Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Parakou

History

• 1948.05.13: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Parakou from the Apostolic Prefecture of Niamey, Niger
• 1964.02.10: Promoted as Diocese of Parakou
• 1997.10.16: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Parakou

  Special churches

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Parakou, below
• * Archbishop Pascal N’Koué
• * Archbishop Fidèle Agbatchi
• * Archbishop Nestor Assogba, appointed Archbishop of Cotonou; see below
• Bishop of Parakou, below
• * Bishop Nestor Assogba ; 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