Archdiocese of Cotonou

Archidioecesis Cotonuensis

Archidiocese de Cotonou
Bishopric
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercies
Location
CountryBenin
TerritoryAtlantique Department and Littoral Department
Ecclesiastical provinceCotonou
Statistics
Parishes111
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathédrale Notre Dame
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopRoger Houngbédji
Bishops emeritusAntoine Ganyé
Website
https://archidiocesedecotonou.org/

The Archdiocese of Cotonou (Latin: Archidioecesis Cotonuensis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin.

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 Cathédrale Notre Dame in Cotonou . There is also a Minor Basilica at the Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception in Cotonou.

Bishops

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Cotonou, in reverse chronological order

Coadjutor archbishop

Auxiliary bishop

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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

Suffragan Dioceses

See also

References

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