Paul Kouassivi Vieira (14 July 1949 – March 21, 2019) was a Beninese

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

bishop. Vieira was born in

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

and was ordained to the priesthood in 1975. He served as bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Djougou The Roman Catholic Diocese of Djougou ( la, Dioecesis Diuguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Djougou in the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin. History * 10 June 1995: Established as Diocese of Djougou from the Diocese of Natit ...

, Benin, from 1996 until his death in 2019.Diocese of Djougou
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