Archdiocese of Cotonou: Difference between revisions

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ARCHDIOCESE OF COTONOU (Archidioecesis Cotonuensis)

Country : Benin
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1883 as Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey
Renamed 1901 to Apostolic Vicariate of Dahomey
Renamed 1948 to Apostolic Vicariate of Ouidah
Elevated to Archdiocese of Cotonou in 1955

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Arms of Archbishops

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Louis Parisot (1955-1960)
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Bernardin Gantin (1960-1971)
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Christophe Adimou (1971-1990)
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Isidore de Souza (1990-1999)
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Nestor Assogba (1999-2005)
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Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton (2005-2010)
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Antoine Ganyé (2010-2016)
Roger Houngbédji (2016-present)

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 Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]
-Established : 1883 as Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey, 1901 Apostolic Vicariate of Dahomey, 1948 Apostolic Vicariate of Ouidah<br>
+Established : 1883 as Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey<br>
+Renamed 1901 to Apostolic Vicariate of Dahomey<br>
+Renamed 1948 to Apostolic Vicariate of Ouidah<br>
 Elevated to Archdiocese of Cotonou in 1955
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 ====Arms of Archbishops====
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-No image|[[Louis Parisot, S.M.A.]] (1955-1960)
+No image|[[Louis Parisot]] (1955-1960)
 No image|[[Bernardin Gantin]] (1960-1971)
 No image|[[Christophe Adimou]] (1971-1990)
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 No image|[[Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton]] (2005-2010)
 No image|[[Antoine Ganyé]] (2010-2016)
-File:cotonou-houngbedji.png|[[Roger Houngbédji, O.P.]] (2016-)
+File:cotonou-houngbedji.png|[[Roger Houngbédji]] (2016-present)
 </gallery>
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-[[Literature]] : Image from Martin's Ecclesiastical Heraldry https://ecclesiasticalheraldry.weebly.com/
+[[Literature]] :
 [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of Benin]]
 [[Category:Roman Catholic archdioceses]]

Archdiocese of Cotonou: Difference between revisions

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