The local assembly of bishops is the
Episcopal Conference of
Benin (
French
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: Catholic Bishops Conférence du Bénin, CEB).
The CEB is a member of the
Regional Episcopal Conference of Francophone West Africa and
Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar
The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar or SECAM ( French: Symposium des Conférences Épiscopales d'Afrique et de Madagascar) is an agency of the Catholic Church which includes the bishops of Africa and Madagascar.
Histo ...
(SECAM).
List of Presidents:
1970-1971:
Bernardin Gantin,
Archbishop
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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 ...
1972-1991:
Christophe Adimou Christophe may refer to:
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,
Archbishop
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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 ...
1991-1999:
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), ...
,
Bishop of
Abomey
2001-2006:
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 ...
,
Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
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 ...
2006 - ...
Antoine Ganye
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,
Bishop of
Dassa-Zoumé and
Archbishop
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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 ...
See also
*
Catholic Church in Benin
The Catholic Church in Benin is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
There are an estimated 1.5 million baptised Catholics in the Republic of Benin, or about 23% of the population, in ten di ...
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090831041133/http://www.benin-catholique.org/
* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/BJ.htm
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/bj.html
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