Suffragan diocese Djougou, Benin
Diocese of Djougou
Diuguen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Djougou is a Latin Catholic diocese in Benin, erected on 10 June 1995 from the Diocese of Natitingou. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Parakou and had about 74,294 Catholics as of 2023.
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- Established
- 1995
- Catholics
- 74,294
- Priests
- 51
- Territory
- 11,126 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church 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
- Bernard Toha Wontacien
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The cathedral
Cathedrale du Sacre-Coeur stands in Djougou, 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
Within the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin lies the Roman Catholic Diocese of Djougou (Latin: Dioecesis Diuguensis), seated in the city of Djougou.