Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou
The Archdiocese of Cotonou (Latin: Archidioecesis Cotonuensis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin.
Archdiocese of Cotonou Archidioecesis Cotonuensis Archidiocese de Cotonou | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
 Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercies | |
| Location | |
| Country | Benin |
| Territory | Atlantique Department and Littoral Department |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cotonou |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 111 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathédrale Notre Dame |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Roger Houngbédji |
| Bishops emeritus | Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton, Antoine Ganyé |
| Website | |
| https://archidiocesedecotonou.org/ | |
History
- 1883.06.26: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey from the Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast, Nigeria
- 1901.05.25: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Dahomey
- 1948.05.13: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ouidah
- 1955.09.14: 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
- Archbishop Antoine Ganye:since 2010.08.21; formerly Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dassa-Zoume, Benin
- Archbishop Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton:2005.03.05 - 2010.08.21
- Archbishop Nestor Assogba:1999.10.29 – 2005.03.05
- Archbishop Isidore de Souza:1990.12.27 – 1999.03.13
- Archbishop Christophe Adimou:1971.06.28 – 1990.12.27
- Archbishop Bernardin Gantin:1960.01.05 – 1971.06.28, appointed Official of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples; future Cardinal
Coadjutor archbishop
- Isidore de Souza (1981-1990)
Auxiliary bishop
- Bernardin Gantin (1956-1960), appointed Archbishop here; future Cardinal
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
References
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