Diocese of Abomey Dioecesis Abomeiensis
French: Diocèse d'Abomey | |
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Location | |
Country | Benin |
Episcopal conference | Episcopal Conference of Benin |
Ecclesiastical province | Cotonou |
Coordinates | 7°10′42″N 1°59′34″E / 7.1783°N 1.9927°E |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 852,000 [a] 204,000 [a] (23.9%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5 April 1963 |
Diocese | Abomey |
Cathedral | Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul d'Abomey ( French for 'Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul of Abomey') |
Secular priests | 143 [a] |
Language | French |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Eugène Cyrille Houndékon |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Roger Houngbédji |
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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.