Metropolitan see Cotonou, Benin
Archdiocese of Cotonou
Cotonuen(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Cotonou is a Latin Church metropolitan see covering the Atlantique and Littoral departments of Benin. Erected in 1883 as a prefecture and elevated to an archdiocese in 1955, it has Abomey, Dassa-Zoumé, Lokossa, and Porto Novo as suffragans.
On the map
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- Established
- 1883
- Catholics
- 920,997
- Priests
- 354
- Territory
- 3,233 km²
Parishes and churches
107 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Saint Martin Suru-LéréTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Mathieu KpondéhouTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Mathieu Tori CadaTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Michel AgbodjèdoTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Michel Archange GbodjoTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Michel Archange TogoudoTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Michel GbétoTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Michel HwètoTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Michel Hêvié HouinmèTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Michel ZèTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Paul TangboTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Paul TovèTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Paul ZogbadjèTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Pierre et Paul GanviéTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Pierre TokanTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Pierre-Claver DjègantoTown not recordedView parish
- Saint Étienne GlotomeyTown not recordedView parish
- Sainte Anne AgonTown not recordedView parish
- Sainte Antoine de Padoue CocotomeyTown not recordedView parish
- Sainte Bernadette AgonmèTown not recordedView parish
- Sainte Bernadette Soubirous Hêvié DodjiTown not recordedView parish
- Sainte Bernadette Soubirous Sô-AvaTown not recordedView parish
- Sainte Cathérine Tokpa DomèTown not recordedView parish
- Sainte Claire de TogbinTown not recordedView parish
- Sainte Cécile AhouansouriTown not recordedView parish
- Sainte Famille AkogbatoTown not recordedView parish
- Sainte Famille DjidjéTown not recordedView parish
- Sainte Famille TankpèTown not recordedView parish
- Sainte Famille Tori KpoviéTown not recordedView parish
- Sainte Geneviève PahouTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Roger Houngbédji
- Born
- 14 May 1963
- Birthplace
- Porto Novo
- Institute
- FRATI PREDICATORI (DOMENICANI)
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Notre Dame de Miséricorde stands in Cotonou, 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
Cotonou in Benin is the seat of this Latin Church archdiocese (Latin: Archidioecesis Cotonuensis), which presides as metropolitan over the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou.