Diocese of Natitingou, Benin

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Natitingou / Natitinguen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Parakou

Bishop (2014.03.13 – ...):

Bishop Antoine Sabi Bio (60)

Bishops of Natitingou (Roman Rite)

Bishop Antoine Sabi Bio (60)
(2014.03.13 – ...)

Bishop of Natitingou (Benin)

Apostolic Administrator of Natitingou (Benin) (2011.08.13 – 2014.03.13)

Bishop of Natitingou (Benin) (2014.03.13 – ...)

Fr. Antoine Sabi Bio (60) (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 2011.08.13 – 2014.03.13)

Bishop Pascal N’Koué (63) (later Archbishop)
(1997.06.28 – 2011.06.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Parakou (Benin)
General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Benin

Bishop of Natitingou (Benin) (1997.06.28 – 2011.06.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Parakou (Benin) (2011.06.14 – ...)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Benin (2016.10.26 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Djougou (Benin) (2019.04.03 – 2022.02.12)

Bishop Nicolas Okioh
(1983.11.11 – 1995.06.10)

Bishop of Natitingou (Benin) (1983.11.11 – 1995.06.10)

Bishop Patient Redois, S.M.A.
(1964.02.10 – 1983.11.11)

Bishop of Natitingou (Benin) (1964.02.10 – 1983.11.11)

Area: 20,499 km²

Population: 216,340 Catholics (21.0% of 1,030,830 total) (2020)

Statistics: 39 parishes, 1 mission, 79 priests (65 diocesan, 14 religious), 221 lay religious (46 brothers, 175 sisters), 21 seminarians (2020)

1964.02.10: Established as Diocese of Natitingou / Natitinguen(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Prefecture of Parakou and became suffragan of Cotonou)
1995.06.10: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Djougou
1997.10.16: Became suffragan of Parakou