Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Parakou

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

History
  • 1948.05.13: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Parakou from the Apostolic Prefecture of Niamey, Niger
  • 1964.02.10: Promoted as Diocese of Parakou
  • 1997.10.16: 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 (since 2011.06.14)
    • Archbishop Fidèle Agbatchi (2004.04.14 – 2010.11.04, resigned)
    • Archbishop Nestor Assogba (1997.10.16 – 1999.10.29), appointed Archbishop of Cotonou; see below
  • Bishop of Parakou (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop Nestor Assogba (1976.04.10 - 1997.10.16); 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
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See also

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