Metropolitan see Parakou, Benin
Archdiocese of Parakou
Parakuen(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Parakou is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in northern Benin. Erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1948 and a diocese in 1964, it was elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1997 and is led by Archbishop Pascal N'Koué.
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- Established
- 1964
- Catholics
- 123,721
- Priests
- 74
- Territory
- 9,259 km²
Parishes and churches
18 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse Cathédrale Saint Pierre et Saint PaulParakou · CathedralView parish
- Paroisse de BokoBokoView parish
- Paroisse Marie AuxiliatriceParakouView parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame de Lourdes de AlbarikaAlbarika (Parakou)View parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame de Sacré-Coeur BanikanniBanikanni (Parakou)View parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame de Toutes Grâces de SirarouSirarouView parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame des Apôtres de KikaKikaView parish
- Paroisse Piste de GbeguruParakouView parish
- Paroisse Saint Dominique Savio de NimaNima (Parakou)View parish
- Paroisse St François de Sales d'OkédamaOkédama (Parakou)View parish
- Paroisse St Joseph de l'AlagaParakouView parish
- Paroisse St Joseph Mukassa de BétérouBétérouView parish
- Paroisse St Laurent de WansirouParakouView parish
- Paroisse St Martin de PapanéPapanéView parish
- Paroisse Ste Rita de TchatchouTchatchouView parish
- Paroisse Ste Thérèse de l'E.J. de TchaourouTchaourouView parish
- Paroisse Ste Thérèse de l'Enfant-Jésus de TitirouParakouView parish
- Paroisse Ste Trinité de GuèmaGuèma (Parakou)View parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Pascal N'Koué
- Born
- 29 March 1959
- Birthplace
- Boukombé
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The cathedral
Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul stands in Parakou, 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
In Benin, the Archdiocese of Parakou (Latin: Archidioecesis Parakuensis) serves as the Metropolitan See of the ecclesiastical province of Parakou. Its social arm is Caritas BDBD Parakou.