Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou

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The Archdiocese of Cotonou is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin.

Contents 1 History 2 Special churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Diocese 5 See also 6 Source

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Cotonou
  • Archbishop Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton:since 2005.03.05
  • 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
  • Cardinal Bernardin Gantin:1960.01.05 – 1971.06.28

[edit] Suffragan Diocese

• Abomey
• Dassa-Zoumé
• Lokossa
• Porto Novo

[edit] See also

• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Benin

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Dahomey.