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Suffragan diocese Kandi, Benin

Diocese of Kandi

Kandin(us)

The Diocese of Kandi is a Latin rite see in northern Benin, established on 19 December 1994 from the Diocese of Parakou. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Parakou.

On the map

Esri
Kandi, Benin, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1994
Catholics
27,863
Priests
21
Territory
26,242 km²

Parishes and churches

11 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
Clet Feliho
Born
14 February 1954
Birthplace
Conakry

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel stands in Kandi, 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

The city of Kandi in Benin, within the ecclesiastical province of Parakou, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandi (Latin: Dioecesis Kandina). The diocese carries out its social work through Caritas Kandi.