ▁de ▁la ▁Rég ion ▁de ▁l ’ A frique ▁Central ▁( A . C . E . R . A . C .). ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Con férence ▁Epis cop ale ▁du ▁Congo . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Rep ublic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁b ish ops ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁b ish ops <0x0A> </s> ▁Karl ▁A ben ▁( Lat v ian : ▁K ā rl is ▁Ab ens ; ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Est onian ▁and ▁Lat v ian ▁lingu ist ▁and ▁transl ator . ▁In ▁Est onia , ▁he ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁country ' s ▁for em ost ▁transl ator ▁from ▁Lat v ian ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁( trans l ated ▁works ▁of ▁J ā nis ▁Rain is , ▁Vil is ▁L ā cis ▁and ▁Andre js ▁Up ī ts , ▁among ▁many ▁others ), ▁but ▁he ▁also ▁translated ▁from ▁Est onian ▁into ▁Lat v ian ▁( O sk ar ▁L uts ▁Ab andon ed ▁House ). ▁A ben ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁an ▁Est onian ▁family ▁in ▁Northern ▁Lat via , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁T art