Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Parakou

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

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History

Special churches

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

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Suffragan dioceses

See also

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