Roman Catholic Diocese of Abomey

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Diocese of Abomey

Dioecesis Abomeiensis

French: Diocèse d'Abomey
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Entree principale de la Cathedrale Saints Pierre et Paul d'Abomey au Benin.jpg
Cathedral of Saints Pierre et Paul d'Abomey (Saints Peter and Paul of Abomey)
Location
Country Benin
Episcopal conference Episcopal Conference of Benin
Ecclesiastical province Cotonou
Coordinates 7°10′42″N1°59′34″E / 7.1783°N 1.9927°E / 7.1783; 1.9927
Statistics
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2022)
  • 204,000 [a]  (23.9%)
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established5 April 1963;62 years ago (1963-04-05)
DioceseAbomey
CathedralCathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul d'Abomey
(French for 'Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul of Abomey')
Secular priests 143 [a]
LanguageFrench
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Eugène Cyrille Houndékon  [ fr ]
Metropolitan Archbishop Roger Houngbédji  [ fr ]
Roman Catholic Diocese of Abomey
Catholic-Hierarchy.org [1]

The Diocese of Abomey (Latin : Dioecesis Abomeiensis) is a Catholic Latin Church diocese located in the city of Abomey in the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin.

Contents

Caritas Abomey is the social arm of the diocese.

History

Bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

See also

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Abomey (Diocese)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.


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