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

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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 ...

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History

* 1883.06.26: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey from the

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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

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:since 2010.08.21; formerly Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dassa-Zoume, Benin **Archbishop Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton:2005.03.05 - 2010.08.21 **Archbishop

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: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

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:1971.06.28 – 1990.12.27 **Archbishop

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:1960.01.05 – 1971.06.28, appointed Official of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples; future Cardinal

Coadjutor archbishop

(1981-1990)

Auxiliary bishop

(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 G ...

References

External links

Website of the Archdiocese of Cotonou

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