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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou

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Archdiocese of Cotonou

Archidioecesis Cotonuensis

French: Archidiocese de Cotonou
catholic
Cathedral of Notre Dame de Miséricorde (Our Lady of Mercy)
Location
CountryBenin
TerritoryAtlantique Department and Littoral Department
Episcopal conferenceEpiscopal Conference of Benin
Ecclesiastical provinceCotonou
Coordinates6°21′23″N 2°26′21″E / 6.3563°N 2.4392°E / 6.3563; 2.4392
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
2,160,650[a]
920,997[a] (42.6%)
Parishes111
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established14 September 1955; 68 years ago (1955-09-14)
CathedralNotre-Dame-de-Miséricorde
Secular priests354[a]
LanguageFrench
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopRoger Houngbédji [fr]
Bishops emeritusAntoine Ganyé [fr]
Website
archidiocesedecotonou.org Edit this at Wikidata (in French)
Map

The Archdiocese of Cotonou (Latin: Archidioecesis Cotonuensis) is the Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Cotonou in Benin. It is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou.

History

  • 26 June 1883: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey from the Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast, Nigeria]
  • 25 May 1901: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Dahomey
  • 13 May 1948: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ouidah
  • 14 September 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cotonou

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the cathedral of Notre Dame de Miséricorde (Our Lady of Mercy) in Cotonou. Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception (Basilica of the Immaculate Conception) is a minor basilica in Cotonou.

Bishops

Coadjutor archbishop

Auxiliary bishop

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Lucien Monsi-Agboka, appointed Bishop of Abomey in 1963
  • Martin Adjou Moumouni [fr], appointed Bishop of N'Dali in 1999
  • Eugène Cyrille Houndékon [fr], appointed Bishop of Abomey in 2007

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Cotonou (Archdiocese)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

External links

This page was last edited on 14 May 2024, at 16:09
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