Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou
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History
- 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; Template:Langx) as the social arm of the diocese. It is a member of Caritas Benin.[1]
Special churches
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Bishops
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Cotonou, in reverse chronological order
- Roger Houngbédji: 25 June 2016 – present[2]
- Template:Ill: 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
- Template:Ill: 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
- Isidore de Souza (1981-1990)
Auxiliary bishop
- Bernardin Gantin (1956-1960), appointed Archbishop here; future cardinal
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Lucien Monsi-Agboka, appointed Bishop of Abomey in 1963
- Template:Ill, appointed Bishop of N'Dali in 1999
- Template:Ill, appointed Bishop of Abomey in 2007
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Notes
References
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- ↑ https://www.caritasbenin.org/actions/notrereseau/caritas-cotonou/
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External links
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- GCatholic.org [self-published]
- Cotonou (Archdiocese) at Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Benin
- 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