Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: Parakou / Parakuen(sis) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Djougou, Kandi, N’Dali, Natitingou
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Metropolitan Archbishop (2011.06.14 – ...): | ![]() General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Benin |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Parakou (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Metropolitan Archbishop of Parakou (Benin)
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Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Parakou (Benin)
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Archbishop Nestor Assogba Pacificans per cor Jesu Christi
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Bishops of Parakou (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Nestor Assogba (later Archbishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop André van den Bronk, S.M.A.
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Prefects Apostolic of Parakou (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop André van den Bronk, S.M.A. (see above) | ||||||||||
Fr. Robert Chopard-Lallier, S.M.A.
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Fr. François Faroud, S.M.A.
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Area: 9,259 km²
Population: 123,721 Catholics (24.5% of 503,960 total) (2020)
Statistics: 30 parishes, 7 missions, 74 priests (51 diocesan, 23 religious), 194 lay religious (53 brothers, 141 sisters), 46 seminarians (2020)
Last updated on 2023.01.27
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