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

• 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
• Martin Adjou Moumouni, appointed Bishop of N’Dali in 1999
• Eugène Cyrille Houndékon, appointed Bishop of Abomey in 2007

Suffragan Dioceses

• Abomey
• Dassa-Zoumé
• Lokossa
• Porto Novo

See also

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

External links

• Website of the Archdiocese of Cotonou
• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}