Diocese of Natitingou

Diocese of Natitingou Dioecesis Natitinguensis
Location
Country	Benin
Ecclesiastical region	Archdiocese of Cotonou
Headquarters	Natitingou
Statistics
Area	20,499 km2 (7,915 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2023) 1,096,770 203,200 (18.5%)
Parishes	42
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	10 February 1964 (1964-02-10)
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Antoine Sabi Bio
Metropolitan Archbishop	Roger Houngbédji

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

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}