Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Parakou

The Archdiocese of Parakou (Archidioecesis Parakuensis) 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
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul in Parakou.

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

 * 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

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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

Suffragan dioceses

 * Djougou
 * Kandi
 * N’Dali
 * Natitingou