Fidèle Agbatchi (born 23 October 1950) is a retired

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

ese

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

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 ...

. He was ordained as a priest on 7 January 1978 and on 10 June 2000 was appointed Archbishop of

Parakou Parakou is the largest city in northern Benin, and the third-largest city in the country, with an estimated population of around 206,667 people, and capital of the Borgou Department. Administratively the commune of Parakou makes up one of Benin ...

, and was ordained on 14 April 2004 beginning his term. He served the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Parakou from his seat in St. Paul Cathedral in Parakou. On 4 November 2010, his resignation as Archbishop of Parakou was accepted by

Pope Benedict XVI Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as p ...

in accordance with Canon 401, Paragraph 2, of the Code of Canon Law.

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Catholic Hierarchy page
Beninese Roman Catholic archbishops 1950 births Living people Roman Catholic archbishops of Parakou {{Africa-RC-archbishop-stub