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 – ...): | ![]() |
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: 125,575 Catholics (24.2% of 519,580 total) (2021)
Statistics: 32 parishes, 6 missions, 78 priests (52 diocesan, 26 religious), 267 religious (59 brothers, 208 sisters), 53 seminarians (2021)
Last updated on 2023.09.24
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