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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Parakou

Last updated June 17, 2025

The Archdiocese of Parakou (Latin : Archidioecesis Parakuensis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.

History

13 May 1948: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Parakou from the Apostolic Prefecture of Niamey, Niger
10 February 1964: Promoted as Diocese of Parakou
16 October 1997: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Parakou

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul in Parakou.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Metropolitan Archbishops of Parakou (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Pascal N’Koué: 14 June 2011 – Present
- Archbishop Fidèle Agbatchi: 14 April 2004 – 4 November 2010, resigned
- Archbishop Nestor Assogba: 16 October 1997 – 29 October 1999, appointed Archbishop of Cotonou; see below
Bishop of Parakou (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Nestor Assogba: 10 April 1976 – 16 October 1997; see above

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Clet Feliho, appointed Bishop of Kandi in 2000
Aristide Gonsallo, appointed Bishop of Porto Novo in 2015

Suffragan dioceses

References

External links

GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}

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v t e Catholic dioceses in Benin
Province of Cotonou	Archdiocese of Cotonou Diocese of Abomey Diocese of Dassa–Zoumé Diocese of Lokossa Diocese of Porto Novo
Province of Parakou	Archdiocese of Parakou Diocese of Djougou Diocese of Kandi Diocese of N'Dali Diocese of Natitingou
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