Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou
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Archdiocese of Cotonou Archidioecesis Cotonuensis French: Archidiocese de Cotonou | |
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catholic | |
![]() Cathedral of Notre Dame de Miséricorde (Our Lady of Mercy) | |
Location | |
Country | Benin |
Territory | Atlantique Department and Littoral Department |
Episcopal conference | Episcopal Conference of Benin |
Ecclesiastical province | Cotonou |
Coordinates | 6°21′23″N 2°26′21″E / 6.3563°N 2.4392°E |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 2,160,650[a] 920,997[a] (42.6%) |
Parishes | 111 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 14 September 1955 |
Cathedral | Notre-Dame-de-Miséricorde |
Secular priests | 354[a] |
Language | French |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Roger Houngbédji |
Bishops emeritus | Antoine Ganyé |
Website | |
archidiocesedecotonou | |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Metropolitan Archbishops of Cotonou, in reverse chronological order
- Antoine Ganyé :since 21 August 2010; formerly bishop of Dassa-Zoume, Benin
- Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton: 5 March 2005 - 21 August 2010
- Nestor Assogba: 29 October 1999 – 5 March 2005
- Isidore de Souza: 27 December 1990 – 13 March 1999
- Christophe Adimou : 28 June 1971 – 27 December 1990
- Bernardin Gantin: 5 January 1960 – 28 June 1971; appointed Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples; future cardinal
Coadjutor archbishop
[edit]- Isidore de Souza (1981-1990)
Auxiliary bishop
[edit]- Bernardin Gantin (1956-1960), appointed Archbishop here; future cardinal
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit]- 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
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Annuario Pontificio (2021) via Catholic-Hierarchy.org[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cotonou (Archdiocese)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
External links
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