Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou

Archdiocese of Cotonou

Archidioecesis Cotonuensis

French: Archidiocese de Cotonou
catholic
Cathedral of Notre Dame de Miséricorde (Our Lady of Mercy)
Location
CountryBenin
TerritoryAtlantique Department and Littoral Department
Episcopal conferenceEpiscopal Conference of Benin
Ecclesiastical provinceCotonou
Coordinates6°21′23″N 2°26′21″E / 6.3563°N 2.4392°E / 6.3563; 2.4392
Statistics
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 2,160,650
  • 920,997 (42.6%)
Parishes111
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established14 September 1955 (1955-09-14)
CathedralNotre-Dame-de-Miséricorde
Secular priests354
LanguageFrench
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopRoger Houngbédji
Bishops emeritusAntoine Ganyé
Website
archidiocesedecotonou.org (in French)

The Archdiocese of Cotonou (Latin: Archidioecesis Cotonuensis) is the Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Cotonou in Benin. It is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou.