Christianity in Benin


Christians in Benin constitute approximately 42.8 percent of the country's population
According to the 2002 census, 27.1 percent of the population of Benin is Roman Catholic, 5 percent Celestial Christian, 3.2 percent Methodist, 7.5 percent other Christian groups.
in Cotonou
Christianity first reached Benin in 1680, gaining more permanent footing in the 19th century. English Methodists arrived in 1843, operating amongst the coastal Gun people.

Roman Catholicism

The Catholic hierarchy in Benin consists of the Archdiocese of Cotonou and the Parakou.
In 2011 it was reported that in Benin there were 440 priests and 900 men and women in religious orders.
Many nominal Christians also practice traditional local religious beliefs.