Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Parakou

The Archdiocese of Parakou (Latin: Archidioecesis Parakuensis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.

History

• 1948.05.13: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Parakou from the Apostolic Prefecture of Niamey, Niger
• 1964.02.10: Promoted as Diocese of Parakou
• 1997.10.16: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Parakou

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul in Parakou.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Parakou (Roman rite), below
  • Archbishop Pascal N’Koué (since 2011.06.14)
  • Archbishop Fidèle Agbatchi (2004.04.14 – 2010.11.04, resigned)
  • Archbishop Nestor Assogba (1997.10.16 – 1999.10.29), appointed Archbishop of Cotonou; see below
• Bishop of Parakou (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Nestor Assogba (1976.04.10 - 1997.10.16); see above

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Clet Feliho, appointed Bishop of Kandi in 2000
• Aristide Gonsallo, appointed Bishop of Porto Novo in 2015

Suffragan dioceses

• Djougou
• Kandi
• N’Dali
• Natitingou

See also

• Catholic Church in Benin
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Benin

References

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}