Archdiocese of Cotonou

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

Louis-Auguste Dartois (1901-1905)
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François Steinmetz (1906-1934)
Louis Parisot (1934-1960)
Bernardin Gantin (1960-1971)
Christophe Adimou (1971-1990)
Isidore de Souza (1990-1999)
Nestor Assogba (1999-2005)
Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton (2005-2010)
Antoine Ganyé (2010-2016)
Roger Houngbédji (2016-present)

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