The Archdiocese of Cotonou ( la, Archidioecesis Cotonuensis) is the Metropolitan See for the

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of Cotonou 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 nort ...

History

* 1883.06.26: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles * Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Chur ...

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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

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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 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 letter ...

, 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: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 Bernardin Gantin (8 May 1922 – 13 May 2008) was a Beninese prelate of the Catholic Church who held senior positions in the Roman Curia for twenty years and the highest position in the College of Cardinals for nine years. His prominence in the ...

: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

(1956-1960), appointed Archbishop here; future Cardinal

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Lucien Monsi-Agboka, appointed Bishop of Abomey in 1963 *

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, appointed Bishop of N’Dali in 1999 *

Eugène Cyrille Houndékon Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".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 *

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 G ...

References

External links

Website of the Archdiocese of Cotonou

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