Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou
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The Archdiocese of Cotonou (Latin: Archidioecesis Cotonuensis) is the Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Cotonou in Benin. It is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou.
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Quick Facts Archdiocese of CotonouArchidioecesis Cotonuensis French: Archidiocese de Cotonou, catholic ...
Archdiocese of Cotonou Archidioecesis Cotonuensis French: Archidiocese de Cotonou | |
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catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Benin |
Territory | Atlantique Department and Littoral Department |
Episcopal conference | Episcopal Conference of Benin |
Ecclesiastical province | Cotonou |
Coordinates | 6°21′23″N 2°26′21″E |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 2,160,650[lower-alpha 1] 920,997[lower-alpha 1] (42.6%) |
Parishes | 111 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 14 September 1955; 68 years ago (1955-09-14) |
Cathedral | Notre-Dame-de-Miséricorde |
Secular priests | 354[lower-alpha 1] |
Language | French |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Roger Houngbédji [fr] |
Bishops emeritus | Antoine Ganyé [fr] |
Website | |
archidiocesedecotonou | |
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