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Suffragan diocese Abomey, Benin

Diocese of Abomey

Abomeien(sis)

The Diocese of Abomey is a Latin Church diocese in Zou Department, Benin, erected in 1963 from the Archdiocese of Cotonou and the Diocese of Porto-Novo. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cotonou.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedrale Saints-Pierre-et-Paul, in Abomey, Benin.

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Established
1963
Catholics
204,000
Priests
143
Territory
5,243 km²

Parishes and churches

102 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Eugene Cyrille Houndekon
Born
28 January 1960
Birthplace
Cotonou

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The cathedral

Cathedrale Saints-Pierre-et-Paul stands in Abomey, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

A Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, Abomey (Latin: Dioecesis Abomeiensis) is seated in the city of the same name and forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin. Its social outreach is carried out through Caritas Abomey.