The Archdiocese of Cotonou ( la, Archidioecesis Cotonuensis) is the
Metropolitan
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See
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for the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Cotonou
Cotonou (; fon, Kútɔ̀nú) is a city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area.
The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The ci ...
in
Benin
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.
History
* 1883.06.26: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast
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* 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
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:since 2010.08.21; formerly Bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Dassa-Zoume, Benin
**Archbishop
Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton
Archbishop Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton (16 January 1941 – 14 September 2023) was a Beninese Roman Catholic archbishop, the Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou.
Biography
Agboton was ordained as a priest on 6 January 1966, shortly before his 25th ...
:2005.03.05 - 2010.08.21
**Archbishop
Nestor Assogba
Nestor Assogba (21 February 1929 – 22 August 2017) was a Beninese Catholic archbishop.
Assogba was born in Abomey. He was ordained as a priest on 21 December 1957 and appointed Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Parakou, Bishop of Parakou on 10 A ...
:1999.10.29 – 2005.03.05
**Archbishop
Isidore de Souza Isidore de Souza (4 April 1934 – 13 March 1999) was a Beninese priest who was Archbishop of Cotonou from 1990 to 1999.
He was born into the aristocratic De Souza family of Ouidah on 4 April 1934. He was the uncle of Chantal Yayi, who serve ...
:1990.12.27 – 1999.03.13
**Archbishop
Christophe Adimou Christophe may refer to:
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: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 Isidore de Souza (4 April 1934 – 13 March 1999) was a Beninese priest who was Archbishop of Cotonou from 1990 to 1999.
He was born into the aristocratic De Souza family of Ouidah on 4 April 1934. He was the uncle of Chantal Yayi, who serve ...
(1981-1990)
Auxiliary bishop
*
Bernardin Gantin (1956-1960), appointed Archbishop here; future Cardinal
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
Lucien Monsi-Agboka Lucien Monsi-Agboka (3 June 1926 − 27 April 2008) was a Beninese Roman Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1957, Monsi-Agboka was named bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Abomey, Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), ...
, 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
*
Abomey
Abomey is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2012, had a population of 90,195 people.
Abomey houses the Royal Palaces of Abomey, a collection of small traditional ...
*
Dassa-Zoumé
Dassa-Zoumé, also known as Igbo Idaasha or simply Dassa, is a city in central Benin, on the Cotonou-to-Parakou railway and the main north-south highway. It is the capital of Collines Department. The commune covers an area of , and as of 2013 had ...
*
Lokossa
Lokossa is an arrondissement, commune, and the capital city of Mono Department in Benin. The name Lokossa translates into English as "underneath the iroko
Iroko (also known as in Igbo language, '' in the Urhobo language of Southern Nigeria, a ...
*
Porto Novo
Porto-Novo (Portuguese: "New Port", , ; yo, Àjàṣẹ́, ), also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe, is the capital of Benin. The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people.
Situated on an inlet of the Gulf of Gu ...
See also
*
Catholic Church in Benin
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There are an estimated 1.5 million baptised Catholics in the Republic of Benin, or about 23% of the population, in ten di ...
*
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Benin
References
External links
Website of the Archdiocese of Cotonou
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Cotonou
Cotonou (; fon, Kútɔ̀nú) is a city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area.
The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The ci ...
Cotonou
Cotonou
Cotonou (; fon, Kútɔ̀nú) is a city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area.
The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The ci ...
Cotonou
Cotonou (; fon, Kútɔ̀nú) is a city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area.
The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The ci ...
Cotonou
Cotonou (; fon, Kútɔ̀nú) is a city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area.
The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The ci ...