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Archdiocese of Parakou

The Archdiocese of Parakou is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.

History
• 13 May 1948: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Parakou from the Apostolic Prefecture of Niamey, Niger • 10 February 1964: Promoted as Diocese of Parakou • 16 October 1997: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Parakou ==Special churches==
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul in Parakou. ==Bishops==
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order • Metropolitan Archbishops of Parakou (Roman rite), below • Archbishop : 14 June 2011 – Present • Archbishop Fidèle Agbatchi: 14 April 2004 – 4 November 2010, resigned • Archbishop Nestor Assogba: 16 October 1997 – 29 October 1999, appointed Archbishop of Cotonou; see below • Bishop of Parakou (Roman rite), below • Bishop Nestor Assogba: 10 April 1976 – 16 October 1997; see above Other priests of this diocese who became bishops • , appointed Bishop of Kandi in 2000 • Aristide Gonsallo, appointed Bishop of Porto Novo in 2015 ==Suffragan dioceses==
Suffragan dioceses
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