Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou

Archdiocese of Cotonou

Archidioecesis Cotonuensis

French: Archidiocese de Cotonou
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Cathedral of Notre Dame de Miséricorde (Our Lady of Mercy)
Location
CountryBenin
TerritoryAtlantique Department and Littoral Department
Episcopal conferenceEpiscopal Conference of Benin
Ecclesiastical provinceCotonou
Coordinates6°21′23″N 2°26′21″E / 6.3563°N 2.4392°E / 6.3563; 2.4392
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
2,160,650[a]
920,997[a] (42.6%)
Parishes111
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established14 September 1955; 69 years ago (1955-09-14)
CathedralNotre-Dame-de-Miséricorde
Secular priests354[a]
LanguageFrench
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopRoger Houngbédji [fr]
Bishops emeritusAntoine Ganyé [fr]
Website
archidiocesedecotonou.org Edit this at Wikidata (in French)
Map

The Archdiocese of Cotonou (Latin: Archidioecesis Cotonuensis) is the Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Cotonou in Benin. It is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou.

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