Diocese of Natitingou

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Natitingou (Latin: Dioecesis Natitinguensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, located in the city of Natitingou in the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin.

History

• February 10, 1964: Established as Diocese of Natitingou from the Apostolic Prefecture of Parakou.
• The same year, the Diocesan Office for the Development of Atacora (French: Bureau Diocésain pour le Développement de l’Atacora) was established as the social arm of the diocese, the current Caritas BDDA Natitingou.

Leadership

• Bishops of Natitingou (Latin Church)
  • Bishop Patient Redois, S.M.A. (10 February 1964 – 11 November 1983), resigned
  • Bishop Nicolas Okioh (11 November 1983 – 10 June 1995), resigned
  • Bishop Pascal N’Koué (28 June 1997 – 14 June 2011), elevated to Archbishop of Parakou
  • Bishop Antoine Sabi Bio (13 March 2014 – Present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Benin

References

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}

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