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Diocese of Kandi

Dioecesis Kandina



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Bishop(s)

  • Clet Feliho, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 19 December 1994
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Parakou
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Benin
  • Square Kilometers: 26,242 (10,135 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesedekandi.org
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 65, Kandi, Benin
  • Telephone: 95.18.08.28

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
19 December 1994ErectedDiocese of Parakou (Kandi, Banikoara, Gogonou, Ségbana, Malanville, and Karimama) Diocese of Kandi (erected)
16 October 1997Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Kandi (from Cotonou)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
19998,665445,4491.9%77146187249ap2000
200010,442405,5992.6%87156967229ap2001
200110,817490,0902.2%128205408229ap2002
200211,224490,0902.3%108186239269ap2003
200322,841494,6304.6%97161,4278289ap2004
200413,010510,7382.5%94131,0005339ap2005
2006138,000540,00025.6%127197,26393211ap2007
2010154,000607,00025.4%147217,33383711ap2011
2011159,000627,00025.4%185236,91364111ap2012
201323,896636,3153.8%135181,32764011ap2014
201627,863700,1974.0%156211,32673712ap2017
201932,2081,330,8982.4%248321,00694313ap2020
202133,3311,389,3042.4%271138877124414ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 539, and Page 540
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 90, Page 5, and Page 6

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