Archdiocese of Cotonou
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Archdiocese of Cotonou Archidioecesis Cotonuensis French: Archidiocese de Cotonou | |
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 Cathedral of Notre Dame de Miséricorde (Our Lady of Mercy) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Benin |
| Territory | Atlantique Department and Littoral Department |
| Episcopal conference | Episcopal Conference of Benin |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cotonou |
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| Statistics | |
Population
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| Parishes | 111 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 14 September 1955 |
| Cathedral | Notre-Dame-de-Miséricorde |
| Secular priests | 354[a] |
| Language | French |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Roger Houngbédji |
| Bishops emeritus | Antoine Ganyé |
| Website | |
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The Archdiocese of Cotonou (Latin: Archidioecesis Cotonuensis) is the Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Cotonou in Benin. It is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou.
History
[edit | edit source]- 26 June 1883: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey from the Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast, Nigeria.
- 25 May 1901: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Dahomey.
- 13 May 1948: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ouidah.
- 14 September 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cotonou.
- 1983: Foundation of the organisation Charity Service for the Integral Development of Man (SCDIH; French: Service de la Charité pour le développement intégral de l'homme) as the social arm of the diocese. It is a member of Caritas Benin.[2]
Special churches
[edit | edit source]The seat of the archbishop is the cathedral of Notre Dame de Miséricorde (Our Lady of Mercy) in Cotonou. Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception (Basilica of the Immaculate Conception) is a minor basilica in Cotonou.
Bishops
[edit | edit source]- Metropolitan Archbishops of Cotonou, in reverse chronological order
- Roger Houngbédji: 25 June 2016 – present[3]
- Antoine Ganyé: 21 August 2010 – 25 June 2016; formerly bishop of Dassa-Zoume, Benin
- Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton: 5 March 2005 – 21 August 2010
- Nestor Assogba: 29 October 1999 – 5 March 2005
- Isidore de Souza: 27 December 1990 – 13 March 1999
- Christophe Adimou: 28 June 1971 – 27 December 1990
- Bernardin Gantin: 5 January 1960 – 28 June 1971; appointed Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples; future cardinal
Coadjutor archbishop
[edit | edit source]- Isidore de Souza (1981-1990)
Auxiliary bishop
[edit | edit source]- Bernardin Gantin (1956-1960), appointed Archbishop here; future cardinal
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit | edit source]- Lucien Monsi-Agboka, 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
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Annuario Pontificio (2021) via Catholic-Hierarchy.org[1]
References
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- ^ https://www.caritasbenin.org/actions/notrereseau/caritas-cotonou/
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External links
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- Lua error in Module:Official_website at line 94: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (in French)
- GCatholic.org [self-published]
- Cotonou (Archdiocese) at Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Benin
- Organizations based in Cotonou
- Religious organizations established in 1883
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cotonou
- Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Benin
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Cotonou