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Suffragan diocese Lokossa, Benin

Diocese of Lokossa

Lokossaën(sis)

The Diocese of Lokossa is a Latin Church diocese in Benin, established in 1968 from the Archdiocese of Cotonou. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cotonou and has been led by Bishop Coffi Roger Anoumou since 2023.

On the map

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

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Established
1968
Catholics
187,120
Priests
134
Territory
4,009 km²

Parishes and churches

55 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
Coffi Roger Anoumou
Born
30 July 1972
Birthplace
Dogbo

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Saint Pierre Claver stands in Lokossa, 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 Lokossa in Benin is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Lokossaënsis) belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou.