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Archdiocese of Cotonou Archidioecesis Cotonuensis
French: Archidiocese de Cotonou | |
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catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Benin |
Territory | Atlantique Department and Littoral Department |
Episcopal conference | Episcopal Conference of Benin |
Ecclesiastical province | Cotonou |
Coordinates | 6°21′23″N 2°26′21″E / 6.3563°N 2.4392°E |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 2,160,650 [a] 920,997 [a] (42.6%) |
Parishes | 111 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 14 September 1955 |
Cathedral | Notre-Dame-de-Miséricorde |
Secular priests | 354 [a] |
Language | French |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Roger Houngbédji |
Bishops emeritus | Antoine Ganyé |
Website | |
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The Archdiocese of Cotonou ( Latin: Archidioecesis Cotonuensis) is the Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Cotonou in Benin. It is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou.
The seat of the archbishop is the cathedral of Notre Dame de Miséricorde (Our Lady of Mercy) in Cotonou. Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception (Basilica of the Immaculate Conception) is a minor basilica in Cotonou.