Archdiocese of Parakou

The Archdiocese of Parakou () is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.

Caritas BDBD Parakou is the social arm of the diocese.

History

• 13 May 1948: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Parakou from the Apostolic Prefecture of Niamey, Niger
• 10 February 1964: Promoted as Diocese of Parakou
• 16 October 1997: 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 : 14 June 2011 – Present
• Archbishop Fidèle Agbatchi: 14 April 2004 – 4 November 2010, resigned
• Archbishop Nestor Assogba: 16 October 1997 – 29 October 1999, appointed Archbishop of Cotonou; see below
• Bishop of Parakou (Roman rite), below
• Bishop Nestor Assogba: 10 April 1976 – 16 October 1997; see above

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• , 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