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The Archdiocese of Parakou (Latin: Archidioecesis Parakuensis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.
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History
- 13 May 1948: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Parakou from the Apostolic Prefecture of Niamey, Niger
- 10 February 1964: Promoted as Diocese of Parakou
- 16 October 1997: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Parakou
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul in Parakou.
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Parakou (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Pascal N’Koué: 14 June 2011 – Present
- Archbishop Fidèle Agbatchi: 14 April 2004 – 4 November 2010, resigned
- Archbishop Nestor Assogba: 16 October 1997 – 29 October 1999, appointed Archbishop of Cotonou; see below
- Bishop of Parakou (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Nestor Assogba: 10 April 1976 – 16 October 1997; see above
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Clet Feliho, appointed Bishop of Kandi in 2000
- Aristide Gonsallo, appointed Bishop of Porto Novo in 2015
Suffragan dioceses
See also
References
External links
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