Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Parakou

The Archdiocese of Parakou (Latin: Archidioecesis Parakuensis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.

• 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

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul in Parakou.

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Parakou (Roman rite), below
  • Archbishop Pascal N’Koué: 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

• Clet Feliho, appointed Bishop of Kandi in 2000
• Aristide Gonsallo, appointed Bishop of Porto Novo in 2015

• Djougou
• Kandi
• N’Dali
• Natitingou

• Catholic Church in Benin
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Benin

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}

9°20′58″N 2°37′00″E / 9.34944°N 2.61667°E / 9.34944; 2.61667

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