Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou

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

History
  • 1883.06.26: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey from the Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast, Nigeria
  • 1901.05.25: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Dahomey
  • 1948.05.13: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ouidah
  • 1955.09.14: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cotonou

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame in Cotonou . There is also a Minor Basilica at the Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception in Cotonou.

Bishops
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Cotonou, in reverse chronological order
    • Archbishop Antoine Ganye:since 2010.08.21; formerly Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dassa-Zoume, Benin
    • Archbishop Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton:2005.03.05 - 2010.08.21
    • Archbishop Nestor Assogba:1999.10.29 – 2005.03.05
    • Archbishop Isidore de Souza:1990.12.27 – 1999.03.13
    • Archbishop Christophe Adimou:1971.06.28 – 1990.12.27
    • Archbishop Bernardin Gantin:1960.01.05 – 1971.06.28, appointed Official of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples; future Cardinal

Coadjutor archbishop

Auxiliary bishop

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
  • 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

See also

References

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