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The Catholic Church in Benin is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in continental Central America. The diocese comprises the entirety of Belize, the former British dependency British Honduras. It is a Latin suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kingston and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference, yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The Archdiocese of Niamey is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Niger. It is based in the capital city of Niamey and was erected on 28 April 1942. Pope Benedict XVI made it an archdiocese in June 2007. It performs the Latin Rite and covers approximately 200,000 square kilometres (80,000 sq mi).
The Archdiocese of Parakou is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Kumasi in Ghana.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dassa–Zoumé is a diocese located in the city of Dassa-Zoumé in the Ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin. Since 12 of February 2015 the diocese has a new bishop and is no more a vacant see.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Djougou is a diocese located in the city of Djougou in the Ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandi is a diocese located in the city of Kandi in the Ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of N’Dali is a diocese located in the city of N’Dali in the Ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.
Christians in Benin constitute approximately 42.8 percent (~3,762,904) of the country's population
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lille is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France.
Christianity is the most widely professed religion in Benin, with 48.5% of the nation's total population being members of various Christian denominations. Consequently, it plays an important role in shaping the country's social and cultural life.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi is a Latin Church Metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern India.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh is a diocese located in the cities of Simla and Chandigarh in the Ecclesiastical province of Delhi in India.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo is an exempt diocese located in the city of Oslo in Norway.
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in Western Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin. Its size is just over 110000 km2 with a population of almost 8500000. Its capital is the Yoruba founded city of Porto Novo, but the seat of government is the Fon city of Cotonou. About half the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 per day.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Heliopolis was a Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Latin Church in northern Egypt.
The Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral also simply called Cathedral of Parakou, is a religious building in the Catholic Church is located in the town of Parakou, in the Borgou department in the north part of the African country of Benin.
